RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 46 SHOWN OF 46

Highest French population share, South Carolina counties · 2020

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

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH SHAREVS 2010

01Beaufort County, SCSC204,4332.7%−0.6 pts

02Berkeley County, SCSC274,6662.1%−0.6 pts

03Colleton County, SCSC39,3822.1%+0.4 pts

04Dorchester County, SCSC178,3972.1%−0.8 pts

05Oconee County, SCSC83,7752.0%+0.1 pts

06Horry County, SCSC427,5511.9%−1.2 pts

07Pickens County, SCSC139,1981.9%−0.3 pts

08Charleston County, SCSC436,2001.9%−0.8 pts

09Aiken County, SCSC181,5151.9%−0.1 pts

10Greenville County, SCSC583,1251.9%−0.3 pts

11Calhoun County, SCSC14,1881.8%−0.0 pts

12York County, SCSC306,8871.8%−0.5 pts

13Georgetown County, SCSC65,9121.7%+0.1 pts

14Lexington County, SCSC317,5881.7%−0.6 pts

15Fairfield County, SCSC20,3401.6%+0.4 pts

16Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8571.5%−0.0 pts

17Richland County, SCSC434,9561.5%−0.4 pts

18Clarendon County, SCSC31,0431.4%−0.4 pts

19Laurens County, SCSC71,8481.4%−0.2 pts

20McCormick County, SCSC10,2151.4%−0.5 pts

21Kershaw County, SCSC73,1661.3%−0.2 pts

22Hampton County, SCSC18,1741.3%−0.1 pts

23Sumter County, SCSC105,0671.3%+0.0 pts

24Anderson County, SCSC219,9301.2%−0.8 pts

25Greenwood County, SCSC70,3791.1%−0.3 pts

26Florence County, SCSC138,5041.1%−0.2 pts

27Jasper County, SCSC38,5331.1%−0.5 pts

28Lancaster County, SCSC114,2961.1%−0.2 pts

29Newberry County, SCSC39,5611.0%−0.3 pts

30Chester County, SCSC33,0011.0%−0.5 pts

31Marlboro County, SCSC25,4881.0%+0.6 pts

32Cherokee County, SCSC58,2751.0%−0.6 pts

33Saluda County, SCSC19,6801.0%+0.5 pts

34Darlington County, SCSC62,8880.9%+0.1 pts

35Abbeville County, SCSC24,8360.9%−0.6 pts

36Edgefield County, SCSC29,8080.9%−0.8 pts

37Union County, SCSC26,7990.8%−0.3 pts

38Lee County, SCSC15,7300.6%+0.3 pts

39Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7400.6%−0.3 pts

40Dillon County, SCSC27,4580.4%−0.2 pts

41Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1770.4%−0.3 pts

42Marion County, SCSC28,2420.3%−0.6 pts

43Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6620.3%−0.2 pts

44Barnwell County, SCSC20,6530.3%−0.4 pts

45Allendale County, SCSC7,3550.3%+0.1 pts

46Bamberg County, SCSC12,7960.1%−0.7 pts

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