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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 (2023 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 2000

01Lancaster County, SCSC114,2963.1%–

02Anderson County, SCSC219,9302.9%–

03Calhoun County, SCSC14,1882.9%–

04Charleston County, SCSC436,2002.8%–

05Greenville County, SCSC583,1252.8%–

06Oconee County, SCSC83,7752.7%–

07Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8572.7%–

08Georgetown County, SCSC65,9122.6%–

09York County, SCSC306,8872.6%–

10Dorchester County, SCSC178,3972.6%–

11Darlington County, SCSC62,8882.5%–

12Aiken County, SCSC181,5152.5%–

13Pickens County, SCSC139,1982.5%–

14Clarendon County, SCSC31,0432.4%–

15Beaufort County, SCSC204,4332.4%–

16Horry County, SCSC427,5512.3%–

17Union County, SCSC26,7992.3%–

18Dillon County, SCSC27,4582.3%–

19Lexington County, SCSC317,5882.1%–

20Laurens County, SCSC71,8482.1%–

21Florence County, SCSC138,5042.0%–

22Berkeley County, SCSC274,6662.0%–

23Richland County, SCSC434,9561.7%–

24Sumter County, SCSC105,0671.7%–

25Greenwood County, SCSC70,3791.7%–

26Kershaw County, SCSC73,1661.7%–

27Cherokee County, SCSC58,2751.6%–

28Abbeville County, SCSC24,8361.5%–

29Newberry County, SCSC39,5611.5%–

30Marlboro County, SCSC25,4881.5%–

31Fairfield County, SCSC20,3401.4%–

32Jasper County, SCSC38,5331.3%–

33Saluda County, SCSC19,6801.3%–

34Colleton County, SCSC39,3821.1%–

35Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7401.1%–

36Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6621.0%–

37Lee County, SCSC15,7301.0%–

38Allendale County, SCSC7,3550.9%–

39Marion County, SCSC28,2420.8%–

40Hampton County, SCSC18,1740.8%–

41Edgefield County, SCSC29,8080.8%–

42Chester County, SCSC33,0010.8%–

43Barnwell County, SCSC20,6530.8%–

44McCormick County, SCSC10,2150.7%–

45Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1770.5%–

46Bamberg County, SCSC12,7960.3%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES