Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 79.87K people in South Carolina with French (except Basque) ancestry (1.57% of South Carolina population). Among all South Carolina counties, Beaufort County had the highest percentage of its population with French (except Basque) ancestry (2.58%), followed by Berkeley County (2.41%), and Dorchester County (2.04%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having French (except Basque) 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 French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
Beaufort County
Berkeley County
Dorchester County
Oconee County
Charleston County
Horry County
Aiken County
York County
Calhoun County
Colleton County
Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Beaufort County 2.58
2 Berkeley County 2.41
3 Dorchester County 2.04
4 Oconee County 2.03
5 Charleston County 1.99
6 Horry County 1.85
7 Aiken County 1.83
8 York County 1.74
9 Calhoun County 1.70
10 Colleton County 1.69
10 Georgetown County 1.69
11 Fairfield County 1.68
12 Greenville County 1.66
13 Lexington County 1.61
14 McCormick County 1.60
14 Pickens County 1.60
15 Spartanburg County 1.45
16 Anderson County 1.43
16 Newberry County 1.43
17 Kershaw County 1.41
18 Richland County 1.36
19 Laurens County 1.34
20 Sumter County 1.32
21 Hampton County 1.25
22 Abbeville County 1.22
23 Union County 1.14
24 Darlington County 1.12
25 Florence County 1.09
26 Edgefield County 1.08
27 Greenwood County 1.05
28 Clarendon County 1.03
29 Jasper County 1.00
30 Marlboro County 0.96
31 Lancaster County 0.93
32 Cherokee County 0.92
33 Chester County 0.86
34 Chesterfield County 0.59
35 Saluda County 0.53
36 Dillon County 0.43
37 Barnwell County 0.40
38 Orangeburg County 0.39
39 Williamsburg County 0.36
40 Lee County 0.26
41 Marion County 0.15
42 Allendale County 0.12
43 Bamberg County 0.10