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Highest Scotch-Irish population share, South Carolina counties · 2020

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry (2020 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 2010

01York County, SCSC306,8874.2%−1.7 pts

02Greenville County, SCSC583,1253.1%−0.6 pts

03Chester County, SCSC33,0013.0%−0.8 pts

04Anderson County, SCSC219,9303.0%−1.2 pts

05Darlington County, SCSC62,8882.9%+0.3 pts

06Fairfield County, SCSC20,3402.9%−1.2 pts

07Greenwood County, SCSC70,3792.9%−1.3 pts

08Lancaster County, SCSC114,2962.7%−1.6 pts

09Laurens County, SCSC71,8482.7%−0.9 pts

10Clarendon County, SCSC31,0432.7%+0.6 pts

11Lexington County, SCSC317,5882.7%−1.0 pts

12Oconee County, SCSC83,7752.6%−1.3 pts

13Abbeville County, SCSC24,8362.6%−3.0 pts

14Pickens County, SCSC139,1982.6%−2.2 pts

15Florence County, SCSC138,5042.6%−1.8 pts

16Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8572.5%−1.3 pts

17Kershaw County, SCSC73,1662.4%−0.4 pts

18Horry County, SCSC427,5512.3%−0.7 pts

19Marlboro County, SCSC25,4882.2%−0.7 pts

20Lee County, SCSC15,7302.2%+1.3 pts

21Dillon County, SCSC27,4582.1%−1.9 pts

22Union County, SCSC26,7991.9%−0.6 pts

23Richland County, SCSC434,9561.9%−1.3 pts

24Cherokee County, SCSC58,2751.8%−1.1 pts

25Georgetown County, SCSC65,9121.8%−1.7 pts

26Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7401.7%−2.4 pts

27Charleston County, SCSC436,2001.7%−1.6 pts

28Marion County, SCSC28,2421.6%−1.3 pts

29Berkeley County, SCSC274,6661.6%−1.0 pts

30Beaufort County, SCSC204,4331.5%−1.1 pts

31Aiken County, SCSC181,5151.4%−0.9 pts

32Dorchester County, SCSC178,3971.4%−1.1 pts

33Sumter County, SCSC105,0671.3%−0.8 pts

34Allendale County, SCSC7,3551.1%+0.1 pts

35Newberry County, SCSC39,5611.1%−1.5 pts

36Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6621.1%−1.7 pts

37Barnwell County, SCSC20,6531.1%−0.0 pts

38Saluda County, SCSC19,6801.0%−1.2 pts

39Calhoun County, SCSC14,1881.0%−0.6 pts

40McCormick County, SCSC10,2150.9%−1.2 pts

41Edgefield County, SCSC29,8080.8%−2.6 pts

42Colleton County, SCSC39,3820.6%−1.1 pts

43Hampton County, SCSC18,1740.6%−0.0 pts

44Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1770.4%−0.5 pts

45Jasper County, SCSC38,5330.3%−3.0 pts

46Bamberg County, SCSC12,7960.1%−1.1 pts

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