Palmetto State News

Of the 5,091,517 citizens living in South Carolina in 2020, 97 percent said they were only one race, while three percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in April.

Of those who said they were one race, the majority identified as white.

An agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, the Census Bureau is responsible for compiling statistical facts about the American people, places and economy. Data for this story was compiled from the bureau’s American Community Survey. Information from the survey helps to determine how federal and state funds are distributed.

Statistical data for 2021 will be released later this year.

	Estimated Total	Percent of Total Population
White	3,386,329	66.5%
African American	1,346,560	26.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	16,951	0.3%
Asian	83,573	1.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3,633	0.1%
Some Other Race	102,760	2%

Source: US Census Bureau