South Carolina Statistical Abstract > Population > Table 17
Selected Ethnic Characteristics for South Carolina (2000)
RACE
| |
# |
% |
| All Persons |
4,012,012 |
100.0 |
| White |
2,695,560 |
67.2 |
| Black |
1,185,216 |
29.5 |
| American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut |
13,718 |
0.3 |
| Asian |
36,014 |
0.9 |
| Asian Indian |
8,356 |
0.2 |
| Chinese |
5,967 |
0.1 |
| Filipino |
6,423 |
0.2 |
| Japanese |
2,448 |
0.1 |
| Korean |
3,665 |
0.1 |
| Vietnamese |
4,248 |
0.1 |
| Other Asian |
4,907 |
0.1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
1,628 |
0.0 |
| Other race |
39,926 |
1.0 |
| Two or More Races |
39,950 |
1.0 |
HISPANIC ORIGIN
| |
# |
% |
| All Persons |
4,012,012 |
100.0 |
| Hispanic origin |
95,076 |
2.4 |
| Mexican |
52,871 |
1.3 |
| Puerto Rican |
12,211 |
0.3 |
| Cuban |
2,875 |
0.1 |
| Colombian |
2,752 |
0.1 |
| Guatemalan |
1,522 |
0.0 |
| Honduran |
1,345 |
0.0 |
| Panamanian |
877 |
0.0 |
| Costa Rican |
861 |
0.0 |
| Dominican Republic |
721 |
0.0 |
| Salvadoran |
638 |
0.0 |
| Other Hispanic origin |
18,403 |
0.5 |
| Not of Hispanic origin |
3,916,936 |
97.6 |
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
| |
# |
% |
| All Persons |
4,012,012 |
100.0 |
| White |
2,695,560 |
67.2 |
| Hispanic origin |
43,269 |
1.1 |
| Not of Hispanic origin |
2,652,291 |
66.1 |
| Black |
1,185,216 |
29.5 |
| Hispanic origin |
6,730 |
0.2 |
| Not of Hispanic origin |
1,178,486 |
29.4 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
13,718 |
0.3 |
| Hispanic origin |
953 |
0.0 |
| Not of Hispanic origin |
12,765 |
0.3 |
| Asian or Native Hawaiian |
37,642 |
0.9 |
| Hispanic origin |
804 |
0.0 |
| Not of Hispanic origin |
36,838 |
0.9 |
| Some Other Race |
39,926 |
1.0 |
| Hispanic origin |
36,660 |
0.9 |
| Not of Hispanic origin |
3,266 |
0.1 |
| Two or More Races |
39,950 |
1.0 |
| Hispanic origin |
6,660 |
0.2 |
| Not of Hispanic origin |
33,290 |
0.8 |
ANCESTRY
| |
# |
% |
| All Persons |
4,012,012 |
100.0 |
| American |
557,583 |
13.9 |
| English |
252,762 |
6.3 |
| German |
240,594 |
6.0 |
| Irish |
217,602 |
5.4 |
| Scotch-Irish |
101,344 |
2.5 |
| Italian |
65,738 |
1.6 |
| Scottish |
52,335 |
1.3 |
| French |
45,304 |
1.1 |
| Polish |
25,488 |
0.6 |
| Dutch |
22,600 |
0.6 |
PLACE OF BIRTH
| |
# |
% |
| Foreign born persons |
115,978 |
100.0 |
| Mexico |
31,719 |
27.3 |
| Germany |
7,873 |
6.8 |
| United Kingdom |
6,890 |
5.9 |
| Canada |
5,512 |
4.7 |
| India |
5,130 |
4.4 |
| Philippines |
5,108 |
4.4 |
| China |
4,541 |
3.9 |
| Columbia |
3,394 |
2.9 |
| Vietnam |
3,098 |
2.7 |
| Korea |
3,030 |
2.6 |
NATIVITY AND CITIZENSHIP
| |
# |
% |
| All Persons |
4,012,012 |
100.0 |
| Native |
3,896,034 |
97.1 |
| Born in the United States |
3,862,472 |
96.3 |
| Born abroad of American parents |
27,249 |
0.7 |
| Born in an outlying area |
6,313 |
0.2 |
| Foreign born |
115,978 |
2.8 |
| Entered 1990 to 2000 |
60,807 |
1.5 |
| Entered 1980 to 1989 |
21,739 |
0.5 |
| Entered before 1980 |
33,432 |
0.8 |
| Naturalized citizen |
42,983 |
1.1 |
| Not a citizen |
72,995 |
1.8 |
ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH
| |
# |
% |
| Persons 5 years and over |
3,748,669 |
100.0 |
| Native |
3,634,840 |
97.0 |
| Speak only English |
3,523,500 |
94.0 |
| Speak Spanish |
67,811 |
1.8 |
| Speak other Indo-European Languages |
34,655 |
0.9 |
| Speak Asian and Pacific Island Language |
6,428 |
0.2 |
| Speak other Language |
2,446 |
0.1 |
| Foreign born |
113,829 |
3.0 |
| Speak only English |
28,740 |
0.8 |
| Speak Spanish |
42,219 |
1.1 |
| Speak other Indo-European Languages |
20,461 |
0.5 |
| Speak Asian and Pacific Island Language |
19,106 |
0.5 |
| Speak other Language |
3,303 |
0.1 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
| |
# |
% |
| Persons 5 years and over |
3,748,669 |
100.0 |
| Speak a language other than English |
196,429 |
5.2 |
| Spanish |
110,030 |
2.9 |
| French |
19,359 |
0.5 |
| German |
15,195 |
0.4 |
| Chinese |
5,648 |
0.1 |
| Tagalog |
4,496 |
0.1 |
| Vietnamese |
3,772 |
0.1 |
| Korean |
3,294 |
0.1 |
| Italian |
3,091 |
0.1 |
| Japanese |
2,807 |
0.1 |
| Arabic |
2,440 |
0.1 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME BY RACE
| |
# |
% |
| Speak a language other than English |
196,429 |
5.2 |
| White |
101,881 |
2.7 |
| Black |
29,967 |
0.8 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
1,292 |
0.0 |
| Asian |
26,678 |
0.7 |
| Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander |
602 |
0.0 |
| Some Other Race |
27,627 |
0.7 |
| Two or More Races |
8,382 |
0.2 |
| Hispanic |
60,319 |
1.6 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census of Population and Housing.
