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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 2.39K people in South Carolina with West Indian ancestry (0.05% of South Carolina population). Among all South Carolina counties, Richland County had the highest percentage of its population with West Indian ancestry (0.23%), followed by Fairfield County (0.13%), and Beaufort County (0.12%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having West Indian 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 West Indian Ancestry in 2021
Richland County
Fairfield County
Beaufort County
Orangeburg County
Lexington County
Cherokee County
Pickens County
Dorchester County
Anderson County
Clarendon County
Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with West Indian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Richland County 0.23
2 Fairfield County 0.13
3 Beaufort County 0.12
3 Orangeburg County 0.12
4 Lexington County 0.09
5 Cherokee County 0.08
6 Pickens County 0.06
7 Dorchester County 0.05
8 Anderson County 0.04
8 Clarendon County 0.04
9 Greenville County 0.03
9 Laurens County 0.03
9 York County 0.03
10 Aiken County 0.02
10 Charleston County 0.02
10 Greenwood County 0.02
10 Spartanburg County 0.02
10 Sumter County 0.02
11 Berkeley County 0.01
11 Florence County 0.01
11 Georgetown County 0.01
11 Horry County 0.01
12 Darlington County 0.002