South Carolina Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 3, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 5.08M South Carolina population, 1.79M had Other Groups ancestry (35.25%), 1.21M had Unclassified ancestry (23.79%), and 495.30K had American ancestry (9.75%).
The chart below shows the top 10 ancestry groups by percentage, and the table below shows both the population and percentages for many ancestry groups.
You can see similar information for other states.
NB: People could belong to one or more ancestry groups.
Related Topics: South Carolina ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
South Carolina Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Population | Percent of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 1790526 | 35.25 |
| Unclassified | 1208121 | 23.79 |
| American | 495300 | 9.75 |
| English | 495127 | 9.75 |
| German | 466069 | 9.18 |
| Irish | 437447 | 8.61 |
| Italian | 157354 | 3.10 |
| Scottish | 109385 | 2.15 |
| Scotch Irish | 103596 | 2.04 |
| European | 95629 | 1.88 |
| French (except Basque) | 79867 | 1.57 |
| Polish | 74893 | 1.48 |
| Subsaharan African | 49785 | 0.98 |
| African | 42474 | 0.84 |
| Dutch | 35227 | 0.69 |
| British | 31545 | 0.62 |
| Welsh | 25485 | 0.50 |
| Swedish | 23731 | 0.47 |
| Norwegian | 21169 | 0.42 |
| Russian | 19980 | 0.39 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 19405 | 0.38 |
| French Canadian | 17086 | 0.34 |
| Greek | 14692 | 0.29 |
| Hungarian | 12318 | 0.24 |
| Ukrainian | 12027 | 0.24 |
| Jamaican | 10308 | 0.20 |
| Scandinavian | 9877 | 0.19 |
| Portuguese | 8830 | 0.17 |
| Czech | 8421 | 0.17 |
| Eastern European | 7976 | 0.16 |
| Swiss | 7825 | 0.15 |
| Danish | 7600 | 0.15 |
| Austrian | 7371 | 0.14 |
| Northern European | 6825 | 0.13 |
| Canadian | 6313 | 0.12 |
| Lebanese | 5517 | 0.11 |
| Finnish | 5206 | 0.10 |
| Slovak | 4706 | 0.09 |
| Lithuanian | 4624 | 0.09 |
| Brazilian | 4541 | 0.09 |
| Haitian | 3625 | 0.07 |
| Romanian | 3587 | 0.07 |
| Croatian | 2867 | 0.06 |
| Belgian | 2800 | 0.06 |
| Nigerian | 2393 | 0.05 |
| West Indian | 2390 | 0.05 |
| Czechoslovakian | 2104 | 0.04 |
| Armenian | 2068 | 0.04 |
| Egyptian | 2046 | 0.04 |
| Iranian | 1882 | 0.04 |
| Turkish | 1730 | 0.03 |
| Yugoslavian | 1652 | 0.03 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 1511 | 0.03 |
| Israeli | 1508 | 0.03 |
| Slavic | 1431 | 0.03 |
| Pennsylvania German | 1430 | 0.03 |
| Syrian | 1394 | 0.03 |
| Serbian | 1293 | 0.03 |
| Slovene | 1188 | 0.02 |
| Albania | 1136 | 0.02 |
| Bulgarian | 1019 | 0.02 |
| Iraqi | 1013 | 0.02 |
| South African | 1005 | 0.02 |
| Celtic | 1004 | 0.02 |
| Palestinian | 940 | 0.02 |
| Arab | 903 | 0.02 |
| Moroccan | 897 | 0.02 |
| Australian | 783 | 0.02 |
| Latvian | 698 | 0.01 |
| Bahamian | 669 | 0.01 |
| Kenyan | 668 | 0.01 |
| Ethiopian | 653 | 0.01 |
| Guyanese | 588 | 0.01 |
| British West Indian | 536 | 0.01 |
| Cajun | 477 | 0.01 |
| Liberian | 447 | 0.01 |
| Ghanaian | 421 | 0.01 |
| Icelander | 354 | 0.01 |
| Macedonian | 350 | 0.01 |
| Jordanian | 321 | 0.01 |
| Senegalese | 315 | 0.01 |
| Barbadian | 310 | 0.01 |
| Estonian | 302 | 0.01 |
| Maltese | 276 | 0.01 |
| Cypriot | 238 | 0.01 |
| Belizean | 208 | 0.00 |
| Basque | 185 | 0.00 |
| Luxembourger | 178 | 0.00 |
| Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac | 171 | 0.00 |
| Bermudan | 160 | 0.00 |
| Ugandan | 127 | 0.00 |
| Alsatian | 118 | 0.00 |
| Afghan | 115 | 0.00 |
| New Zealander | 70 | 0.00 |
| Cape Verdean | 60 | 0.00 |
| Zimbabwean | 60 | 0.00 |
| Sierra Leonean | 45 | 0.00 |
| Dutch West Indian | 44 | 0.00 |
| US Virgin Islander | 43 | 0.00 |
| Sudanese | 40 | 0.00 |
| German Russian | 39 | 0.00 |
| Somali | 33 | 0.00 |
| Carpatho Rusyn | 32 | 0.00 |