Ranking of South Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 79.87K people in South Carolina with French (except Basque) ancestry (1.57% of South Carolina population). Among all South Carolina cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Bluffton town had the highest percentage of its population with French (except Basque) ancestry (4.02%), followed by Simpsonville city (3.09%), and Hilton Head Island town (2.91%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having French (except Basque) ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in South Carolina.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of South Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
Bluffton town
Simpsonville city
Hilton Head Island town
Summerville town
Goose Creek city
Mount Pleasant town
Lake Wylie CDP
Charleston city
Lexington town
West Columbia city
Ranking of South Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Bluffton town 4.02
2 Simpsonville city 3.09
3 Hilton Head Island town 2.91
4 Summerville town 2.76
5 Goose Creek city 2.62
6 Mount Pleasant town 2.58
7 Lake Wylie CDP 2.56
8 Charleston city 2.55
9 Lexington town 2.46
10 West Columbia city 2.44
11 Garden City CDP 2.39
12 Gaffney city 2.33
13 Fort Mill town 2.31
14 Carolina Forest CDP 2.30
14 Greenville city 2.30
15 Beaufort city 2.29
16 North Myrtle Beach city 2.28
17 Clemson city 2.22
18 Five Forks CDP 2.16
18 Socastee CDP 2.16
19 Mauldin city 2.15
20 Forest Acres city 2.05
21 Aiken city 2.03
22 Hanahan city 1.99
23 Fountain Inn city 1.97
24 Port Royal town 1.92
25 Tega Cay city 1.91
26 Boiling Springs CDP 1.90
27 Wade Hampton CDP 1.89
28 Columbia city 1.87
29 Florence city 1.82
30 Easley city 1.78
30 North Augusta city 1.78
31 Red Hill CDP 1.65
32 Seven Oaks CDP 1.64
33 Irmo town 1.56
34 James Island town 1.52
35 Sumter city 1.45
36 Moncks Corner town 1.44
36 St. Andrews CDP 1.44
37 Rock Hill city 1.41
38 Conway city 1.35
39 Anderson city 1.34
39 Taylors CDP 1.34
40 Red Bank CDP 1.32
41 Parker CDP 1.31
42 Myrtle Beach city 1.21
43 Berea CDP 1.19
44 Spartanburg city 1.18
45 North Charleston city 1.17
46 Cayce city 1.12
47 Greer city 1.04
48 Greenwood city 0.81
49 Oak Grove CDP 0.67
50 Ladson CDP 0.55
51 Newberry city 0.41
52 Orangeburg city 0.37
53 Gantt CDP 0.26
54 Dentsville CDP 0.21