South Carolina historical demographics

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Beginning in 1790, the United States Census Bureau collected the population statistics of South Carolina. The years listed prior to that are estimates and exclude the Native American population. From 1790 until 1860, the designated demographic classifications were white, black slave and free black. Following the Civil War, the racial groupings were white, black and other. The following is a list of census data for the state of South Carolina:

Census Year	Demographic	Population	% of Pop.	% Growth
1670	White	140	90.3%	-
	Slave	15	9.7%	-
	Total	155	100%	-
1680	White	1,000	83.3%	+614.3%
	Slave	200	16.7%	+1233.3%
	Total	1,200	100%	+674.2%
1700	White	3,100	56.4%	+210.0%
	Slave	2,400	43.6%	+1100.0%
	Total	5,500	100%	+358.3%
1708	White	4,080	42.6%	+31.6%
	Black Slaves	4,100	42.8%	-
	Indian Slaves	1,400	14.6%	-
	Total	9,580	100%	+74.2%
1720	White	6,500	35.1%	+59.3%
	Slave	12,000	64.9%	+118.2%
	Total	18,500	100%	+93.1%
1730	White	10,000	33.3%	+53.9%
	Slave	20,000	66.7%	+66.7%
	Total	30,000	100%	+62.2%
1740	White	20,000	33.3%	+100.0%
	Slave	40,000	66.7%	+100.0%
	Total	60,000	100%	+100.0%
1750	White	21,667	33.3%	+8.3%
	Slave	43,333	66.7%	+8.3%
	Total	65,000	100%	+8.3%
1760	White	32,000	38.1%	+47.7%
	Slave	52,000	61.9%	+20.0%
	Total	84,000	100%	+29.2%
1770	White	50,000	38.5%	+56.3%
	Slave	80,000	61.5%	+53.9%
	Total	130,000	100%	+54.7%
1780	White	83,000	46.1%	+66.0%
	Slave	97,000	53.9%	+21.3%
	Total	180,000	100%	+38.5%
1790	White	140,178	56.3%	+68.9%
	Slave	107,094	43.0%	+10.4%
	Free Black	1,801	0.7%	-
	Total	249,073	100%	+38.4%
1800	White	196,255	56.8%	+40.0%
	Slave	146,151	42.3%	+36.5%
	Free Black	3,185	0.9%	+76.9%
	Total	345,591	100%	+38.8%
1810	White	214,196	51.6%	+9.1%
	Slave	196,365	47.3%	+34.4%
	Free Black	4,554	1.1%	+42.9%
	Total	415,115	100%	+20.1%
1820	White	237,440	47.2%	+10.9%
	Slave	258,475	51.4%	+31.6%
	Free Black	6,826	1.4%	+49.9%
	Total	502,741	100%	+21.1%
1830	White	257,863	44.4%	+8.6%
	Slave	323,322	55.6%	+25.1%
	Total	581,185	100%	+15.6%
1840	White	259,084	43.6%	+0.5%
	Slave	327,038	55.0%	+1.2%
	Free Black	8,276	1.4%	+21.2%
	Total	594,398	100%	+2.3%
1850	White	274,563	41.1%	+6.0%
	Slave	393,944	58.9%	+20.5%
	Total	668,507	100%	+12.5%
1860	White	291,300	41.4%	+6.1%
	Slave	402,406	57.2%	+2.2%
	Free Black	9,914	1.4%	+19.8%
	Other	88	0.0%	-
	Total	703,708	100%	+5.3%
1870	White	289,667	41.1%	-0.6%
	Black	415,814	58.9%	+3.3%
	Other	125	0.0%	+42.1%
	Total	705,606	100%	+0.3%
1880	White	391,105	39.3%	+35.0%
	Black	604,332	60.7%	+45.3%
	Other	140	0.0%	+12.0%
	Total	995,577	100%	+41.1%
1890	White	462,008	40.1%	+18.1%
	Black	688,934	59.9%	+14.0%
	Other	207	0.0%	+47.9%
	Total	1,151,149	100%	+15.6%
1900	White	557,807	41.6%	+20.7%
	Black	782,321	58.4%	+13.6%
	Other	188	0.0%	-9.2%
	Total	1,340,316	100%	+16.4%
1910	White	679,161	44.9%	+21.8%
	Black	833,843	55.1%	+6.6%
	Other	396	0.0%	+110.6%
	Total	1,515,400	100%	+13.1%
1920	White	818,538	48.6%	+20.5%
	Black	864,719	51.4%	+3.7%
	Other	467	0.0%	+17.9%
	Total	1,683,724	100%	+11.1%
1930	White	944,049	54.3%	+15.3%
	Black	793,681	45.6%	-8.2%
	Other	1,035	0.1%	+121.6%
	Total	1,738,765	100%	+3.3%
1940	White	1,084,308	57.1%	+14.9%
	Black	814,164	42.9%	+2.6%
	Other	1,332	0.1%	+28.7%
	Total	1,899,804	100%	+9.3%
1950	White	1,293,405	61.1%	+19.3%
	Black	822,077	38.8%	+1.0%
	Other	1,545	0.1%	+16.0%
	Total	2,117,027	100%	+11.4%
1960	White	1,551,022	65.1%	+19.9%
	Black	829,291	34.8%	+0.9%
	Other	2,281	0.1%	+47.6%
	Total	2,382,594	100%	+12.5%
1970	White	1,794,430	69.3%	+15.7%
	Black	789,041	30.4%	-4.9%
	Other	7,045	0.3%	+208.9%
	Total	2,590,516	100%	+8.7%
1980	White	2,147,224	68.8%	+19.7%
	Black	948,623	30.4%	+20.2%
	Other	25,973	0.8%	+268.7%
	Total	3,121,820	100%	+20.5%
1990	White	2,406,974	69.0%	+12.1%
	Black	1,039,884	29.8%	+9.6%
	Other	39,845	1.2%	+53.4%
	Total	3,486,703	100%	+11.7%
2000	White	2,695,560	67.2%	+12.0%
	Black	1,185,216	29.5%	+14.0%
	Other	131,236	3.3%	+229.4%
	Total	4,012,012	100%	+15.1%