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Largest American population, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are American ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 5,225. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Marion County, SC, up 12 places to #26.

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SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Largest American population by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPAMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2010
01Charleston County, SCSC436,20036,689+9%
02Greenville County, SCSC583,12536,410−36%
03Horry County, SCSC427,55129,645−25%
04▲3Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85727,577−27%
05Aiken County, SCSC181,51526,536−18%
06▼2York County, SCSC306,88726,369+34%
07▲1Anderson County, SCSC219,93026,255−10%
08▼2Lexington County, SCSC317,58824,057−32%
09Richland County, SCSC434,95618,582−30%
10Berkeley County, SCSC274,66616,994−3%
11▲2Florence County, SCSC138,50414,771+30%
12▼1Pickens County, SCSC139,19812,369−35%
13▼1Beaufort County, SCSC204,43311,581+48%
14Dorchester County, SCSC178,3979,040−53%
15Cherokee County, SCSC58,2757,894−2%
16Lancaster County, SCSC114,2967,650−56%
17▲1Oconee County, SCSC83,7757,357−30%
18▼1Georgetown County, SCSC65,9127,083+36%
19Laurens County, SCSC71,8486,753−14%
20▲4Darlington County, SCSC62,8886,5640%
21▲7Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1776,038−15%
22Sumter County, SCSC105,0675,660−23%
23▲6Dillon County, SCSC27,4585,225+22%
24▼1Kershaw County, SCSC73,1665,151−69%
25▲2Edgefield County, SCSC29,8084,280+2%
26▲12Marion County, SCSC28,2424,057+54%
27▼7Chester County, SCSC33,0013,851−42%
28▼3Barnwell County, SCSC20,6533,806+45%
29▲12Marlboro County, SCSC25,4883,684+30%
30▼9Greenwood County, SCSC70,3793,607−71%
31▼1Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7403,524−53%
32▲2Colleton County, SCSC39,3823,421−65%
33▼1Union County, SCSC26,7992,924−25%
34▼8Newberry County, SCSC39,5612,916−45%
35▲4Bamberg County, SCSC12,7962,470+202%
36▼3Abbeville County, SCSC24,8362,415−36%
37Clarendon County, SCSC31,0432,296−45%
38▼7Saluda County, SCSC19,6802,110−39%
39▼4Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6621,923+20%
40▲2Hampton County, SCSC18,1741,654+23%
41▼1Jasper County, SCSC38,5331,412+136%
42▼6Fairfield County, SCSC20,3401,132−74%
43Calhoun County, SCSC14,1881,087−54%
44Lee County, SCSC15,730928−81%
45Allendale County, SCSC7,355812+36%
46McCormick County, SCSC10,215600−43%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES