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14-13. SC Population by Race and Hispanic
Origin: 1980 and 1990
April 1, April 1, 1980 - 1990
1980 1990 Percent
Race Census Census Difference Change
SOUTH CAROLINA 3,121,820 3,486,703 364,883 11.7
White 2,147,224 2,406,974 259,750 12.1
Black 948,623 1,039,884 91,261 9.6
American Indian, Eskimo or Aleut 5,757 8,246 2,489 43.2
American Indian 5,665 8,049 2,384 42.1
Eskimo 70 106 36 51.4
Aleut 22 91 69 313.6
Asian or Pacific Islander 13,370 22,382 9,012 67.4
Asian 12,641 21,399 8,758 69.3
Chinese 1,404 3,039 1,635 116.4
Filipino 3,696 5,521 1,825 49.4
Japanese 1,415 1,885 470 33.2
Asian Indian 2,152 3,900 1,748 81.2
Korean 1,390 2,577 1,187 85.4
Vietnamese 1,072 1,752 680 63.4
Cambodian 21 239 218 1,038.1
Hmong - 76 - -
Laotian 203 598 395 194.6
Thai 277 565 288 104.0
Bangladeshi - 17 - -
Burmese - 4 - -
Indonesian - 35 - -
Malayan - 39 - -
Okinawan - 2 - -
Pakistani 31 198 167 538.7
Sri Lankan - 37 - -
All other Asian 980 983 3 0.3
Pacific Islander 729 983 254 34.8
Hawaiian 439 426 -13 -3.0
Samoan 77 159 82 106.5
Guamanian 189 317 128 67.7
Tongan - 15 - -
Tahitian - 2 - -
Northern Mariana Islander - 7 - -
Palauan - 9 - -
All other Pacific Islander 24 48 24 100.0
All Other Races 6,846 9,217 2,371 34.6
Hispanic Origin 33,426 30,551 -2,875 -8.6
Mexican 17,523 11,028 -6,495 -37.1
Puerto Rico 4,114 6,423 2,309 56.1
Cuban 1,665 1,652 -13 -0.8
Other Hispanic 10,124 11,448 1,324 13.1
Note: The data for race represent self-classification by people according to
the race with which they most closely identify. Hispanic origin and race are
distinct, thus persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1980 and 1990 Census of Population and
Housing.
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