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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 95.63K people in South Carolina with European ancestry (1.88% of South Carolina population). Among all South Carolina counties, Colleton County had the highest percentage of its population with European ancestry (9.21%), followed by Hampton County (4.95%), and Horry County (4.31%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having 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 Percentage of Population with European Ancestry in 2021
Colleton County
Hampton County
Horry County
Lexington County
Georgetown County
Aiken County
Charleston County
Pickens County
Greenville County
Oconee County
Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with European Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Colleton County 9.21
2 Hampton County 4.95
3 Horry County 4.31
4 Lexington County 2.64
5 Georgetown County 2.30
6 Aiken County 2.19
7 Charleston County 1.91
8 Pickens County 1.90
9 Greenville County 1.86
9 Oconee County 1.86
10 Beaufort County 1.84
11 Greenwood County 1.81
12 York County 1.80
13 Berkeley County 1.72
14 Sumter County 1.68
15 Anderson County 1.62
16 McCormick County 1.61
17 Richland County 1.59
18 Dorchester County 1.58
19 Newberry County 1.55
20 Kershaw County 1.48
21 Darlington County 1.33
22 Spartanburg County 1.30
23 Cherokee County 1.28
24 Laurens County 1.27
25 Abbeville County 1.19
26 Saluda County 1.09
27 Bamberg County 1.08
28 Edgefield County 1.06
29 Florence County 1.03
30 Jasper County 0.96
31 Lancaster County 0.88
32 Chesterfield County 0.87
33 Orangeburg County 0.86
34 Dillon County 0.84
35 Calhoun County 0.76
36 Clarendon County 0.71
37 Williamsburg County 0.64
38 Union County 0.60
39 Marlboro County 0.54
40 Fairfield County 0.50
41 Barnwell County 0.49
42 Chester County 0.47
43 Allendale County 0.39
44 Marion County 0.30
45 Lee County 0.25