Population By Race and Ethnicity in Sumter County, SC in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 105,476 population of Sumter County, South Carolina comprised of 4,375 people who identified as Hispanic (4.15%), and 101,101 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.85%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Sumter County, South Carolina with a population of 50,453 (47.83%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 50,392 (47.78%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,403 (2.28%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sumter County, South Carolina in 2020, with a population of 49,779 (47.2%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 47,192 (44.74%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 3,200 (3.03%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 50,453 47.83%
White Alone 50,392 47.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 568 0.54%
Asian Alone 1,524 1.45%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 136 0.13%
Two Or More Races 2,403 2.28%
Population By Ethnicity in Sumter , SC in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 674 0.64%
White Alone - Hispanic 3,200 3.03%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 191 0.18%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 68 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 39 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 203 0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 49,779 47.2%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 47,192 44.74%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 377 0.36%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,456 1.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 97 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,200 2.09%