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Largest Scottish population, South Carolina counties · 2020

South Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Scottish ancestry, from the 2020 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Greenville County, SCSC583,12514,249+24%

02Charleston County, SCSC436,20011,567+9%

03Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8578,423+32%

04Horry County, SCSC427,5518,044+14%

05York County, SCSC306,8877,095+35%

06Richland County, SCSC434,9567,064−11%

07Lexington County, SCSC317,5886,233+3%

08Anderson County, SCSC219,9305,845+44%

09Beaufort County, SCSC204,4334,463−7%

10Berkeley County, SCSC274,6664,420+14%

11Aiken County, SCSC181,5154,212+53%

12Dorchester County, SCSC178,3974,172+48%

13Pickens County, SCSC139,1983,078−3%

14Lancaster County, SCSC114,2962,939+146%

15Florence County, SCSC138,5042,813+22%

16Oconee County, SCSC83,7752,132+5%

17Sumter County, SCSC105,0671,799+14%

18Darlington County, SCSC62,8881,683+46%

19Georgetown County, SCSC65,9121,622+98%

20Laurens County, SCSC71,8481,410+23%

21Greenwood County, SCSC70,3791,179+9%

22Kershaw County, SCSC73,1661,090−16%

23Cherokee County, SCSC58,275918+25%

24Clarendon County, SCSC31,043823+384%

25Dillon County, SCSC27,458689+28%

26Union County, SCSC26,799635+47%

27Newberry County, SCSC39,561571−7%

28Chesterfield County, SCSC44,740492−30%

29Orangeburg County, SCSC83,177443+12%

30Colleton County, SCSC39,382427+12%

31Calhoun County, SCSC14,188425+100%

32Jasper County, SCSC38,533397+56%

33Marlboro County, SCSC25,488388−7%

34Abbeville County, SCSC24,836380−19%

35Fairfield County, SCSC20,340314+5%

36Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662293−4%

37Marion County, SCSC28,242260−32%

38Saluda County, SCSC19,680254+64%

39Chester County, SCSC33,001245−67%

40Edgefield County, SCSC29,808220−29%

41Lee County, SCSC15,730163+23%

42Barnwell County, SCSC20,653160+60%

43Hampton County, SCSC18,174160−11%

44Allendale County, SCSC7,35579+182%

45McCormick County, SCSC10,21569−68%

46Bamberg County, SCSC12,79639−43%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS