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Highest Scottish population share, South Carolina counties · 2020

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Scottish ancestry (2020 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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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH SHAREVS 2010
01Lancaster County, SCSC114,2963.1%+1.4 pts
02Anderson County, SCSC219,9302.9%+0.7 pts
03Calhoun County, SCSC14,1882.9%+1.5 pts
04Charleston County, SCSC436,2002.8%−0.3 pts
05Greenville County, SCSC583,1252.8%+0.1 pts
06Oconee County, SCSC83,7752.7%−0.1 pts
07Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8572.7%+0.4 pts
08Georgetown County, SCSC65,9122.6%+1.2 pts
09York County, SCSC306,8872.6%+0.1 pts
10Dorchester County, SCSC178,3972.6%+0.4 pts
11Darlington County, SCSC62,8882.5%+0.8 pts
12Aiken County, SCSC181,5152.5%+0.7 pts
13Pickens County, SCSC139,1982.5%−0.2 pts
14Clarendon County, SCSC31,0432.4%+1.9 pts
15Beaufort County, SCSC204,4332.4%−0.7 pts
16Horry County, SCSC427,5512.3%−0.4 pts
17Union County, SCSC26,7992.3%+0.8 pts
18Dillon County, SCSC27,4582.3%+0.6 pts
19Lexington County, SCSC317,5882.1%−0.3 pts
20Laurens County, SCSC71,8482.1%+0.4 pts
21Florence County, SCSC138,5042.0%+0.3 pts
22Berkeley County, SCSC274,6662.0%−0.3 pts
23Richland County, SCSC434,9561.7%−0.4 pts
24Sumter County, SCSC105,0671.7%+0.2 pts
25Greenwood County, SCSC70,3791.7%+0.1 pts
26Kershaw County, SCSC73,1661.7%−0.5 pts
27Cherokee County, SCSC58,2751.6%+0.3 pts
28Abbeville County, SCSC24,8361.5%−0.3 pts
29Newberry County, SCSC39,5611.5%−0.2 pts
30Marlboro County, SCSC25,4881.5%+0.0 pts
31Fairfield County, SCSC20,3401.4%+0.2 pts
32Jasper County, SCSC38,5331.3%+0.3 pts
33Saluda County, SCSC19,6801.3%+0.5 pts
34Colleton County, SCSC39,3821.1%+0.2 pts
35Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7401.1%−0.4 pts
36Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6621.0%+0.1 pts
37Lee County, SCSC15,7301.0%+0.3 pts
38Allendale County, SCSC7,3550.9%+0.6 pts
39Marion County, SCSC28,2420.8%−0.3 pts
40Hampton County, SCSC18,1740.8%−0.0 pts
41Edgefield County, SCSC29,8080.8%−0.4 pts
42Chester County, SCSC33,0010.8%−1.5 pts
43Barnwell County, SCSC20,6530.8%+0.3 pts
44McCormick County, SCSC10,2150.7%−1.4 pts
45Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1770.5%+0.1 pts
46Bamberg County, SCSC12,7960.3%−0.2 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS