Richland County (South & Central)--Forest Acres & Dentsville Cities PUMA, SC

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US Senator

N/ALindsey Graham

Republican Party

US Senator

N/ATim Scott

Republican Party

About

N/A of the households in Richland County (South & Central)--Forest Acres & Dentsville Cities PUMA, SC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

Richland County (South & Central)--Forest Acres & Dentsville Cities PUMA, SC borders Lexington (North and East) County--Irmo (West) & West Columbia Cities PUMA, SC, Lexington (South & West) County and Cayce PUMA, SC, Richland County (Northwest and North Central)--Irmo (East) and Blythewood Cities PUMA, SC, Richland County (Central)--Columbia City PUMA, SC, Richland (Northeast and North Central) & Kershaw Counties PUMA, SC, Lee & Sumter Counties PUMA, SC, and Barnwell, Calhoun & Orangeburg Counties PUMA, SC.

United States South Carolina

Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 1.01 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (44.6k people) in Richland County (South & Central)--Forest Acres & Dentsville Cities PUMA, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 44.1k White (Non-Hispanic) and 3.96k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Richland County (South & Central)--Forest Acres & Dentsville Cities PUMA, SC

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
44.6k ± 3.01k
White (Non-Hispanic)
44.1k ± 1.67k
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
3.96k ± 915

8.53%

Hispanic Population

9.02k people

8.53% of the people in Richland County (South & Central)--Forest Acres & Dentsville Cities PUMA, SC are hispanic (9.02k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Richland County (South & Central)--Forest Acres & Dentsville Cities PUMA, SC as a share of the total population.

Economy

Industries

Employment by Industry Sector

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Civics

Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott are the senators currently representing the state of South Carolina. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

South Carolina is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from South Carolina

N/ALindsey Graham

Senator from South Carolina

Assumed office on January 3, 2003

N/ATim Scott

Senator from South Carolina

Assumed office on January 2, 2013
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Jim DeMint.

Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott are the senators currently representing South Carolina.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in South Carolina over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Richland County (South & Central)--Forest Acres & Dentsville Cities PUMA, SC are Black or African American (66 and 88%), White (8 and 10.7%), and Hispanic or Latino (1 and 1.33%).

Completions

Student Diversity

In N/A, N/A men were awarded degrees from institutions in Richland County (South & Central)--Forest Acres & Dentsville Cities PUMA, SC, which is N/A times N/A than the N/A female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 66 degrees mean that there were 8.25 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 8 degrees awarded.