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Highest American population share, South Carolina counties · 2020

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are American ancestry (2020 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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAMERICAN SHAREVS 2010

01Barnwell County, SCSC20,65322.6%+11.1 pts

02Chester County, SCSC33,00121.7%+1.8 pts

03Aiken County, SCSC181,51520.2%−0.4 pts

04Charleston County, SCSC436,20016.8%+7.0 pts

05Cherokee County, SCSC58,27516.5%+1.9 pts

06Edgefield County, SCSC29,80816.3%+0.5 pts

07Saluda County, SCSC19,68015.2%−2.7 pts

08Georgetown County, SCSC65,91214.0%+5.4 pts

09York County, SCSC306,88713.0%+3.8 pts

10Bamberg County, SCSC12,79612.6%+7.5 pts

11Newberry County, SCSC39,56112.0%−2.2 pts

12Anderson County, SCSC219,93011.7%−4.2 pts

13Abbeville County, SCSC24,83611.2%−3.5 pts

14Dillon County, SCSC27,45811.1%−2.3 pts

15Oconee County, SCSC83,77511.1%−3.4 pts

16Lexington County, SCSC317,58811.1%−3.0 pts

17Laurens County, SCSC71,84811.0%−0.8 pts

18Horry County, SCSC427,55110.8%−4.5 pts

19Union County, SCSC26,79910.6%−2.8 pts

20Pickens County, SCSC139,19810.6%−5.5 pts

21Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85710.2%−3.4 pts

22Fairfield County, SCSC20,34010.1%−7.8 pts

23Lancaster County, SCSC114,2969.6%−14.3 pts

24Greenwood County, SCSC70,3799.5%−8.3 pts

25Kershaw County, SCSC73,1669.1%−18.9 pts

26Berkeley County, SCSC274,6668.1%−2.3 pts

27Florence County, SCSC138,5047.9%−0.5 pts

28Greenville County, SCSC583,1257.8%−5.2 pts

29Allendale County, SCSC7,3557.8%+2.2 pts

30Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6627.7%+3.1 pts

31Darlington County, SCSC62,8887.6%−1.9 pts

32Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7407.3%−9.0 pts

33Calhoun County, SCSC14,1886.8%−8.6 pts

34Colleton County, SCSC39,3826.8%−18.2 pts

35Dorchester County, SCSC178,3976.5%−8.5 pts

36Sumter County, SCSC105,0676.2%−0.7 pts

37Beaufort County, SCSC204,4336.2%+1.1 pts

38Marion County, SCSC28,2426.1%−1.7 pts

39Marlboro County, SCSC25,4885.9%−3.8 pts

40Clarendon County, SCSC31,0435.9%−6.2 pts

41Hampton County, SCSC18,1745.7%−0.6 pts

42Jasper County, SCSC38,5335.5%+2.9 pts

43Richland County, SCSC434,9565.2%−1.9 pts

44McCormick County, SCSC10,2154.8%−5.4 pts

45Lee County, SCSC15,7304.8%−20.1 pts

46Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1774.0%−3.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS