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Highest Jamaican population share, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Jamaican ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Jamaican residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 43 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 43 is 0.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Lee County, SC, up 24 places to #1.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPJAMAICAN SHAREVS 2010

01▲24Lee County, SCSC15,7302.2%–

02▲2Richland County, SCSC434,9560.7%+0.5 pts

03Beaufort County, SCSC204,4330.5%+0.3 pts

04▲10Dillon County, SCSC27,4580.5%+0.5 pts

05▲8Florence County, SCSC138,5040.4%+0.3 pts

06▲6Clarendon County, SCSC31,0430.4%+0.4 pts

07▼2Horry County, SCSC427,5510.4%+0.2 pts

08▲3Sumter County, SCSC105,0670.3%+0.1 pts

09▲13Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1770.3%0.0 pts

10▼2York County, SCSC306,8870.3%+0.2 pts

11▼4Aiken County, SCSC181,5150.2%+0.2 pts

12▼10Fairfield County, SCSC20,3400.2%–

13▼7Allendale County, SCSC7,3550.2%–

14▲1Marion County, SCSC28,2420.2%−0.1 pts

15▼6Charleston County, SCSC436,2000.2%+0.1 pts

16Darlington County, SCSC62,8880.2%–

17▲9Dorchester County, SCSC178,3970.2%+0.1 pts

18▲9Berkeley County, SCSC274,6660.2%0.0 pts

19▲1Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6620.2%+0.1 pts

20▼10Greenville County, SCSC583,1250.1%+0.1 pts

21Bamberg County, SCSC12,7960.1%0.0 pts

22▼3Laurens County, SCSC71,8480.1%+0.1 pts

23Hampton County, SCSC18,1740.1%−0.1 pts

24▲7Lexington County, SCSC317,5880.1%0.0 pts

25▲10Jasper County, SCSC38,5330.1%−0.1 pts

26▼2Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8570.1%0.0 pts

27▲5Marlboro County, SCSC25,4880.1%0.0 pts

28Saluda County, SCSC19,6800.1%–

29Calhoun County, SCSC14,1880.1%–

30▼1Abbeville County, SCSC24,8360.1%–

31▼1Anderson County, SCSC219,9300.1%0.0 pts

32▲6Oconee County, SCSC83,7750.0%0.0 pts

33Kershaw County, SCSC73,1660.0%0.0 pts

34Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7400.0%0.0 pts

35▼34Barnwell County, SCSC20,6530.0%–

36▼2Georgetown County, SCSC65,9120.0%0.0 pts

37▼9Colleton County, SCSC39,3820.0%–

38▼17Greenwood County, SCSC70,3790.0%0.0 pts

39▼16McCormick County, SCSC10,2150.0%–

40Lancaster County, SCSC114,2960.0%0.0 pts

41▼5Pickens County, SCSC139,1980.0%0.0 pts

42Cherokee County, SCSC58,2750.0%–

43▼6Newberry County, SCSC39,5610.0%−0.3 pts

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