Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with West Indian (except Hispanic groups) Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 19.41K people in South Carolina with West Indian (except Hispanic groups) ancestry (0.38% of South Carolina population). Among all South Carolina counties, Richland County had the highest percentage of its population with West Indian (except Hispanic groups) ancestry (0.99%), followed by Lee County (0.86%), and Fairfield County (0.79%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having West Indian (except Hispanic groups) 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 (except Hispanic groups) Ancestry in 2021
Richland County
Lee County
Fairfield County
Barnwell County
York County
Union County
Aiken County
Beaufort County
Greenville County
Charleston County
Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with West Indian (except Hispanic groups) Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Richland County 0.99
2 Lee County 0.86
3 Fairfield County 0.79
4 Barnwell County 0.76
5 York County 0.65
6 Union County 0.57
7 Aiken County 0.54
8 Beaufort County 0.52
9 Greenville County 0.51
10 Charleston County 0.45
11 Horry County 0.42
12 Allendale County 0.40
13 Clarendon County 0.39
14 Kershaw County 0.35
15 Dillon County 0.33
16 Anderson County 0.32
16 Laurens County 0.32
17 Sumter County 0.31
18 Berkeley County 0.29
19 Edgefield County 0.26
19 Marion County 0.26
20 Florence County 0.24
21 Lexington County 0.22
22 Dorchester County 0.20
23 Williamsburg County 0.18
24 Orangeburg County 0.17
25 Darlington County 0.15
26 Lancaster County 0.14
26 Spartanburg County 0.14
27 Greenwood County 0.13
28 Georgetown County 0.12
29 Jasper County 0.11
30 Hampton County 0.10
31 Cherokee County 0.09
31 Pickens County 0.09
32 Colleton County 0.08
32 Saluda County 0.08
33 Abbeville County 0.07
33 Marlboro County 0.07
34 Chester County 0.05
34 McCormick County 0.05
35 Newberry County 0.02
36 Oconee County 0.001