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Highest French population share, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are French ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: French 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 1.0%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Newberry County, SC, up 22 places to #7.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH SHAREVS 2010

01Beaufort County, SCSC204,4332.6%−0.6 pts

02▲18McCormick County, SCSC10,2152.5%+0.7 pts

03▲10Georgetown County, SCSC65,9122.2%+0.6 pts

04▲4Charleston County, SCSC436,2002.1%−0.5 pts

05▼3Berkeley County, SCSC274,6662.1%−0.7 pts

06▼2Dorchester County, SCSC178,3972.0%−0.9 pts

07▲22Newberry County, SCSC39,5611.9%+0.5 pts

08▲2Greenville County, SCSC583,1251.7%−0.4 pts

09▼3Horry County, SCSC427,5511.7%−1.4 pts

10▲14Anderson County, SCSC219,9301.6%−0.4 pts

11▲1York County, SCSC306,8871.6%−0.6 pts

12▼7Oconee County, SCSC83,7751.6%−0.3 pts

13▼4Aiken County, SCSC181,5151.6%−0.4 pts

14Lexington County, SCSC317,5881.6%−0.7 pts

15▼12Colleton County, SCSC39,3821.4%−0.3 pts

16▲1Richland County, SCSC434,9561.4%−0.5 pts

17▼10Pickens County, SCSC139,1981.3%−0.9 pts

18▲9Jasper County, SCSC38,5331.3%−0.3 pts

19▲16Abbeville County, SCSC24,8361.3%−0.2 pts

20▲16Edgefield County, SCSC29,8081.3%−0.4 pts

21▲1Hampton County, SCSC18,1741.2%−0.1 pts

22▼1Kershaw County, SCSC73,1661.2%−0.3 pts

23▼7Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8571.0%−0.5 pts

24▼1Sumter County, SCSC105,0671.0%−0.2 pts

25▼7Clarendon County, SCSC31,0431.0%−0.9 pts

26▼7Laurens County, SCSC71,8481.0%−0.6 pts

27▼16Calhoun County, SCSC14,1881.0%−0.8 pts

28Lancaster County, SCSC114,2960.9%−0.4 pts

29▲5Darlington County, SCSC62,8880.9%+0.1 pts

30▼4Florence County, SCSC138,5040.9%−0.5 pts

31▲14Allendale County, SCSC7,3550.7%+0.5 pts

32▲5Union County, SCSC26,7990.7%−0.4 pts

33▼3Chester County, SCSC33,0010.7%−0.8 pts

34▲5Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7400.7%−0.1 pts

35▼10Greenwood County, SCSC70,3790.7%−0.8 pts

36▲5Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1770.7%0.0 pts

37▲6Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6620.7%+0.2 pts

38▼6Cherokee County, SCSC58,2750.5%−1.1 pts

39▼24Fairfield County, SCSC20,3400.5%−0.7 pts

40▲2Marion County, SCSC28,2420.5%−0.5 pts

41▼8Saluda County, SCSC19,6800.4%−0.1 pts

42▼2Dillon County, SCSC27,4580.4%−0.3 pts

43▲1Barnwell County, SCSC20,6530.4%−0.4 pts

44▲2Bamberg County, SCSC12,7960.3%−0.4 pts

45▼7Lee County, SCSC15,7300.3%0.0 pts

46▼15Marlboro County, SCSC25,4880.2%−0.2 pts

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