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Largest Irish population, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Irish 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 3,720. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Colleton County, SC, up 8 places to #24.

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SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Largest Irish population by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH POPULATIONVS 2010
01Greenville County, SCSC583,12555,264+18%
02Horry County, SCSC427,55145,829+33%
03Charleston County, SCSC436,20044,521+28%
04▲1York County, SCSC306,88733,804+28%
05▼1Lexington County, SCSC317,58831,819+6%
06Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85731,072+7%
07▲1Richland County, SCSC434,95624,463−13%
08▲2Berkeley County, SCSC274,66623,945+46%
09▼2Beaufort County, SCSC204,43323,921+15%
10▼1Anderson County, SCSC219,93023,513−6%
11▲2Pickens County, SCSC139,19817,205+14%
12▼1Aiken County, SCSC181,51515,081+11%
13▼1Dorchester County, SCSC178,39714,037−3%
14Oconee County, SCSC83,77511,201+9%
15Lancaster County, SCSC114,29610,491+82%
16Florence County, SCSC138,5047,205−20%
17Georgetown County, SCSC65,9126,338+18%
18Sumter County, SCSC105,0675,907−3%
19▲1Laurens County, SCSC71,8485,771−12%
20▼1Kershaw County, SCSC73,1665,262+14%
21▲2Cherokee County, SCSC58,2754,521−15%
22Greenwood County, SCSC70,3794,349−23%
23▼2Darlington County, SCSC62,8883,720+3%
24▲8Colleton County, SCSC39,3823,225+58%
25▲2Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1772,656−27%
26▲2Jasper County, SCSC38,5332,619+55%
27▼3Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7402,551−6%
28▼3Newberry County, SCSC39,5612,279−20%
29▼3Union County, SCSC26,7992,120−13%
30▲1Chester County, SCSC33,0011,923−23%
31▲2Edgefield County, SCSC29,8081,905+6%
32▼3Abbeville County, SCSC24,8361,657−41%
33▼3Clarendon County, SCSC31,0431,615−31%
34Saluda County, SCSC19,6801,174−27%
35▲3Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662981+38%
36▲4Fairfield County, SCSC20,340898−30%
37McCormick County, SCSC10,215891+47%
38▲5Hampton County, SCSC18,174876−35%
39Marion County, SCSC28,242751−57%
40▼4Marlboro County, SCSC25,488621−51%
41▲3Barnwell County, SCSC20,653618−43%
42▼7Dillon County, SCSC27,458607−65%
43▼1Lee County, SCSC15,730457−2%
44▼3Calhoun County, SCSC14,188446−65%
45Allendale County, SCSC7,355281+19%
46Bamberg County, SCSC12,796272−39%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES