Population By Race and Ethnicity in Sumter County, SC in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 104,854 population of Sumter County, South Carolina comprised of 4,539 people who identified as Hispanic (4.33%), and 100,315 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.67%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Sumter County, South Carolina with a population of 50,186 (47.86%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 49,998 (47.68%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,465 (2.35%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sumter County, South Carolina in 2021, with a population of 49,501 (47.21%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 46,665 (44.51%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 3,333 (3.18%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 50,186 47.86%
White Alone 49,998 47.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 552 0.53%
Asian Alone 1,513 1.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 140 0.13%
Two Or More Races 2,465 2.35%
Population By Ethnicity in Sumter , SC in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 685 0.65%
White Alone - Hispanic 3,333 3.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 185 0.18%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 67 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 46 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 223 0.21%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 49,501 47.21%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 46,665 44.51%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 367 0.35%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,446 1.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 94 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,242 2.14%