Population By Race and Ethnicity in Union County, SC in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 27,731 population of Union County, South Carolina comprised of 382 people who identified as Hispanic (1.38%), and 27,349 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.62%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Union County, South Carolina with a population of 18,309 (66.02%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 8,742 (31.52%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 506 (1.83%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Union County, South Carolina in 2015, with a population of 18,058 (65.12%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,655 (31.21%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 475 (1.71%).

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

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Population By Race in Union , SC in 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 8,742 31.52%
White Alone 18,309 66.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 76 0.27%
Asian Alone 84 0.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 14 0.05%
Two Or More Races 506 1.83%
Population By Ethnicity in Union , SC in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 87 0.31%
White Alone - Hispanic 251 0.91%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 7 0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 4 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 31 0.11%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 8,655 31.21%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 18,058 65.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 69 0.25%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 80 0.29%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 12 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 475 1.71%