Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 109.39K people in South Carolina with Scottish ancestry (2.15% of South Carolina population). Among all South Carolina counties, Calhoun County had the highest percentage of its population with Scottish ancestry (3.66%), followed by Lancaster County (3.31%), and Greenville County (2.69%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Scottish 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 Scottish Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calhoun County | 3.66 |
| 2 | Lancaster County | 3.31 |
| 3 | Greenville County | 2.69 |
| 4 | Anderson County | 2.67 |
| 4 | Pickens County | 2.67 |
| 5 | York County | 2.64 |
| 6 | Oconee County | 2.56 |
| 7 | Charleston County | 2.52 |
| 8 | Dorchester County | 2.48 |
| 9 | Union County | 2.42 |
| 10 | Aiken County | 2.40 |
| 10 | Darlington County | 2.40 |
| 10 | Spartanburg County | 2.40 |
| 11 | Georgetown County | 2.39 |
| 12 | Beaufort County | 2.33 |
| 13 | Horry County | 2.16 |
| 14 | Dillon County | 2.14 |
| 15 | Clarendon County | 2.04 |
| 16 | Lexington County | 2.03 |
| 17 | Laurens County | 1.99 |
| 18 | Newberry County | 1.88 |
| 19 | Florence County | 1.86 |
| 20 | Abbeville County | 1.83 |
| 21 | Greenwood County | 1.81 |
| 22 | Kershaw County | 1.73 |
| 23 | Sumter County | 1.71 |
| 24 | Richland County | 1.69 |
| 25 | Jasper County | 1.65 |
| 26 | Berkeley County | 1.63 |
| 27 | Cherokee County | 1.39 |
| 28 | Saluda County | 1.29 |
| 29 | Fairfield County | 1.22 |
| 30 | Colleton County | 1.19 |
| 31 | McCormick County | 1.17 |
| 32 | Chesterfield County | 1.15 |
| 33 | Edgefield County | 1.13 |
| 34 | Barnwell County | 1.04 |
| 35 | Marlboro County | 1.01 |
| 36 | Hampton County | 0.98 |
| 37 | Chester County | 0.92 |
| 38 | Lee County | 0.90 |
| 39 | Orangeburg County | 0.56 |
| 40 | Williamsburg County | 0.50 |
| 41 | Marion County | 0.39 |
| 42 | Bamberg County | 0.38 |
| 43 | Allendale County | 0.34 |