Population By Race and Ethnicity in Richland County, SC in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 415,159 population of Richland County, South Carolina comprised of 22,048 people who identified as Hispanic (5.31%), and 393,111 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.69%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Richland County, South Carolina with a population of 200,739 (48.35%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 190,345 (45.85%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 12,058 (2.9%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Richland County, South Carolina in 2018, with a population of 196,647 (47.37%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 174,499 (42.03%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 15,846 (3.82%).

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

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Population By Race in Richland , SC in 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 200,739 48.35%
White Alone 190,345 45.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,568 0.38%
Asian Alone 12,058 2.9%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 620 0.15%
Two Or More Races 9,829 2.37%
Population By Ethnicity in Richland , SC in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4,092 0.99%
White Alone - Hispanic 15,846 3.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 525 0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 286 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 176 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,123 0.27%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 196,647 47.37%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 174,499 42.03%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,043 0.25%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 11,772 2.84%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 444 0.11%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 8,706 2.1%