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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.39K people in South Carolina with Syrian ancestry (0.03% of South Carolina population). Among all South Carolina counties, Colleton County had the highest percentage of its population with Syrian ancestry (0.11%), followed by Greenville County (0.06%), and Horry County (0.06%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Syrian 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 Syrian Ancestry in 2021
Colleton County
Greenville County
Horry County
Orangeburg County
Lexington County
Newberry County
Richland County
York County
Beaufort County
Charleston County
Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with Syrian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Colleton County 0.11
2 Greenville County 0.06
2 Horry County 0.06
2 Orangeburg County 0.06
3 Lexington County 0.04
3 Newberry County 0.04
3 Richland County 0.04
3 York County 0.04
4 Beaufort County 0.03
4 Charleston County 0.03
4 Saluda County 0.03
5 Aiken County 0.02
5 Kershaw County 0.02
5 Pickens County 0.02
5 Sumter County 0.02
6 Anderson County 0.01
6 Dorchester County 0.01
6 Florence County 0.01
6 Spartanburg County 0.01