Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 495.30K people in South Carolina with American ancestry (9.75% of South Carolina population). Among all South Carolina counties, Barnwell County had the highest percentage of its population with American ancestry (20.73%), followed by Aiken County (19.35%), and Chester County (18.62%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having American 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 Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
Barnwell County
Aiken County
Chester County
Cherokee County
Charleston County
Bamberg County
Georgetown County
Edgefield County
Saluda County
Dillon County
Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Barnwell County 20.73
2 Aiken County 19.35
3 Chester County 18.62
4 Cherokee County 17.23
5 Charleston County 16.14
6 Bamberg County 15.53
7 Georgetown County 14.83
8 Edgefield County 14.26
9 Saluda County 14.22
10 Dillon County 13.50
11 York County 12.32
12 Oconee County 11.23
13 Anderson County 10.99
14 Laurens County 10.95
15 Pickens County 10.33
16 Abbeville County 10.32
17 Lexington County 10.12
18 Newberry County 10.01
19 Marion County 9.66
20 Horry County 9.59
21 Fairfield County 9.58
22 Lancaster County 9.43
23 Greenwood County 9.38
24 Spartanburg County 9.32
25 Allendale County 9.27
26 Kershaw County 9.26
27 Union County 9.07
28 Williamsburg County 8.53
29 Marlboro County 8.52
30 Florence County 7.98
31 Berkeley County 7.97
32 Greenville County 7.35
33 Darlington County 6.84
34 Chesterfield County 6.72
35 Colleton County 6.69
36 Hampton County 6.45
37 Sumter County 6.40
38 Beaufort County 6.27
39 Dorchester County 6.16
40 Calhoun County 5.80
41 Clarendon County 5.77
42 McCormick County 5.55
43 Lee County 5.48
44 Richland County 5.08
45 Jasper County 4.35
46 Orangeburg County 4.19