Privateer is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sumter County, South Carolina, United States.

It is included in the Sumter, South Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 2,118 people, 746 households, and 596 families residing in the CDP.

There were 797 housing units at an average density of 97.5 per square mile (37.6/km2).

16.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.