RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 46 SHOWN OF 46

Largest Scotch-Irish population, South Carolina counties · 2010

South Carolina counties 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 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH POPULATIONVS 2000

01Greenville County, SCSC583,12515,852–

02York County, SCSC306,88712,825–

03Richland County, SCSC434,95611,933–

04Charleston County, SCSC436,20011,151–

05Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85710,794–

06Lexington County, SCSC317,5889,197–

07Anderson County, SCSC219,9307,789–

08Horry County, SCSC427,5517,783–

09Florence County, SCSC138,5045,842–

10Pickens County, SCSC139,1985,612–

11Berkeley County, SCSC274,6664,346–

12Beaufort County, SCSC204,4334,047–

13Aiken County, SCSC181,5153,613–

14Dorchester County, SCSC178,3973,153–

15Lancaster County, SCSC114,2963,110–

16Oconee County, SCSC83,7752,870–

17Greenwood County, SCSC70,3792,842–

18Laurens County, SCSC71,8482,448–

19Sumter County, SCSC105,0672,258–

20Georgetown County, SCSC65,9122,133–

21Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7401,893–

22Darlington County, SCSC62,8881,797–

23Kershaw County, SCSC73,1661,694–

24Cherokee County, SCSC58,2751,600–

25Abbeville County, SCSC24,8361,443–

26Dillon County, SCSC27,4581,264–

27Chester County, SCSC33,0011,262–

28Fairfield County, SCSC20,340985–

29Marion County, SCSC28,242962–

30Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662959–

31Newberry County, SCSC39,561953–

32Edgefield County, SCSC29,808918–

33Marlboro County, SCSC25,488856–

34Orangeburg County, SCSC83,177831–

35Jasper County, SCSC38,533764–

36Union County, SCSC26,799741–

37Clarendon County, SCSC31,043733–

38Colleton County, SCSC39,382653–

39Saluda County, SCSC19,680428–

40Barnwell County, SCSC20,653252–

41Calhoun County, SCSC14,188241–

42McCormick County, SCSC10,215224–

43Bamberg County, SCSC12,796185–

44Lee County, SCSC15,730164–

45Hampton County, SCSC18,174131–

46Allendale County, SCSC7,355106–

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