South Carolina Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 3, 2024.
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, and the table below shows both the number and percentages for all ancestry groups.
You can see similar information for other states, South Carolina counties, congressional districts, and the United 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 - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
South Carolina Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage 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 |