Population By Race and Ethnicity in Sumter County, SC in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 106,635 population of Sumter County, South Carolina comprised of 4,454 people who identified as Hispanic (4.18%), and 102,181 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.82%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Sumter County, South Carolina with a population of 51,099 (47.92%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 51,021 (47.85%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,288 (2.15%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sumter County, South Carolina in 2019, with a population of 50,285 (47.16%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 47,861 (44.88%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 3,238 (3.04%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 51,021 47.85%
White Alone 51,099 47.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 575 0.54%
Asian Alone 1,514 1.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 138 0.13%
Two Or More Races 2,288 2.15%
Population By Ethnicity in Sumter , SC in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 736 0.69%
White Alone - Hispanic 3,238 3.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 174 0.16%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 70 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 34 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 202 0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 50,285 47.16%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 47,861 44.88%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 401 0.38%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,444 1.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 104 0.1%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,086 1.96%