Population By Race and Ethnicity in Sumter County, SC in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 104,165 population of Sumter County, South Carolina comprised of 4,722 people who identified as Hispanic (4.53%), and 99,443 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.47%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Sumter County, South Carolina with a population of 50,028 (48.03%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 49,363 (47.39%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,536 (2.44%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sumter County, South Carolina in 2023, with a population of 49,304 (47.33%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 45,959 (44.12%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 3,404 (3.27%).

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 2023
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 50,028 48.03%
White Alone 49,363 47.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 550 0.53%
Asian Alone 1,497 1.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 191 0.18%
Two Or More Races 2,536 2.44%
Population By Ethnicity in Sumter , SC in 2023
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 724 0.7%
White Alone - Hispanic 3,404 3.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 181 0.17%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 60 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 61 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 292 0.28%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 49,304 47.33%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 45,959 44.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 369 0.35%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,437 1.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 130 0.13%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,244 2.15%