RANKING · 2024 ACS · 104 SHOWN OF 104

Highest Irish population share, South Carolina cities

South Carolina cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Irish ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Irish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 104 cities in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 104 is 8.6%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Walterboro, SC, up 65 places to #19.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH SHAREVS 2010

01▲21Fort Mill, SCSC38,67317.3%+5.5 pts

02▲7Forestbrook, SCSC7,47916.9%−4.8 pts

03▲1Red Bank, SCSC11,31416.3%+2.1 pts

04▲10James Island, SCSC12,66016.1%–

05▲18Clemson, SCSC18,94116.0%+4.1 pts

06▼1Murrells Inlet, SCSC10,04415.8%−2.6 pts

07▲6Tega Cay, SCSC14,45715.4%−3.1 pts

08▼6Garden City, SCSC11,59115.4%−2.4 pts

09▲3Centerville, SCSC7,04915.1%−1.3 pts

10▼7Bluffton, SCSC36,80715.1%+3.6 pts

11▼1North Myrtle Beach, SCSC21,34614.4%−1.7 pts

12▲6Mount Pleasant, SCSC95,46914.1%−3.1 pts

13▼12Litchfield Beach, SCSC9,04414.0%–

14▲12Little River, SCSC11,77114.0%−6.7 pts

15▼7Simpsonville, SCSC28,45914.0%+1.5 pts

16▼5Hardeeville, SCSC16,45913.2%+6.6 pts

17▲60Lake Murray of Richland, SCSC7,02313.2%−1.5 pts

18▲3Port Royal, SCSC16,64813.2%−4.9 pts

19▲65Walterboro, SCSC5,48512.7%+6.1 pts

20▼4Carolina Forest, SCSC26,26312.5%–

21▼15Hilton Head Island, SCSC38,19612.5%−1.8 pts

22▲21Red Hill, SCSC15,92012.4%−1.3 pts

23▲4Boiling Springs, SCSC12,93612.4%−0.6 pts

24▲26Moncks Corner, SCSC20,61212.4%+7.1 pts

25▲7Powdersville, SCSC10,77112.3%–

26▲15Charleston, SCSC159,42312.2%+1.6 pts

27▲18Forest Acres, SCSC10,39011.9%+0.8 pts

28▲9Socastee, SCSC23,79611.9%−2.2 pts

29▼14Taylors, SCSC24,50511.8%−1.1 pts

30▼10Lake Wylie, SCSC16,00611.4%−3.6 pts

31▼7Easley, SCSC27,31911.3%−1.5 pts

32▲3Wade Hampton, SCSC20,89811.2%+1.5 pts

33▲14Greenville, SCSC75,31011.1%+3.0 pts

34▲2Irmo, SCSC12,20411.1%−3.4 pts

35▲30Travelers Rest, SCSC9,13511.0%+0.6 pts

36▼7Sangaree, SCSC8,68111.0%−2.2 pts

37▼3Myrtle Beach, SCSC40,93710.7%−0.9 pts

38▼21Seneca, SCSC9,42410.5%+0.6 pts

39▼11Five Forks, SCSC18,65610.5%−5.2 pts

40▼1Clover, SCSC7,65910.4%−2.8 pts

41▼1Cayce, SCSC13,6809.8%−2.3 pts

42▲16Woodruff, SCSC6,0269.8%−1.9 pts

43▲17Anderson, SCSC31,3239.8%−1.0 pts

44▲31Oak Grove, SCSC12,2569.7%−4.9 pts

