Population By Race and Ethnicity in Union County, SC in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 27,651 population of Union County, South Carolina comprised of 376 people who identified as Hispanic (1.36%), and 27,275 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.64%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Union County, South Carolina with a population of 18,179 (65.74%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 8,776 (31.74%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 501 (1.81%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Union County, South Carolina in 2016, with a population of 17,945 (64.9%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,681 (31.4%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 477 (1.73%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 8,776 31.74%
White Alone 18,179 65.74%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 85 0.31%
Asian Alone 94 0.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 16 0.06%
Two Or More Races 501 1.81%
Population By Ethnicity in Union , SC in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 95 0.34%
White Alone - Hispanic 234 0.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 14 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 5 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 24 0.09%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 8,681 31.4%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 17,945 64.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 71 0.26%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 89 0.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 12 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 477 1.73%