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Highest English population share, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are English ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: English 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 10.9%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Marion County, SC, up 37 places to #5.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPENGLISH SHAREVS 2010

01▲26Dillon County, SCSC27,45822.3%+15.8 pts

02▼1Oconee County, SCSC83,77517.0%+6.1 pts

03▼1Pickens County, SCSC139,19816.3%+6.1 pts

04▲3Charleston County, SCSC436,20015.3%+4.3 pts

05▲37Marion County, SCSC28,24215.0%+8.7 pts

06▲2Anderson County, SCSC219,93014.7%+3.9 pts

07▼1Greenville County, SCSC583,12514.4%+3.4 pts

08▲20Marlboro County, SCSC25,48813.8%+10.0 pts

09▼6Horry County, SCSC427,55113.4%+2.1 pts

10▲1Lexington County, SCSC317,58813.3%+0.8 pts

11▼7Beaufort County, SCSC204,43313.2%+0.1 pts

12▼2Georgetown County, SCSC65,91213.2%−0.3 pts

13▼8Lancaster County, SCSC114,29613.1%+5.6 pts

14▼5Dorchester County, SCSC178,39713.0%+3.4 pts

15▲6Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74012.5%+5.8 pts

16▼2Aiken County, SCSC181,51512.2%+2.2 pts

17▼5York County, SCSC306,88712.2%+1.9 pts

18▼3Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85712.0%+2.4 pts

19▼1Darlington County, SCSC62,88811.7%+4.7 pts

20▲6McCormick County, SCSC10,21511.2%+0.5 pts

21▼5Laurens County, SCSC71,84811.2%+2.4 pts

22▼3Kershaw County, SCSC73,16610.9%+3.1 pts

23▼6Florence County, SCSC138,50410.9%+3.1 pts

24▼4Berkeley County, SCSC274,66610.7%+3.0 pts

25▲6Edgefield County, SCSC29,80810.7%+1.7 pts

26▼4Saluda County, SCSC19,68010.3%+1.7 pts

27▲7Cherokee County, SCSC58,2759.8%+3.2 pts

28▼3Newberry County, SCSC39,5619.1%+0.1 pts

29▲7Calhoun County, SCSC14,1889.1%+2.0 pts

30▲7Union County, SCSC26,7998.9%+2.7 pts

31▼18Colleton County, SCSC39,3828.8%+1.5 pts

32▼3Chester County, SCSC33,0018.5%+3.0 pts

33Greenwood County, SCSC70,3798.4%−0.2 pts

34▲5Jasper County, SCSC38,5338.4%+3.6 pts

35▼3Clarendon County, SCSC31,0437.9%+2.9 pts

36▼12Richland County, SCSC434,9567.9%−0.7 pts

37▼2Sumter County, SCSC105,0677.8%+1.7 pts

38▼15Hampton County, SCSC18,1747.2%+1.9 pts

39▼1Fairfield County, SCSC20,3406.8%+0.8 pts

40▼10Abbeville County, SCSC24,8366.7%−3.0 pts

41Barnwell County, SCSC20,6535.5%+0.1 pts

42▼2Lee County, SCSC15,7305.3%+0.2 pts

43Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6625.1%+1.2 pts

44▲1Bamberg County, SCSC12,7964.6%+2.6 pts

45▼1Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1774.1%+0.2 pts

46Allendale County, SCSC7,3552.8%+1.6 pts

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