Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with Jamaican Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 10.31K people in South Carolina with Jamaican ancestry (0.20% of South Carolina population). Among all South Carolina counties, Lee County had the highest percentage of its population with Jamaican ancestry (0.86%), followed by Barnwell County (0.74%), and Fairfield County (0.65%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Jamaican ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in South Carolina.
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Related Topics: South Carolina ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with Jamaican Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee County | 0.86 |
| 2 | Barnwell County | 0.74 |
| 3 | Fairfield County | 0.65 |
| 4 | Richland County | 0.50 |
| 5 | Horry County | 0.37 |
| 5 | York County | 0.37 |
| 6 | Aiken County | 0.36 |
| 7 | Charleston County | 0.33 |
| 7 | Dillon County | 0.33 |
| 8 | Beaufort County | 0.29 |
| 9 | Allendale County | 0.25 |
| 10 | Greenville County | 0.23 |
| 11 | Sumter County | 0.22 |
| 12 | Clarendon County | 0.20 |
| 12 | Marion County | 0.20 |
| 13 | Union County | 0.15 |
| 14 | Anderson County | 0.13 |
| 15 | Florence County | 0.11 |
| 15 | Laurens County | 0.11 |
| 16 | Edgefield County | 0.10 |
| 17 | Darlington County | 0.09 |
| 17 | Greenwood County | 0.09 |
| 17 | Williamsburg County | 0.09 |
| 18 | Colleton County | 0.08 |
| 18 | Saluda County | 0.08 |
| 19 | Abbeville County | 0.07 |
| 19 | Spartanburg County | 0.07 |
| 20 | Dorchester County | 0.06 |
| 21 | Lexington County | 0.05 |
| 22 | Berkeley County | 0.04 |
| 23 | Marlboro County | 0.03 |
| 24 | Georgetown County | 0.02 |
| 24 | Jasper County | 0.02 |
| 24 | Newberry County | 0.02 |
| 25 | Kershaw County | 0.01 |
| 25 | McCormick County | 0.01 |
| 25 | Orangeburg County | 0.01 |
| 25 | Pickens County | 0.01 |
| 26 | Oconee County | 0.001 |