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Highest French population share, South Carolina counties · 2010

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are French ancestry (2010 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 1.6%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH SHAREVS –

01Beaufort County, SCSC204,4333.2%–

02Horry County, SCSC427,5513.1%–

03Dorchester County, SCSC178,3972.9%–

04Berkeley County, SCSC274,6662.8%–

05Charleston County, SCSC436,2002.7%–

06Lexington County, SCSC317,5882.3%–

07Pickens County, SCSC139,1982.2%–

08York County, SCSC306,8872.2%–

09Greenville County, SCSC583,1252.1%–

10Anderson County, SCSC219,9302.0%–

11Aiken County, SCSC181,5152.0%–

12Clarendon County, SCSC31,0431.9%–

13Richland County, SCSC434,9561.9%–

14Oconee County, SCSC83,7751.9%–

15McCormick County, SCSC10,2151.8%–

16Calhoun County, SCSC14,1881.8%–

17Colleton County, SCSC39,3821.7%–

18Edgefield County, SCSC29,8081.7%–

19Georgetown County, SCSC65,9121.7%–

20Jasper County, SCSC38,5331.7%–

21Cherokee County, SCSC58,2751.6%–

22Laurens County, SCSC71,8481.6%–

23Abbeville County, SCSC24,8361.6%–

24Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8571.5%–

25Chester County, SCSC33,0011.5%–

26Kershaw County, SCSC73,1661.5%–

27Greenwood County, SCSC70,3791.4%–

28Hampton County, SCSC18,1741.4%–

29Newberry County, SCSC39,5611.4%–

30Florence County, SCSC138,5041.3%–

31Lancaster County, SCSC114,2961.3%–

32Sumter County, SCSC105,0671.2%–

33Fairfield County, SCSC20,3401.2%–

34Union County, SCSC26,7991.1%–

35Marion County, SCSC28,2421.0%–

36Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7400.8%–

37Darlington County, SCSC62,8880.8%–

38Bamberg County, SCSC12,7960.7%–

39Barnwell County, SCSC20,6530.7%–

40Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1770.7%–

41Dillon County, SCSC27,4580.7%–

42Saluda County, SCSC19,6800.5%–

43Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6620.5%–

44Marlboro County, SCSC25,4880.4%–

45Lee County, SCSC15,7300.3%–

46Allendale County, SCSC7,3550.2%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS