South Carolina
Serious issues exist for race and ethnicity data
Race data available for:
78% Cases87% Deaths0% Tests93% Hospitalizations
Ethnicity data available for:
64% Cases76% Deaths0% Tests85% Hospitalizations
Last checked by CTP: 3/7/21Share South Carolina’s page:
Notes About the Data
- Our calculations assume Hispanic or Latino ethnicity may include any race. Race categories are mutually exclusive and include both Hispanic/Latino and non-Hispanic/Latino ethnicity.
- One or more standard race categories are not reported or otherwise specified by the state. These categories may or may not be included in the "Other race" category in our data.
- Population sizes are taken from the Census Bureau’s 2019 ACS 5-Year estimates Table B02001 for race and B03002 for ethnicity.
Cumulative Per Capita Data
In South Carolina, through March 7, 2021:
- Hispanic / Latino people were most likely to have contracted COVID-19
- Black / African American people were most likely to have been hospitalized with COVID-19
- Black / African American people were most likely to have died from COVID-19
Cases per 100,000 peopleHosp. per 100,000 peopleDeaths per 100,000 peopleHispanic / LatinoWhiteAsian
10,241
350
74
Black / African American7,983
549
179
7,078
316
140
6,571
211
69
Graphic only includes demographic groups reported by the state. Race categories are mutually exclusive and include both Hispanic/Latino and non-Hispanic/Latino ethnicity.
Data Tables
Cases and deaths by race
| Race | Percentage of population | Percentage of cases | Percentage of deaths |  Percentage oftests | Percentage of hospitalizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black or African American alone | 27% | 26% | 32% | South Carolina did not report race data for tests through March 7, 2021. | 38% |
| Asian alone | 2% | 1% | <1% | 0% | |
| Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander alone | <1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| American Indian or Alaska Native alone | <1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Two or more races | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| White alone | 67% | 58% | 62% | 55% | |
| Some other race alone | 2% | 14% | 5% | 6% |
Notes on race for South Carolina
- Racial/ethnic disparity likely. See why
How we calculate likely racial/ethnic disparity
We flag a group’s case or death proportion as suggestive of racial/ethnic disparity when it meets three criteria:
- Is at least 33% higher than the Census Percentage of Population.
- Remains elevated whether we include or exclude cases/deaths with unknown race/ethnicity.
- Is based on at least 30 actual cases or deaths.
- This data should not be compared with percentage of the the population.
Cases and deaths by ethnicity
| Ethnicity | Percentage of population | Percentage of cases | Percentage of deaths | Percentage of tests | Percentage of hospitalizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 6% | 9% | 3% | South Carolina did not report ethnicity data for tests through March 7, 2021. | 6% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 94% | 91% | 97% | 94% |
Notes on ethnicity for South Carolina
- Racial/ethnic disparity likely. See why
How we calculate likely racial/ethnic disparity
We flag a group’s case or death proportion as suggestive of racial/ethnic disparity when it meets three criteria:
- Is at least 33% higher than the Census Percentage of Population.
- Remains elevated whether we include or exclude cases/deaths with unknown race/ethnicity.
- Is based on at least 30 actual cases or deaths.
Historical Data
Data as of March 5, 2021 | Data last collected by CTP March 7, 2021
South Carolina does not report race/ethnicity data for tests.
Race data
Cases per 100k people
Ethnicity data
Cases per 100k people
Further Resources
- Racial data state dashboard
- All data for South Carolina
- Vaccine data for South Carolina: