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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. The median across all 46 is 1.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Newberry County, SC, up 12 places to #17.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH SHAREVS 2010

01▲5Oconee County, SCSC83,7753.6%+0.8 pts

02▼1Lancaster County, SCSC114,2963.1%+1.4 pts

03▲7Dorchester County, SCSC178,3972.9%+0.8 pts

04▲1Greenville County, SCSC583,1252.9%+0.3 pts

05▼2Calhoun County, SCSC14,1882.9%+1.5 pts

06▼4Anderson County, SCSC219,9302.9%+0.6 pts

07▲4Darlington County, SCSC62,8882.6%+0.9 pts

08Georgetown County, SCSC65,9122.5%+1.1 pts

09▲6Beaufort County, SCSC204,4332.5%−0.6 pts

10▼6Charleston County, SCSC436,2002.5%−0.6 pts

11▼2York County, SCSC306,8872.4%0.0 pts

12Aiken County, SCSC181,5152.4%+0.7 pts

13Pickens County, SCSC139,1982.3%−0.3 pts

14▼7Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8572.1%−0.2 pts

15▲4Lexington County, SCSC317,5882.1%−0.3 pts

16Horry County, SCSC427,5511.9%−0.8 pts

17▲12Newberry County, SCSC39,5611.9%+0.2 pts

18▲9Cherokee County, SCSC58,2751.8%+0.5 pts

19▲1Laurens County, SCSC71,8481.8%+0.1 pts

20▲2Berkeley County, SCSC274,6661.8%−0.5 pts

21▲3Sumter County, SCSC105,0671.8%+0.3 pts

22▲1Richland County, SCSC434,9561.7%−0.4 pts

23▲2Greenwood County, SCSC70,3791.7%+0.1 pts

24▲4Abbeville County, SCSC24,8361.7%−0.2 pts

25▲7Jasper County, SCSC38,5331.6%+0.5 pts

26▼12Clarendon County, SCSC31,0431.5%+1.1 pts

27▼1Kershaw County, SCSC73,1661.5%−0.6 pts

28▲5Saluda County, SCSC19,6801.5%+0.7 pts

29▲12Edgefield County, SCSC29,8081.5%+0.3 pts

30▲1Fairfield County, SCSC20,3401.5%+0.2 pts

31▲6Lee County, SCSC15,7301.4%+0.8 pts

32▲12McCormick County, SCSC10,2151.4%−0.7 pts

33▼3Marlboro County, SCSC25,4881.4%0.0 pts

34▲9Barnwell County, SCSC20,6531.4%+1.0 pts

35▼1Colleton County, SCSC39,3821.4%+0.4 pts

36▼1Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7401.3%−0.2 pts

37▼16Florence County, SCSC138,5041.2%−0.5 pts

38▼20Dillon County, SCSC27,4581.2%−0.5 pts

39▼22Union County, SCSC26,7991.0%−0.4 pts

40Hampton County, SCSC18,1740.7%−0.2 pts

41▲1Chester County, SCSC33,0010.7%−1.6 pts

42▲3Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1770.7%+0.2 pts

43▲3Bamberg County, SCSC12,7960.6%+0.2 pts

44▼8Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6620.5%−0.4 pts

45▼6Marion County, SCSC28,2420.4%−0.7 pts

46▼8Allendale County, SCSC7,3550.3%+0.1 pts

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