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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 495.13K people in South Carolina with English ancestry (9.75% of South Carolina population). Among all South Carolina counties, Oconee County had the highest percentage of its population with English ancestry (14.31%), followed by Pickens County (14.02%), and Horry County (13.15%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having English 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 English Ancestry in 2021
Oconee County
Pickens County
Horry County
Charleston County
Lancaster County
Greenville County
Anderson County
Georgetown County
Beaufort County
Dorchester County
Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with English Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Oconee County 14.31
2 Pickens County 14.02
3 Horry County 13.15
4 Charleston County 12.12
5 Lancaster County 11.92
6 Greenville County 11.75
7 Anderson County 11.49
8 Georgetown County 10.61
9 Beaufort County 10.55
10 Dorchester County 10.22
11 Lexington County 10.20
12 York County 9.93
13 Spartanburg County 9.71
14 Dillon County 9.63
15 Chesterfield County 9.52
16 Aiken County 9.04
17 Saluda County 8.94
18 Colleton County 8.69
19 Darlington County 8.53
20 Florence County 8.46
21 Kershaw County 8.32
21 Laurens County 8.32
22 Berkeley County 8.09
23 Newberry County 7.65
24 Chester County 7.64
25 Cherokee County 7.35
26 Richland County 7.13
27 Calhoun County 7.11
28 Edgefield County 6.95
29 Hampton County 6.85
30 Greenwood County 6.74
31 McCormick County 6.58
32 Marlboro County 6.23
33 Abbeville County 6.14
34 Sumter County 6.05
35 Marion County 5.98
36 Clarendon County 5.62
37 Union County 5.14
38 Jasper County 5.07
39 Fairfield County 4.77
40 Barnwell County 4.49
41 Lee County 4.43
42 Williamsburg County 3.63
43 Orangeburg County 3.02
44 Bamberg County 2.02
45 Allendale County 1.43