Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Population with Northern European Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 6.83K people in South Carolina with Northern European ancestry. Among all South Carolina counties, Greenville County had the highest population with Northern European ancestry (1.66K), followed by Lexington County (1.07K), and Charleston County (608).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Northern European 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 Northern European Ancestry in 2021
Greenville County
Lexington County
Charleston County
Richland County
Spartanburg County
York County
Horry County
Oconee County
Beaufort County
Sumter County
Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Population with Northern European Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Greenville County 1655
2 Lexington County 1071
3 Charleston County 608
4 Richland County 527
5 Spartanburg County 452
6 York County 383
7 Horry County 271
8 Oconee County 241
9 Beaufort County 230
10 Sumter County 224
11 Berkeley County 147
12 Dorchester County 108
13 Georgetown County 96
14 Aiken County 94
14 Hampton County 94
15 Lancaster County 87
16 Anderson County 67
17 Chesterfield County 63
17 Kershaw County 63
18 Darlington County 57
19 Barnwell County 42
20 Williamsburg County 40
21 Union County 37
22 Florence County 36
23 Edgefield County 29
23 Pickens County 29
24 Calhoun County 20
25 Laurens County 13
26 Colleton County 12
27 Abbeville County 11
28 Greenwood County 8
29 Newberry County 6
30 Chester County 4