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Highest Scottish population share, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Scottish ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Scottish 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH SHAREVS 2010

01Oconee County, SCSC83,7753.6%+0.8 pts

02Lancaster County, SCSC114,2963.1%+1.4 pts

03Dorchester County, SCSC178,3972.9%+0.8 pts

04Greenville County, SCSC583,1252.9%+0.3 pts

05Calhoun County, SCSC14,1882.9%+1.5 pts

06Anderson County, SCSC219,9302.9%+0.6 pts

07Darlington County, SCSC62,8882.6%+0.9 pts

08Georgetown County, SCSC65,9122.5%+1.1 pts

09Beaufort County, SCSC204,4332.5%−0.6 pts

10Charleston County, SCSC436,2002.5%−0.6 pts

11York County, SCSC306,8872.4%−0.0 pts

12Aiken County, SCSC181,5152.4%+0.7 pts

13Pickens County, SCSC139,1982.3%−0.3 pts

14Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8572.1%−0.2 pts

15Lexington County, SCSC317,5882.1%−0.3 pts

16Horry County, SCSC427,5511.9%−0.8 pts

17Newberry County, SCSC39,5611.9%+0.2 pts

18Cherokee County, SCSC58,2751.8%+0.5 pts

19Laurens County, SCSC71,8481.8%+0.1 pts

20Berkeley County, SCSC274,6661.8%−0.5 pts

21Sumter County, SCSC105,0671.8%+0.3 pts

22Richland County, SCSC434,9561.7%−0.4 pts

23Greenwood County, SCSC70,3791.7%+0.1 pts

24Abbeville County, SCSC24,8361.7%−0.2 pts

25Jasper County, SCSC38,5331.6%+0.5 pts

26Clarendon County, SCSC31,0431.5%+1.1 pts

27Kershaw County, SCSC73,1661.5%−0.6 pts

28Saluda County, SCSC19,6801.5%+0.7 pts

29Edgefield County, SCSC29,8081.5%+0.3 pts

30Fairfield County, SCSC20,3401.5%+0.2 pts

31Lee County, SCSC15,7301.4%+0.8 pts

32McCormick County, SCSC10,2151.4%−0.7 pts

33Marlboro County, SCSC25,4881.4%−0.0 pts

34Barnwell County, SCSC20,6531.4%+1.0 pts

35Colleton County, SCSC39,3821.4%+0.4 pts

36Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7401.3%−0.2 pts

37Florence County, SCSC138,5041.2%−0.5 pts

38Dillon County, SCSC27,4581.2%−0.5 pts

39Union County, SCSC26,7991.0%−0.4 pts

40Hampton County, SCSC18,1740.7%−0.2 pts

41Chester County, SCSC33,0010.7%−1.6 pts

42Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1770.7%+0.2 pts

43Bamberg County, SCSC12,7960.6%+0.2 pts

44Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6620.5%−0.4 pts

45Marion County, SCSC28,2420.4%−0.7 pts

46Allendale County, SCSC7,3550.3%+0.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES