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Largest Scotch-Irish population, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Scotch-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 880. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Jasper County, SC, up 16 places to #29.

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SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Largest Scotch-Irish population by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH POPULATIONVS 2010
01Greenville County, SCSC583,12512,637−20%
02York County, SCSC306,8878,637−33%
03▲2Lexington County, SCSC317,5886,795−26%
04Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8576,581−39%
05▲1Richland County, SCSC434,9566,227−48%
06▲1Charleston County, SCSC436,2005,954−47%
07▲1Anderson County, SCSC219,9304,916−37%
08▼5Horry County, SCSC427,5514,114−47%
09▲5Aiken County, SCSC181,5153,376−7%
10Berkeley County, SCSC274,6662,945−32%
11Pickens County, SCSC139,1982,745−51%
12▲3Dorchester County, SCSC178,3972,420−23%
13▼1Beaufort County, SCSC204,4332,416−40%
14▼1Lancaster County, SCSC114,2962,044−34%
15▼6Florence County, SCSC138,5041,747−70%
16Oconee County, SCSC83,7751,629−43%
17▲2Laurens County, SCSC71,8481,407−43%
18▼1Greenwood County, SCSC70,3791,398−51%
19▲1Kershaw County, SCSC73,1661,385−18%
20▲1Sumter County, SCSC105,0671,333−41%
21▲3Chester County, SCSC33,0011,101−13%
22Georgetown County, SCSC65,9121,034−52%
23▼5Darlington County, SCSC62,888880−51%
24▲9Newberry County, SCSC39,561869−9%
25Clarendon County, SCSC31,043796+9%
26▼3Cherokee County, SCSC58,275773−52%
27▼1Chesterfield County, SCSC44,740548−71%
28▼1Fairfield County, SCSC20,340493−50%
29▲16Jasper County, SCSC38,533455−40%
30▲5Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662406−58%
31▼3Abbeville County, SCSC24,836385−73%
32▲4Orangeburg County, SCSC83,177383−54%
33▼2Union County, SCSC26,799316−57%
34▲3Colleton County, SCSC39,382306−53%
35▲4Edgefield County, SCSC29,808258−72%
36▲5Calhoun County, SCSC14,188246+2%
37▼8Dillon County, SCSC27,458219−83%
38▼4Lee County, SCSC15,730199+21%
39▼1Barnwell County, SCSC20,653190−25%
40▼10Marlboro County, SCSC25,488184−79%
41▼1Saluda County, SCSC19,680159−63%
42▼10Marion County, SCSC28,242144−85%
43▲1McCormick County, SCSC10,215134−40%
44▼1Allendale County, SCSC7,35584−21%
45▼3Hampton County, SCSC18,17455−58%
46Bamberg County, SCSC12,79625−86%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES