Population By Race and Ethnicity in Pickens County, SC in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 131,669 population of Pickens County, South Carolina comprised of 5,469 people who identified as Hispanic (4.15%), and 126,200 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.85%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Pickens County, South Carolina with a population of 116,764 (88.68%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 9,382 (7.13%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,538 (1.93%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Pickens County, South Carolina in 2020, with a population of 112,032 (85.09%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 9,107 (6.92%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,732 (3.59%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Pickens, South Carolina.

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Population By Race in Pickens , SC in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 9,382 7.13%
White Alone 116,764 88.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 395 0.3%
Asian Alone 2,534 1.93%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 56 0.04%
Two Or More Races 2,538 1.93%
Population By Ethnicity in Pickens , SC in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 275 0.21%
White Alone - Hispanic 4,732 3.59%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 123 0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 57 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 25 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 257 0.2%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 9,107 6.92%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 112,032 85.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 272 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,477 1.88%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 31 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,281 1.73%