Population By Race and Ethnicity in Union County, SC in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 27,221 population of Union County, South Carolina comprised of 477 people who identified as Hispanic (1.75%), and 26,744 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.25%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Union County, South Carolina with a population of 17,743 (65.18%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 8,705 (31.98%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 564 (2.07%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Union County, South Carolina in 2019, with a population of 17,444 (64.08%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,583 (31.53%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 537 (1.97%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 8,705 31.98%
White Alone 17,743 65.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 93 0.34%
Asian Alone 103 0.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 13 0.05%
Two Or More Races 564 2.07%
Population By Ethnicity in Union , SC in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 122 0.45%
White Alone - Hispanic 299 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 18 0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 9 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 27 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 8,583 31.53%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 17,444 64.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 75 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 94 0.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 11 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 537 1.97%