Population By Race and Ethnicity in Spartanburg County, SC in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 288,283 population of Spartanburg County, South Carolina comprised of 17,352 people who identified as Hispanic (6.02%), and 270,931 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.98%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Spartanburg County, South Carolina with a population of 215,996 (74.93%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 60,093 (20.85%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 6,396 (2.22%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Spartanburg County, South Carolina in 2012, with a population of 200,996 (69.72%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 59,089 (20.5%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 15,000 (5.2%).

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

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Population By Race in Spartanburg , SC in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 60,093 20.85%
White Alone 215,996 74.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,166 0.4%
Asian Alone 6,396 2.22%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 146 0.05%
Two Or More Races 4,486 1.56%
Population By Ethnicity in Spartanburg , SC in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,004 0.35%
White Alone - Hispanic 15,000 5.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 583 0.2%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 223 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 59 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 483 0.17%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 59,089 20.5%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 200,996 69.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 583 0.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 6,173 2.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 87 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 4,003 1.39%