Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Population with British Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 31.55K people in South Carolina with British ancestry. Among all South Carolina counties, Greenville County had the highest population with British ancestry (5.24K), followed by Charleston County (3.21K), and Richland County (2.21K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with British 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 Counties By Population with British Ancestry in 2021
Greenville County
Charleston County
Richland County
Lexington County
Spartanburg County
Horry County
Dorchester County
York County
Beaufort County
Berkeley County
Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Population with British Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Greenville County 5244
2 Charleston County 3211
3 Richland County 2209
4 Lexington County 2040
5 Spartanburg County 1811
6 Horry County 1798
7 Dorchester County 1685
8 York County 1515
9 Beaufort County 1477
10 Berkeley County 1292
11 Anderson County 1203
12 Florence County 1021
13 Aiken County 930
14 Pickens County 879
15 Greenwood County 732
16 Oconee County 555
17 Georgetown County 541
18 Cherokee County 397
19 Kershaw County 352
20 Sumter County 344
21 Lancaster County 289
22 Newberry County 247
23 Laurens County 228
24 Orangeburg County 224
25 Jasper County 186
26 Chester County 117
27 Williamsburg County 108
28 Edgefield County 100
29 Darlington County 93
30 Chesterfield County 89
31 Colleton County 87
32 Union County 78
33 Marion County 72
34 Barnwell County 69
35 Lee County 65
36 Fairfield County 60
37 Hampton County 51
38 McCormick County 45
39 Abbeville County 34
40 Calhoun County 30
41 Clarendon County 14
42 Marlboro County 12
43 Bamberg County 7
44 Saluda County 4