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Highest Irish population share, South Carolina counties · 2020

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Irish ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Irish 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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RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH SHAREVS 2010
01Oconee County, SCSC83,77513.5%−0.5 pts
02Beaufort County, SCSC204,43312.5%−1.0 pts
03Horry County, SCSC427,55111.9%−1.4 pts
04Pickens County, SCSC139,19811.3%−1.6 pts
05Georgetown County, SCSC65,91210.6%+1.7 pts
06York County, SCSC306,88710.1%−2.2 pts
07Lancaster County, SCSC114,29610.1%+2.1 pts
08Lexington County, SCSC317,58810.0%−1.8 pts
09Anderson County, SCSC219,9309.8%−3.7 pts
10Dorchester County, SCSC178,3979.7%−1.4 pts
11Greenville County, SCSC583,1259.7%−1.0 pts
12Aiken County, SCSC181,5159.7%+1.0 pts
13Charleston County, SCSC436,2009.2%−1.0 pts
14McCormick County, SCSC10,2159.0%+3.0 pts
15Berkeley County, SCSC274,6668.8%−0.9 pts
16Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8578.6%−1.8 pts
17Union County, SCSC26,7998.6%+0.2 pts
18Kershaw County, SCSC73,1668.0%+0.3 pts
19Laurens County, SCSC71,8487.8%−2.0 pts
20Abbeville County, SCSC24,8367.7%−3.3 pts
21Jasper County, SCSC38,5337.3%+0.1 pts
22Cherokee County, SCSC58,2756.5%−3.2 pts
23Darlington County, SCSC62,8886.4%+1.2 pts
24Newberry County, SCSC39,5616.2%−1.5 pts
25Greenwood County, SCSC70,3796.0%−2.2 pts
26Saluda County, SCSC19,6805.9%−2.3 pts
27Florence County, SCSC138,5045.8%−0.9 pts
28Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7405.7%−0.2 pts
29Edgefield County, SCSC29,8085.6%−1.2 pts
30Clarendon County, SCSC31,0435.4%−1.4 pts
31Sumter County, SCSC105,0675.3%−0.4 pts
32Richland County, SCSC434,9565.2%−2.3 pts
33Chester County, SCSC33,0015.2%−2.3 pts
34Colleton County, SCSC39,3824.4%−0.8 pts
35Calhoun County, SCSC14,1884.1%−4.4 pts
36Marlboro County, SCSC25,4884.1%−0.3 pts
37Dillon County, SCSC27,4583.6%−1.8 pts
38Fairfield County, SCSC20,3403.1%−2.3 pts
39Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1772.6%−1.3 pts
40Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6622.4%+0.3 pts
41Marion County, SCSC28,2422.3%−2.9 pts
42Lee County, SCSC15,7302.3%−0.1 pts
43Hampton County, SCSC18,1741.9%−4.5 pts
44Barnwell County, SCSC20,6531.7%−3.0 pts
45Allendale County, SCSC7,3551.7%−0.5 pts
46Bamberg County, SCSC12,7960.9%−1.9 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS