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Highest Scotch-Irish population share, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Scotch-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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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH SHAREVS 2000

01Chester County, SCSC33,0013.4%–

02York County, SCSC306,8872.9%–

03Clarendon County, SCSC31,0432.6%–

04Fairfield County, SCSC20,3402.4%–

05Anderson County, SCSC219,9302.3%–

06Greenville County, SCSC583,1252.3%–

07Newberry County, SCSC39,5612.3%–

08Lexington County, SCSC317,5882.2%–

09Laurens County, SCSC71,8482.0%–

10Pickens County, SCSC139,1982.0%–

11Kershaw County, SCSC73,1662.0%–

12Oconee County, SCSC83,7752.0%–

13Greenwood County, SCSC70,3792.0%–

14Lancaster County, SCSC114,2962.0%–

15Aiken County, SCSC181,5151.9%–

16Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8571.9%–

17Calhoun County, SCSC14,1881.7%–

18Georgetown County, SCSC65,9121.6%–

19Abbeville County, SCSC24,8361.6%–

20Richland County, SCSC434,9561.5%–

21Dorchester County, SCSC178,3971.4%–

22Charleston County, SCSC436,2001.4%–

23Jasper County, SCSC38,5331.4%–

24Darlington County, SCSC62,8881.4%–

25McCormick County, SCSC10,2151.4%–

26Cherokee County, SCSC58,2751.4%–

27Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6621.3%–

28Florence County, SCSC138,5041.3%–

29Sumter County, SCSC105,0671.3%–

30Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7401.3%–

31Beaufort County, SCSC204,4331.2%–

32Lee County, SCSC15,7301.2%–

33Berkeley County, SCSC274,6661.2%–

34Union County, SCSC26,7991.2%–

35Allendale County, SCSC7,3551.1%–

36Horry County, SCSC427,5511.1%–

37Edgefield County, SCSC29,8080.9%–

38Barnwell County, SCSC20,6530.9%–

39Saluda County, SCSC19,6800.8%–

40Colleton County, SCSC39,3820.8%–

41Dillon County, SCSC27,4580.8%–

42Marlboro County, SCSC25,4880.7%–

43Marion County, SCSC28,2420.5%–

44Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1770.5%–

45Hampton County, SCSC18,1740.3%–

46Bamberg County, SCSC12,7960.2%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES