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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 27,010 population of Union County, South Carolina comprised of 508 people who identified as Hispanic (1.88%), and 26,502 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.12%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Union County, South Carolina with a population of 17,667 (65.41%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 8,491 (31.44%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 609 (2.26%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Union County, South Carolina in 2021, with a population of 17,329 (64.16%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,377 (31.01%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 585 (2.17%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 8,491 31.44%
White Alone 17,667 65.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 102 0.38%
Asian Alone 128 0.47%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 13 0.05%
Two Or More Races 609 2.26%
Population By Ethnicity in Union , SC in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 114 0.42%
White Alone - Hispanic 338 1.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 19 0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 11 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 24 0.09%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 8,377 31.01%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 17,329 64.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 83 0.31%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 117 0.43%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 11 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 585 2.17%