Helena is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Newberry County, South Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census with a population of 870.

The CDP is in central Newberry County bordered to the east by the city of Newberry, the county seat. South Carolina Highway 121 (Kendall Road) runs north-south through Helena, connecting with U.S. Route 76 north of Newberry and with South Carolina Highway 34 southwest of Newberry.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	870		—
U.S. Decennial Census 2020

Helena CDP, South Carolina – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2020	% 2020
White alone (NH)	45	5.17%
Black or African American alone (NH)	732	84.14%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	2	0.23%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	1	0.11%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	22	2.53%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	68	7.82%
Total	870	100.00%