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Largest Scotch-Irish population, South Carolina counties · 2020

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, SCSC583,12515,750–

02York County, SCSC306,88711,566–

03Horry County, SCSC427,5517,991–

04Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8577,977–

05Lexington County, SCSC317,5887,837–

06Richland County, SCSC434,9567,686–

07Charleston County, SCSC436,2006,766–

08Anderson County, SCSC219,9305,987–

09Florence County, SCSC138,5043,538–

10Berkeley County, SCSC274,6663,448–

11Pickens County, SCSC139,1983,258–

12Beaufort County, SCSC204,4332,933–

13Lancaster County, SCSC114,2962,593–

14Aiken County, SCSC181,5152,462–

15Dorchester County, SCSC178,3972,181–

16Oconee County, SCSC83,7752,052–

17Greenwood County, SCSC70,3792,015–

18Darlington County, SCSC62,8881,952–

19Laurens County, SCSC71,8481,816–

20Kershaw County, SCSC73,1661,570–

21Sumter County, SCSC105,0671,420–

22Georgetown County, SCSC65,9121,141–

23Cherokee County, SCSC58,2751,054–

24Chester County, SCSC33,001979–

25Clarendon County, SCSC31,043918–

26Chesterfield County, SCSC44,740795–

27Fairfield County, SCSC20,340650–

28Abbeville County, SCSC24,836642–

29Dillon County, SCSC27,458639–

30Marlboro County, SCSC25,488590–

31Union County, SCSC26,799519–

32Marion County, SCSC28,242481–

33Newberry County, SCSC39,561415–

34Lee County, SCSC15,730369–

35Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662331–

36Orangeburg County, SCSC83,177322–

37Colleton County, SCSC39,382226–

38Barnwell County, SCSC20,653224–

39Edgefield County, SCSC29,808215–

40Saluda County, SCSC19,680203–

41Calhoun County, SCSC14,188145–

42Hampton County, SCSC18,174111–

43Allendale County, SCSC7,355100–

44McCormick County, SCSC10,21590–

45Jasper County, SCSC38,53379–

46Bamberg County, SCSC12,79612–

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