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Highest American population share, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are American ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: American residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 8.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Marlboro County, SC, up 33 places to #6.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAMERICAN SHAREVS 2010

01▲9Bamberg County, SCSC12,79618.9%+13.9 pts

02▲12Dillon County, SCSC27,45818.8%+5.3 pts

03▼2Barnwell County, SCSC20,65318.5%+7.0 pts

04▲2Edgefield County, SCSC29,80815.6%−0.2 pts

05▼2Aiken County, SCSC181,51515.2%−5.4 pts

06▲33Marlboro County, SCSC25,48814.2%+4.5 pts

07▲31Marion County, SCSC28,24214.2%+6.3 pts

08▼3Cherokee County, SCSC58,27513.9%−0.7 pts

09▲3Anderson County, SCSC219,93012.5%−3.4 pts

10▼8Chester County, SCSC33,00112.0%−7.9 pts

11▼4Saluda County, SCSC19,68011.0%−6.8 pts

12▼4Georgetown County, SCSC65,91210.9%+2.3 pts

13▲6Union County, SCSC26,79910.9%−2.5 pts

14▲13Florence County, SCSC138,50410.8%+2.3 pts

15▲14Allendale County, SCSC7,35510.6%+5.0 pts

16▲15Darlington County, SCSC62,88810.5%+1.0 pts

17▼4Abbeville County, SCSC24,8369.9%−4.8 pts

18▼1Laurens County, SCSC71,8489.8%−1.9 pts

19▲1Pickens County, SCSC139,1989.2%−6.9 pts

20▼5Oconee County, SCSC83,7759.1%−5.3 pts

21▲20Hampton County, SCSC18,1749.1%+2.7 pts

22▼13York County, SCSC306,8879.0%−0.2 pts

23▲11Colleton County, SCSC39,3828.8%−16.2 pts

24▼20Charleston County, SCSC436,2008.7%−1.1 pts

25▲7Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7408.0%−8.3 pts

26▼5Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8577.9%−5.6 pts

27▼11Lexington County, SCSC317,5887.9%−6.1 pts

28▼10Horry County, SCSC427,5517.7%−7.5 pts

29▲4Calhoun County, SCSC14,1887.7%−7.7 pts

30▼19Newberry County, SCSC39,5617.6%−6.6 pts

31▼6Kershaw County, SCSC73,1667.5%−20.5 pts

32▲8Clarendon County, SCSC31,0437.4%−4.7 pts

33▼10Lancaster County, SCSC114,2967.3%−16.6 pts

34▲12Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1777.3%−0.4 pts

35▼9Berkeley County, SCSC274,6666.9%−3.5 pts

36▼8Greenville County, SCSC583,1256.6%−6.3 pts

37▼7Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6626.4%+1.8 pts

38▲6McCormick County, SCSC10,2156.1%−4.1 pts

39▼2Beaufort County, SCSC204,4335.9%+0.9 pts

40▲5Lee County, SCSC15,7305.7%−19.1 pts

41▼19Fairfield County, SCSC20,3405.5%−12.4 pts

42▼7Dorchester County, SCSC178,3975.4%−9.5 pts

43▼7Sumter County, SCSC105,0675.4%−1.5 pts

44▼20Greenwood County, SCSC70,3795.2%−12.6 pts

45▼2Richland County, SCSC434,9564.4%−2.7 pts

46▼4Jasper County, SCSC38,5334.4%+1.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES