Population By Race and Ethnicity in Spartanburg County, SC in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 301,027 population of Spartanburg County, South Carolina comprised of 19,667 people who identified as Hispanic (6.53%), and 281,360 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.47%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Spartanburg County, South Carolina with a population of 223,857 (74.36%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 62,890 (20.89%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,242 (2.41%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Spartanburg County, South Carolina in 2016, with a population of 206,974 (68.76%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 61,687 (20.49%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 16,883 (5.61%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 62,890 20.89%
White Alone 223,857 74.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,278 0.43%
Asian Alone 7,242 2.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 193 0.06%
Two Or More Races 5,567 1.85%
Population By Ethnicity in Spartanburg , SC in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,203 0.4%
White Alone - Hispanic 16,883 5.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 645 0.21%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 242 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 71 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 623 0.21%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 61,687 20.49%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 206,974 68.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 633 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 7,000 2.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 122 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 4,944 1.64%