Ancestry in Charleston, South Carolina (City)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of South Carolina and Charleston
Charleston
South Carolina
0%10%20%30%CountOther1AmericanUnclassified2GermanIrishEnglishItalianScottishScotch-IrishFrenchPolishEuropeanWelshArabBritishDutchSwedishGreekRussianNorwegian28.406011%37.910501%28.406011%28.4%36,89636.9k17.388827%11.577802%17.388827%17.4%22,58622.6k14.592572%18.346256%14.592572%14.6%18,95419.0k11.063378%10.044626%11.063378%11.1%14,37014.4k10.924797%9.618552%10.924797%10.9%14,19014.2k10.441303%9.239535%10.441303%10.4%13,56213.6k4.230568%2.932711%4.230568%4.2%5,4953.136548%2.330325%3.136548%3.1%4,0742.616870%2.392295%2.616870%2.6%3,3992.393601%1.819404%2.393601%2.4%3,1091.743040%1.328319%1.743040%1.7%2,2641.234140%1.207731%1.234140%1.2%1,6030.940041%0.520518%0.940041%0.9%1,2210.828406%0.252761%0.828406%0.8%1,0760.803000%0.485624%0.803000%0.8%1,0430.747567%0.890269%0.747567%0.7%9710.736789%0.453729%0.736789%0.7%9570.550474%0.281988%0.550474%0.6%7150.547395%0.348839%0.547395%0.5%7110.519678%0.376846%0.519678%0.5%675
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
1includes Hispanics and Asians 2and unreported

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of South Carolina and Charleston
Charleston
South Carolina
0%20%40%Count%MexicanPuerto RicanSouth AmericanCubanCentral AmericanOther HispanicColombianPanamanianSpaniardPeruvianEcuadorianArgentineanCosta RicanHonduranChileanBolivianDominican41.298918%56.336289%41.298918%41.3%1,4881.146%1.15%16.347488%13.069697%16.347488%16.3%5890.453%0.45%14.127116%9.007551%14.127116%14.1%5090.392%0.39%11.712462%2.908334%11.712462%11.7%4220.325%0.32%8.021094%12.361386%8.021094%8.0%2890.222%0.22%7.826811%4.520032%7.826811%7.8%2820.217%0.22%7.577019%5.093648%7.577019%7.6%2730.210%0.21%5.606439%1.284637%5.606439%5.6%2020.156%0.16%4.857064%1.469649%4.857064%4.9%1750.135%0.13%1.859561%1.131363%1.859561%1.9%670.052%0.05%1.526506%0.843394%1.526506%1.5%550.042%0.04%1.498751%0.452855%1.498751%1.5%540.042%0.04%1.359978%0.997055%1.359978%1.4%490.038%0.04%0.888149%3.224171%0.888149%0.9%320.025%0.02%0.749376%0.292614%0.749376%0.7%270.021%0.02%0.693866%0.145533%0.693866%0.7%250.019%0.02%0.666112%1.796711%0.666112%0.7%240.018%0.02%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of South Carolina and Charleston
Charleston
South Carolina
0%10%20%30%Count%IndianChineseFilipinoKoreanJapaneseTaiwaneseMixedVietnameseThaiLaotianBurmeseHmong31.768775%22.763409%31.768775%31.8%6430.495%0.50%29.249012%18.926962%29.249012%29.2%5920.456%0.46%10.721344%16.378568%10.721344%10.7%2170.167%0.17%8.399209%8.800490%8.399209%8.4%1700.131%0.13%5.978261%3.341940%5.978261%6.0%1210.093%0.09%3.952569%0.789170%3.952569%4.0%800.062%0.06%2.766798%1.445597%2.766798%2.8%560.043%0.04%2.618577%10.991496%2.618577%2.6%530.041%0.04%1.482213%2.412732%1.482213%1.5%300.023%0.02%1.037549%1.692121%1.037549%1.0%210.016%0.02%0.642292%1.318688%0.642292%0.6%130.010%0.01%0.592885%3.251499%0.592885%0.6%120.009%0.01%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Map of Ancestry by Neighborhood in Charleston

American Ancestry by Neighborhood#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
4%10%15%20%25%30%

German Ancestry by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
2.8%5.7%8.5%11.3%14.1%16.9%

Irish Ancestry by Neighborhood#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
1.3%4.4%7.4%10.5%13.6%16.7%

English Ancestry by Neighborhood#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
1.4%5.8%10.2%14.6%18.9%23.4%

Italian Ancestry by Neighborhood#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
0.4%2.0%3.5%5.0%6.5%8.0%

Scottish Ancestry by Neighborhood#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
0.2%1.6%2.8%4.1%5.4%6.7%

Scotch-Irish Ancestry by Neighborhood#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scotch-Irish' ancestry (%):
0.6%1.8%3.0%4.1%5.2%6.4%

French Ancestry by Neighborhood#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
0.1%1.5%2.8%4.1%5.4%6.7%

Polish Ancestry by Neighborhood#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
0.3%0.9%1.5%2.1%2.7%3.4%

European Ancestry by Neighborhood#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%2.50%

Welsh Ancestry by Neighborhood#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'Welsh' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.41%0.82%1.23%1.65%2.06%

Arab Ancestry by Neighborhood#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'Arab' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.1%2.1%3.2%4.2%5.3%

British Ancestry by Neighborhood#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'British' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.49%0.98%1.48%1.97%2.46%

Dutch Ancestry by Neighborhood#17

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.25%0.50%0.76%1.01%1.26%

Swedish Ancestry by Neighborhood#18

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swedish' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.4%2.0%2.7%3.5%

Mexican Ancestry by Neighborhood#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.5%2.2%2.9%3.7%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by Neighborhood#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.21%0.42%0.62%0.83%1.04%

South American Ancestry by Neighborhood#21

Percentage of the population reporting ' South American' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.22%0.45%0.67%0.89%1.12%

Cuban Ancestry by Neighborhood#22

Percentage of the population reporting ' Cuban' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.30%0.59%0.89%1.18%1.48%

Central American Ancestry by Neighborhood#23

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.10%0.19%0.29%0.39%0.49%

Indian Ancestry by Neighborhood#24

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.17%0.34%0.52%0.69%0.87%

Chinese Ancestry by Neighborhood#25

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.35%0.70%1.05%1.39%1.75%

Filipino Ancestry by Neighborhood#26

Percentage of the population reporting 'Filipino' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.07%0.13%0.20%0.26%0.33%

Korean Ancestry by Neighborhood#27

Percentage of the population reporting 'Korean' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.11%0.22%0.33%0.44%0.55%

Japanese Ancestry by Neighborhood#28

Percentage of the population reporting 'Japanese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.13%0.25%0.38%0.51%0.64%
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Map of Ancestry by Tract in Charleston

American Ancestry by Tract#29

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
4%11%17%23%29%35%

German Ancestry by Tract#30

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
2.0%5.0%8.0%10.9%13.9%16.9%

Irish Ancestry by Tract#31

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
0.8%4.0%7.2%10.3%13.5%16.7%

English Ancestry by Tract#32

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
1.4%5.8%10.2%14.6%18.9%23.4%

Italian Ancestry by Tract#33

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.6%3.2%4.8%6.4%8.0%

Scottish Ancestry by Tract#34

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
0.2%2.1%3.9%5.7%7.5%9.4%

Scotch-Irish Ancestry by Tract#35

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scotch-Irish' ancestry (%):
0.1%1.4%2.6%3.9%5.1%6.4%

French Ancestry by Tract#36

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.3%2.7%4.0%5.4%6.8%

Polish Ancestry by Tract#37

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
0.1%1.0%1.9%2.7%3.5%4.4%

European Ancestry by Tract#38

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.4%2.1%2.8%3.5%

Welsh Ancestry by Tract#39

Percentage of the population reporting 'Welsh' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.8%1.6%2.4%3.2%4.1%

Arab Ancestry by Tract#40

Percentage of the population reporting 'Arab' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.1%2.1%3.2%4.2%5.3%

British Ancestry by Tract#41

Percentage of the population reporting 'British' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.49%0.98%1.48%1.97%2.46%

Dutch Ancestry by Tract#42

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.49%0.99%1.48%1.97%2.47%

Swedish Ancestry by Tract#43

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swedish' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.4%2.0%2.7%3.5%

Mexican Ancestry by Tract#44

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.4%2.9%4.3%5.8%7.3%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by Tract#45

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.40%0.80%1.21%1.61%2.02%

South American Ancestry by Tract#46

Percentage of the population reporting ' South American' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.44%0.89%1.33%1.77%2.22%

Cuban Ancestry by Tract#47

Percentage of the population reporting ' Cuban' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.36%0.72%1.08%1.43%1.80%

Central American Ancestry by Tract#48

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.32%0.65%0.97%1.29%1.62%

Indian Ancestry by Tract#49

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.9%1.8%2.7%3.6%4.5%

Chinese Ancestry by Tract#50

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.4%2.2%2.9%3.7%

Filipino Ancestry by Tract#51

Percentage of the population reporting 'Filipino' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.19%0.37%0.56%0.74%0.93%

Korean Ancestry by Tract#52

Percentage of the population reporting 'Korean' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.14%0.28%0.43%0.57%0.72%

Japanese Ancestry by Tract#53

Percentage of the population reporting 'Japanese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.25%0.49%0.74%0.99%1.24%
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Ancestry by Neighborhood in Charleston

There are 25 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Charleston (21 fully and 4 partially). This section compares all 25 of those to each other, Charleston, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Charleston.

American Ancestry by Neighborhood#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Charleston, selected neighborhoods in Charleston, and entities that contain Charleston
0%10%20%Count#South Windenere NeighborhoodS WindenereMoreland NeighborhoodMorelandCresent NeighborhoodCresentWappo Heights NeighborhoodWappo HeightsCannonborough/Elliottbororugh NeighborhoodCannonborough/Ell…Radcliffborough NeighborhoodRadcliffboroughRiverland Terrace NeighborhoodRiverland TerSandhurst NeighborhoodSandhurstHarleston Village NeighborhoodHarleston VlgCharlestowne NeighborhoodCharlestowneNorthbridge Terrace NeighborhoodNorthbridge TerFrench Quarter NeighborhoodFrench QuarterHampton Park Terrace NeighborhoodHampton Pk TerAnsonborough NeighborhoodAnsonboroughMazyck-Wraggborough NeighborhoodMazyck-Wraggbor…CharlestonEastside NeighborhoodEastsideWagener Terrace NeighborhoodWagener TerCharleston CountyCharlestonStiles Point NeighborhoodStiles PointCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonGadsden Green NeighborhoodGadsden GreenShadowmoss NeighborhoodShadowmossSouth CarolinaS CarolinaWestside NeighborhoodWestsideDaniel Island NeighborhoodDaniel IslandNorth Central NeighborhoodNorth CentralSouth AtlanticSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSilver Hill/Magnolia NeighborhoodSilver Hl/MagnoliaEast Central NeighborhoodEast Central29.663355%29.663355%29.7%190129.663355%29.663355%29.7%7879229.663355%29.663355%29.7%59329.663355%29.663355%29.7%2930428.386142%28.386142%28.4%977978526.674834%26.674834%26.7%928625.807170%25.807170%25.8%405406724.153846%24.153846%24.2%110111823.864228%23.864228%23.9%1,261921.136540%21.136540%21.1%5725731020.920876%20.920876%20.9%1281119.854071%19.854071%19.9%421218.998527%18.998527%19.0%1131318.876163%18.876163%18.9%881418.503348%18.503348%18.5%1221517.388827%17.388827%17.4%22,58622.6k17.371502%17.371502%17.4%3173181615.629220%15.629220%15.6%4014021715.007894%15.007894%15.0%57,13157.1k14.407230%14.407230%14.4%751813.228317%13.228317%13.2%96,33896.3k12.745098%12.745098%12.7%1241251912.714442%12.714442%12.7%4262011.577802%11.577802%11.6%559,741560k11.306203%11.306203%11.3%2412422110.925183%10.925183%10.9%6446452210.782417%10.782417%10.8%249239.905928%9.905928%9.9%6,193,1076.19M9.866536%9.866536%9.9%11,815,74211.8M6.893915%6.893915%6.9%21,961,12922.0M4.851638%4.851638%4.9%5354244.649606%4.649606%4.6%252625
Count number of people reporting 'American' ancestry
# rank of neighborhood out of 25 by percentage reporting 'American' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in the Charleston Area

There are 32 places in the Charleston Area. This section compares Charleston to all of the places in the Charleston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Charleston.

American Ancestry by Place#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Charleston, selected other places in the Charleston Area, and entities that contain Charleston
0%10%20%30%Count#ReevesvilleFolly BeachMeggettRavenelJames IslandHarleyvilleRidgevilleBonneau BeachCharlestonMcClellanvilleLincolnvilleHollywoodCharleston CountyCharlestonCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonSummervilleMount PleasantMt PleasantPinopolisMoncks CornerIsle of PalmsAwendawSt. GeorgeSouth CarolinaS CarolinaSullivan's IslandSullivan's IsHanahanLadsonKiawah IslandSouth AtlanticSouthNorth CharlestonN CharlestonGoose CreekRockvilleJamestownSt. StephenSeabrook IslandSeabrook IsSangareeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBonneauRussellville36.279070%36.279070%36.3%78131.844802%31.844802%31.8%870225.198413%25.198413%25.2%381324.687988%24.687988%24.7%633423.074975%23.074975%23.1%2,733521.474359%21.474359%21.5%134619.444444%19.444444%19.4%378718.831169%18.831169%18.8%435817.388827%17.388827%17.4%22,58622.6k916.007905%16.007905%16.0%811015.479582%15.479582%15.5%1631115.107624%15.107624%15.1%7511215.007894%15.007894%15.0%57,13157.1k13.228317%13.228317%13.2%96,33896.3k12.694338%12.694338%12.7%6,0831312.333937%12.333937%12.3%9,6091412.279355%12.279355%12.3%1601512.204301%12.204301%12.2%1,1351611.990741%11.990741%12.0%5181711.945905%11.945905%11.9%1591811.811024%11.811024%11.8%2551911.577802%11.577802%11.6%559,741560k11.469009%11.469009%11.5%2352011.255432%11.255432%11.3%2,3312110.908976%10.908976%10.9%1,7212210.434219%10.434219%10.4%161239.905928%9.905928%9.9%6,193,1076.19M9.866536%9.866536%9.9%11,815,74211.8M9.400356%9.400356%9.4%9,975248.645476%8.645476%8.6%3,506258.496732%8.496732%8.5%13267.936508%7.936508%7.9%5277.714124%7.714124%7.7%136287.126304%7.126304%7.1%123296.999217%6.999217%7.0%536306.893915%6.893915%6.9%21,961,12922.0M6.491228%6.491228%6.5%37310.000000%0.000000%0.0%032
Count number of people reporting 'American' ancestry
# rank of place out of 32 by percentage reporting 'American' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in South Carolina

There are 396 places in South Carolina. This section compares Charleston to the 50 most populous places in South Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Charleston. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 10,571.

American Ancestry by Place#104

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Charleston, selected other places in South Carolina, and entities that contain Charleston
0%5%10%15%20%Count#James IslandNorth AugustaRed HillConwayCharlestonAikenSocasteeCharleston CountyCharlestonParkerCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonAndersonSummervilleMount PleasantMt PleasantGreenwoodBereaSouth CarolinaS CarolinaHanahanLadsonFive ForksMyrtle BeachSimpsonvilleWade HamptonSouth AtlanticSouthGaffneyNorth CharlestonN CharlestonLexingtonWest ColumbiaEasleyTaylorsMauldinFort MillForest AcresGoose CreekIrmoGreenvilleNorth Myrtle BeachN Myrtle BchSumterCayceLake WylieBeaufortUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesFlorenceRock HillColumbiaSpartanburgGreerPort RoyalSeven OaksHilton Head IslandHilton Head IsClemsonBlufftonDentsvilleGanttOrangeburgSt. Andrews23.074975%23.074975%23.1%2,733122.581802%22.581802%22.6%5,038221.787945%21.787945%21.8%3,105319.208957%19.208957%19.2%3,963417.388827%17.388827%17.4%22,58622.6k516.120120%16.120120%16.1%4,901615.426139%15.426139%15.4%3,515715.007894%15.007894%15.0%57,13157.1k14.196029%14.196029%14.2%1,809813.228317%13.228317%13.2%96,33896.3k12.772918%12.772918%12.8%3,475912.694338%12.694338%12.7%6,0831012.333937%12.333937%12.3%9,6091112.304385%12.304385%12.3%2,8621212.092157%12.092157%12.1%1,7531311.577802%11.577802%11.6%559,741560k11.255432%11.255432%11.3%2,3311410.908976%10.908976%10.9%1,7211510.408175%10.408175%10.4%1,7621610.233840%10.233840%10.2%3,0811710.186791%10.186791%10.2%2,0561810.163015%10.163015%10.2%2,101199.905928%9.905928%9.9%6,193,1076.19M9.866536%9.866536%9.9%11,815,74211.8M9.658605%9.658605%9.7%1,242209.400356%9.400356%9.4%9,975219.264091%9.264091%9.3%1,882229.192952%9.192952%9.2%1,466239.147772%9.147772%9.1%1,872248.948457%8.948457%8.9%2,033258.939045%8.939045%8.9%2,210268.838480%8.838480%8.8%1,165278.769274%8.769274%8.8%927288.645476%8.645476%8.6%3,506298.260906%8.260906%8.3%979307.902702%7.902702%7.9%4,961317.736333%7.736333%7.7%1,176327.517174%7.517174%7.5%3,064337.373575%7.373575%7.4%1,009347.365760%7.365760%7.4%845357.121004%7.121004%7.1%931366.893915%6.893915%6.9%21,961,12922.0M6.642945%6.642945%6.6%2,539376.418414%6.418414%6.4%4,509386.381614%6.381614%6.4%8,458396.273623%6.273623%6.3%2,357405.973539%5.973539%6.0%1,657415.743840%5.743840%5.7%683425.700519%5.700519%5.7%911435.104537%5.104537%5.1%2,024444.990672%4.990672%5.0%749454.281637%4.281637%4.3%675464.058625%4.058625%4.1%576474.050582%4.050582%4.1%599483.991690%3.991690%4.0%538492.635596%2.635596%2.6%58750
Count number of people reporting 'American' ancestry
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage reporting 'American' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Charleston to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Charleston. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

American Ancestry by Place#129

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Charleston, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Charleston
0%5%10%15%Count#CharlestonMontgomeryAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…Charleston CountyCharlestonChesapeakeCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonLouisvilleRaleighBirminghamLexington-FayetteVirginia BeachVirginia BchSouth CarolinaS CarolinaSouth AtlanticSouthHuntsvillePlanoNashville-DavidsonShreveportNorfolkTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSt. PetersburgMobileColumbusAtlantaAmarilloOklahoma CityLubbockOrlandoTampaLittle RockFort WorthWinston-SalemJacksonvilleBaton RougeGreensboroArlingtonFayettevilleDurhamCharlotteMiamiGarlandMemphisHoustonArlingtonAustinIrvingRichmondEl PasoCorpus ChristiSan AntonioDallasNew OrleansWashingtonBaltimoreHialeahLaredo17.388827%17.388827%17.4%22,58622.6k16.293124%16.293124%16.3%32,86632.9k115.151130%15.151130%15.2%29,81529.8k215.007894%15.007894%15.0%57,13157.1k13.640145%13.640145%13.6%31,80831.8k313.228317%13.228317%13.2%96,33896.3k12.716389%12.716389%12.7%77,77077.8k412.519770%12.519770%12.5%55,25355.3k512.380428%12.380428%12.4%26,29926.3k612.086836%12.086836%12.1%37,65437.7k711.823015%11.823015%11.8%53,17253.2k811.577802%11.577802%11.6%559,741560k9.905928%9.905928%9.9%6,193,1076.19M9.866536%9.866536%9.9%11,815,74211.8M9.390230%9.390230%9.4%17,74517.7k99.204265%9.204265%9.2%25,68825.7k108.269400%8.269400%8.3%53,23653.2k117.884334%7.884334%7.9%15,65615.7k127.811610%7.811610%7.8%19,19519.2k137.489760%7.489760%7.5%29,95230.0k146.893915%6.893915%6.9%21,961,12922.0M6.763807%6.763807%6.8%17,15217.2k156.530661%6.530661%6.5%12,65112.7k166.510636%6.510636%6.5%13,04113.0k176.376951%6.376951%6.4%29,10329.1k186.375462%6.375462%6.4%12,59612.6k196.304202%6.304202%6.3%39,08739.1k206.269350%6.269350%6.3%15,32915.3k216.086834%6.086834%6.1%16,02716.0k226.073692%6.073692%6.1%21,95522.0k236.070128%6.070128%6.1%11,99712.0k245.894133%5.894133%5.9%48,09248.1k255.814890%5.814890%5.8%13,86713.9k265.747966%5.747966%5.7%49,23849.2k275.649033%5.649033%5.6%12,91912.9k285.226507%5.226507%5.2%14,74814.7k295.095090%5.095090%5.1%19,56019.6k305.011538%5.011538%5.0%10,20710.2k314.713200%4.713200%4.7%11,86611.9k324.686747%4.686747%4.7%37,90837.9k334.424648%4.424648%4.4%19,14219.1k344.295388%4.295388%4.3%10,08610.1k354.189633%4.189633%4.2%27,47827.5k364.074879%4.074879%4.1%91,30191.3k373.782531%3.782531%3.8%8,552383.741880%3.741880%3.7%33,96834.0k393.679966%3.679966%3.7%8,538403.558100%3.558100%3.6%7,713413.556038%3.556038%3.6%24,11224.1k423.243868%3.243868%3.2%10,38210.4k433.101800%3.101800%3.1%44,64644.6k443.016818%3.016818%3.0%38,56838.6k452.612020%2.612020%2.6%10,00210.0k462.357631%2.357631%2.4%15,53715.5k472.202738%2.202738%2.2%13,67913.7k481.490922%1.490922%1.5%3,513491.081173%1.081173%1.1%2,72150
Count number of people reporting 'American' ancestry
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage reporting 'American' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Charleston to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Charleston. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

