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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 107,944 population of Sumter County, South Carolina comprised of 3,810 people who identified as Hispanic (3.53%), and 104,134 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.47%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Sumter County, South Carolina with a population of 53,172 (49.26%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 50,951 (47.2%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,953 (1.81%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sumter County, South Carolina in 2012, with a population of 50,366 (46.66%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 50,356 (46.65%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,816 (2.61%).

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

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Population By Race in Sumter , SC in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 50,951 47.2%
White Alone 53,172 49.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 500 0.46%
Asian Alone 1,229 1.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 139 0.13%
Two Or More Races 1,953 1.81%
Population By Ethnicity in Sumter , SC in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 585 0.54%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,816 2.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 139 0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 55 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 23 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 192 0.18%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 50,366 46.66%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 50,356 46.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 361 0.33%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,174 1.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 116 0.11%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,761 1.63%