45▲7Lexington, SCSC25,7299.7%−2.8 pts

46▼4Goose Creek, SCSC52,0109.6%−1.5 pts

47▲25York, SCSC10,6209.5%−0.6 pts

48▼17Valley Falls, SCSC8,2399.4%−2.0 pts

49▼19Hanahan, SCSC22,4159.3%−3.5 pts

50▼2Mauldin, SCSC31,4658.7%−2.4 pts

51▲3Greer, SCSC50,0078.7%−2.2 pts

52▼27Lyman, SCSC7,1038.6%−4.3 pts

53▲2North Augusta, SCSC26,9828.6%−2.3 pts

54▼35Summerville, SCSC53,1778.6%−4.3 pts

55▼4Conway, SCSC30,6278.5%−1.9 pts

56▲22Belvedere, SCSC5,1808.3%+1.3 pts

57▲39Sans Souci, SCSC7,6658.2%−0.2 pts

58▼12Aiken, SCSC33,8088.1%−2.7 pts

59▼21Piedmont, SCSC5,4628.0%−3.2 pts

60▲8Rock Hill, SCSC75,9118.0%−2.0 pts

61▲15Hollywood, SCSC5,6527.8%+3.8 pts

62▲32Batesburg-Leesville, SCSC5,3467.8%+1.6 pts

63▼19Blythewood, SCSC7,2337.7%+0.4 pts

64▼31West Columbia, SCSC18,4897.5%−3.1 pts

65▼3Homeland Park, SCSC6,6327.3%−2.8 pts

66Columbia, SCSC147,0357.3%−0.9 pts

67▲23Lancaster, SCSC9,6237.2%+2.5 pts

68▲6Georgetown, SCSC8,8697.2%+2.4 pts

69▲4White Knoll, SCSC8,3106.9%–

70▲15Burton, SCSC6,9126.8%+2.1 pts

71▼2Fountain Inn, SCSC14,7226.7%−3.7 pts

72▼15Beaufort, SCSC15,7756.6%−7.8 pts

73▼14Ladson, SCSC16,1406.3%−0.2 pts

74▲7North Charleston, SCSC129,2456.1%+0.4 pts

75▼5Spartanburg, SCSC39,9786.1%+0.6 pts

76▼27Seven Oaks, SCSC15,9215.9%−3.8 pts

77▼21Lugoff, SCSC9,7865.9%−1.1 pts

78▲1Central, SCSC5,2985.8%−8.7 pts

79▲9Sumter, SCSC43,0945.6%+0.7 pts

80▼9Camden, SCSC9,2015.5%−0.6 pts

81▼18Parker, SCSC12,8985.3%−5.9 pts

82▼15Hartsville, SCSC7,3745.1%−2.2 pts

83▲4Florence, SCSC41,2315.0%−0.3 pts

84▼23Gaffney, SCSC12,5834.6%−1.1 pts

85▲8Laurens, SCSC9,3274.5%−2.1 pts

86▼33Laurel Bay, SCSC5,8824.4%−13.8 pts

87▲2Berea, SCSC16,8624.2%−4.4 pts

88▼8Union, SCSC8,0774.1%−1.5 pts

89▲10Welcome, SCSC6,5274.0%−9.4 pts

90▼4Newberry, SCSC10,8913.9%−2.4 pts

91▼27Darlington, SCSC6,0753.6%−2.6 pts

92▲5Chester, SCSC5,3243.5%−0.7 pts

93▼2Greenwood, SCSC22,7453.4%−2.0 pts

94▲7Gantt, SCSC15,4013.3%−0.3 pts

95▼12Bennettsville, SCSC7,5653.3%+0.5 pts

96▼1St. Andrews, SCSC19,8682.8%−2.7 pts

97▲3Lake City, SCSC5,9402.7%+0.8 pts

98▼6Clinton, SCSC7,9182.3%−4.0 pts

99▼92Clemson University, SCSC7,0152.2%–

100▼2Orangeburg, SCSC13,3832.0%−0.4 pts

101▲1Woodfield, SCSC9,4651.9%−1.4 pts

102▼20Dillon, SCSC6,2271.7%−2.4 pts

103Dentsville, SCSC15,2091.6%−1.5 pts

104Marion, SCSC6,0281.2%−1.4 pts

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