Population By Race and Ethnicity in Spartanburg County, SC in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 306,979 population of Spartanburg County, South Carolina comprised of 20,704 people who identified as Hispanic (6.74%), and 286,275 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.26%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Spartanburg County, South Carolina with a population of 227,854 (74.22%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 64,065 (20.87%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,546 (2.46%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Spartanburg County, South Carolina in 2017, with a population of 210,098 (68.44%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 62,775 (20.45%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 17,756 (5.78%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 64,065 20.87%
White Alone 227,854 74.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,303 0.42%
Asian Alone 7,546 2.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 206 0.07%
Two Or More Races 6,005 1.96%
Population By Ethnicity in Spartanburg , SC in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,290 0.42%
White Alone - Hispanic 17,756 5.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 664 0.22%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 245 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 74 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 675 0.22%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 62,775 20.45%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 210,098 68.44%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 639 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 7,301 2.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 132 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,330 1.74%