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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. The median across all 46 is 1.7%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS