Lee County, South Carolina

According to the 2000 Census, Lee County, South Carolina has a population of 20,119 people. Of those, 7,048 (35%) are White, 12,787 (64%) are Black, and 264 (1%) are Latino[1]. However, 1,471 (or 7% of the 20,119 people) are not residents by choice but are people in prison.

Even though prisoners cannot participate in the local community, the Census Bureau nevertheless counts them as residents of the county where they are incarcerated.

A more accurate description would not include the prisoners. This would give Lee County a population of 18,648 with a demographic that is 35% White, 63% Black, and 1% Latino.

Reported in
Census 2000
Incarcerated
population
Actual
population
Total 20,119 1,471 18,648
White 7,048 465 6,583
Black 12,787 996 11,791
Latino 264 7 257


Notes:

[1]The numbers for Whites, Blacks and Latinos may not add up to the total number because we have not included racial groups other than Whites and Blacks and because the Census Bureau considers "Latino" to be an ethnicity, not a race. Most of the people reported as being Latino are also counted as being White or Black.



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