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Highest British population share, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are British ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: British residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 44 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 44 is 0.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Clarendon County, SC, up 24 places to #18.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBRITISH SHAREVS 2010

01▲22Abbeville County, SCSC24,8360.8%+0.6 pts

02Greenville County, SCSC583,1250.6%0.0 pts

03▼2Greenwood County, SCSC70,3790.6%+0.3 pts

04▲2Charleston County, SCSC436,2000.6%+0.1 pts

05▲15Cherokee County, SCSC58,2750.5%+0.3 pts

06▲4Oconee County, SCSC83,7750.5%0.0 pts

07▲15Lee County, SCSC15,7300.5%+0.4 pts

08▲9Berkeley County, SCSC274,6660.5%+0.1 pts

09▲9York County, SCSC306,8870.4%0.0 pts

10▼5Dorchester County, SCSC178,3970.4%0.0 pts

11▼3Lexington County, SCSC317,5880.4%−0.1 pts

12▲1Kershaw County, SCSC73,1660.4%−0.1 pts

13▲8Richland County, SCSC434,9560.4%−0.1 pts

14▼7Pickens County, SCSC139,1980.4%−0.4 pts

15▲1Anderson County, SCSC219,9300.4%−0.2 pts

16▼4Aiken County, SCSC181,5150.3%0.0 pts

17▼14Beaufort County, SCSC204,4330.3%−0.1 pts

18▲24Clarendon County, SCSC31,0430.3%+0.3 pts

19▼5Florence County, SCSC138,5040.3%0.0 pts

20▲14Lancaster County, SCSC114,2960.3%−0.1 pts

21▼6Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8570.3%−0.1 pts

22▼3Horry County, SCSC427,5510.3%−0.1 pts

23▲5Chester County, SCSC33,0010.2%+0.1 pts

24▲3Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6620.2%+0.2 pts

25▼21Georgetown County, SCSC65,9120.2%−0.2 pts

26▲3Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1770.2%+0.1 pts

27▲14Darlington County, SCSC62,8880.2%−0.1 pts

28▼3Sumter County, SCSC105,0670.2%−0.2 pts

29▲6Union County, SCSC26,7990.1%0.0 pts

30▲14Marlboro County, SCSC25,4880.1%0.0 pts

31▼20Newberry County, SCSC39,5610.1%0.0 pts

32▼2Edgefield County, SCSC29,8080.1%−0.1 pts

33▼7Laurens County, SCSC71,8480.1%−0.1 pts

34▲2Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7400.1%0.0 pts

35▼2Barnwell County, SCSC20,6530.1%−0.1 pts

36▲9Bamberg County, SCSC12,7960.1%–

37Colleton County, SCSC39,3820.1%−0.1 pts

38▼14McCormick County, SCSC10,2150.1%0.0 pts

39▼30Jasper County, SCSC38,5330.1%−0.6 pts

40▼9Fairfield County, SCSC20,3400.1%−0.1 pts

41▼9Marion County, SCSC28,2420.1%–

42▼3Saluda County, SCSC19,6800.0%−0.4 pts

43▼5Hampton County, SCSC18,1740.0%–

44▼4Calhoun County, SCSC14,1880.0%−0.4 pts

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