RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 104 SHOWN OF 104

Largest Scotch-Irish population, South Carolina cities · 2020

South Carolina cities ranked by the number of residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 104 cities in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH POPULATIONVS 2000

01Columbia, SCSC147,0352,624–

02Mount Pleasant, SCSC95,4692,543–

03Greenville, SCSC75,3102,489–

04Rock Hill, SCSC75,9112,410–

05Charleston, SCSC159,4232,235–

06Greer, SCSC50,0071,602–

07Hanahan, SCSC22,4151,140–

08Florence, SCSC41,2311,026–

09North Charleston, SCSC129,245989–

10Lake Wylie, SCSC16,006971–

11North Myrtle Beach, SCSC21,346955–

12Simpsonville, SCSC28,459936–

13Summerville, SCSC53,177869–

14Fort Mill, SCSC38,673869–

15Wade Hampton, SCSC20,898861–

16Anderson, SCSC31,323843–

17Spartanburg, SCSC39,978841–

18West Columbia, SCSC18,489726–

19Hilton Head Island, SCSC38,196710–

20Myrtle Beach, SCSC40,937708–

21Carolina Forest, SCSC26,263652–

22Aiken, SCSC33,808649–

23Easley, SCSC27,319649–

24Mauldin, SCSC31,465623–

25Clemson, SCSC18,941622–

26Taylors, SCSC24,505606–

27Lexington, SCSC25,729592–

28Little River, SCSC11,771496–

29Camden, SCSC9,201456–

30Cayce, SCSC13,680435–

31Lake Murray of Richland, SCSC7,023434–

32North Augusta, SCSC26,982404–

33Goose Creek, SCSC52,010401–

34Five Forks, SCSC18,656382–

35Oak Grove, SCSC12,256381–

36Forest Acres, SCSC10,390372–

37Sumter, SCSC43,094368–

38Tega Cay, SCSC14,457360–

39Conway, SCSC30,627331–

40Dillon, SCSC6,227330–

41Hartsville, SCSC7,374329–

42Powdersville, SCSC10,771320–

43Seven Oaks, SCSC15,921308–

44Ladson, SCSC16,140307–

45Lake City, SCSC5,940306–

46Socastee, SCSC23,796304–

47Gaffney, SCSC12,583298–

48Gantt, SCSC15,401285–

49Red Hill, SCSC15,920280–

50York, SCSC10,620267–

51Garden City, SCSC11,591260–

52James Island, SCSC12,660249–

53Fountain Inn, SCSC14,722231–

54Centerville, SCSC7,049228–

55Boiling Springs, SCSC12,936215–

56Lancaster, SCSC9,623215–

57Murrells Inlet, SCSC10,044203–

58Berea, SCSC16,862187–

59Greenwood, SCSC22,745180–

60Lugoff, SCSC9,786175–

61Beaufort, SCSC15,775163–

62Laurens, SCSC9,327157–

63Bluffton, SCSC36,807154–

64Red Bank, SCSC11,314145–

65Port Royal, SCSC16,648144–

66Chester, SCSC5,324141–

67Sans Souci, SCSC7,665139–

68Sangaree, SCSC8,681132–

69Travelers Rest, SCSC9,135131–

70Litchfield Beach, SCSC9,044128–

71Homeland Park, SCSC6,632128–

72Lyman, SCSC7,103122–

73Irmo, SCSC12,204118–

74Clinton, SCSC7,918116–

75Newberry, SCSC10,891113–

76Darlington, SCSC6,075110–

77Belvedere, SCSC5,180106–

78St. Andrews, SCSC19,868106–

79Seneca, SCSC9,424103–

80Clemson University, SCSC7,015103–

81Moncks Corner, SCSC20,612102–

82Burton, SCSC6,912102–

83Clover, SCSC7,659100–

84Union, SCSC8,07797–

85Orangeburg, SCSC13,38395–

86Georgetown, SCSC8,86992–

87Marion, SCSC6,02890–

88Parker, SCSC12,89889–

89Central, SCSC5,29888–

90Valley Falls, SCSC8,23982–

91Forestbrook, SCSC7,47981–

92Welcome, SCSC6,52781–

93Blythewood, SCSC7,23346–

94Batesburg-Leesville, SCSC5,34643–

95Woodruff, SCSC6,02642–

96Piedmont, SCSC5,46242–

97Hollywood, SCSC5,65240–

98Hardeeville, SCSC16,45939–

99White Knoll, SCSC8,31037–

100Laurel Bay, SCSC5,88235–

101Woodfield, SCSC9,46532–

102Bennettsville, SCSC7,56525–

103Dentsville, SCSC15,20913–

104Walterboro, SCSC5,4851–

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