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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 7.37K people in South Carolina with Austrian ancestry (0.14% of South Carolina population). Among all South Carolina counties, Laurens County had the highest percentage of its population with Austrian ancestry (0.47%), followed by Anderson County (0.30%), and Horry County (0.27%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Austrian 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 Austrian Ancestry in 2021
Laurens County
Anderson County
Horry County
Beaufort County
Charleston County
Lexington County
Kershaw County
Greenville County
Chester County
Berkeley County
Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with Austrian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Laurens County 0.47
2 Anderson County 0.30
3 Horry County 0.27
4 Beaufort County 0.26
5 Charleston County 0.24
5 Lexington County 0.24
6 Kershaw County 0.21
7 Greenville County 0.17
8 Chester County 0.16
9 Berkeley County 0.14
9 McCormick County 0.14
9 Spartanburg County 0.14
9 York County 0.14
10 Colleton County 0.11
11 Aiken County 0.09
11 Florence County 0.09
11 Oconee County 0.09
12 Dillon County 0.08
12 Dorchester County 0.08
12 Pickens County 0.08
13 Cherokee County 0.07
13 Clarendon County 0.07
13 Greenwood County 0.07
13 Sumter County 0.07
14 Fairfield County 0.06
14 Jasper County 0.06
14 Orangeburg County 0.06
14 Richland County 0.06
14 Union County 0.06
15 Georgetown County 0.05
16 Hampton County 0.03
17 Edgefield County 0.02
17 Newberry County 0.02
18 Calhoun County 0.01
18 Marion County 0.01
19 Lancaster County 0.002