American Ancestry by Place#154

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Charleston, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Charleston
0%5%10%15%Count#CharlestonCharleston CountyCharlestonCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonLouisvilleRaleighVirginia BeachVirginia BchSouth CarolinaS CarolinaSouth AtlanticSouthNashville-DavidsonTulsaIndianapolisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAtlantaOklahoma CityWichitaKansas CityFort WorthJacksonvilleArlingtonColorado SpringsColorado SpgsNew YorkPortlandCharlotteMiamiColumbusMemphisBostonHoustonAlbuquerqueLas VegasAustinMesaEl PasoDetroitPhoenixOmahaDenverSan AntonioDallasLos AngelesSan FranciscoSan DiegoTucsonSeattleWashingtonSacramentoLong BeachPhiladelphiaBaltimoreOaklandClevelandChicagoMinneapolisSan JoseFresnoMilwaukee17.388827%17.388827%17.4%22,58622.6k15.007894%15.007894%15.0%57,13157.1k13.228317%13.228317%13.2%96,33896.3k12.716389%12.716389%12.7%77,77077.8k112.519770%12.519770%12.5%55,25355.3k211.823015%11.823015%11.8%53,17253.2k311.577802%11.577802%11.6%559,741560k9.905928%9.905928%9.9%6,193,1076.19M9.866536%9.866536%9.9%11,815,74211.8M8.269400%8.269400%8.3%53,23653.2k47.489760%7.489760%7.5%29,95230.0k57.045687%7.045687%7.0%59,65459.7k66.893915%6.893915%6.9%21,961,12922.0M6.376951%6.376951%6.4%29,10329.1k76.304202%6.304202%6.3%39,08739.1k86.294310%6.294310%6.3%24,42424.4k96.029883%6.029883%6.0%28,44728.4k105.894133%5.894133%5.9%48,09248.1k115.747966%5.747966%5.7%49,23849.2k125.095090%5.095090%5.1%19,56019.6k134.951210%4.951210%5.0%22,21922.2k144.765078%4.765078%4.8%403,219403k154.712620%4.712620%4.7%29,24629.2k164.686747%4.686747%4.7%37,90837.9k174.424648%4.424648%4.4%19,14219.1k184.340424%4.340424%4.3%36,33136.3k194.189633%4.189633%4.2%27,47827.5k204.134721%4.134721%4.1%27,21827.2k214.074879%4.074879%4.1%91,30191.3k224.020946%4.020946%4.0%22,39122.4k233.857361%3.857361%3.9%23,65723.7k243.741880%3.741880%3.7%33,96834.0k253.680047%3.680047%3.7%17,31317.3k263.556038%3.556038%3.6%24,11224.1k273.528312%3.528312%3.5%24,11424.1k283.403085%3.403085%3.4%52,92952.9k293.389968%3.389968%3.4%15,02015.0k303.143209%3.143209%3.1%20,84920.8k313.101800%3.101800%3.1%44,64644.6k323.016818%3.016818%3.0%38,56838.6k332.924056%2.924056%2.9%114,590115k342.849055%2.849055%2.8%24,22524.2k352.759941%2.759941%2.8%37,94437.9k362.758034%2.758034%2.8%14,55114.6k372.721093%2.721093%2.7%18,20018.2k382.357631%2.357631%2.4%15,53715.5k392.318123%2.318123%2.3%11,23211.2k402.307825%2.307825%2.3%10,84210.8k412.249961%2.249961%2.2%35,09835.1k422.202738%2.202738%2.2%13,67913.7k432.135715%2.135715%2.1%8,800442.066990%2.066990%2.1%8,044452.065536%2.065536%2.1%56,05956.1k462.026837%2.026837%2.0%8,202471.704639%1.704639%1.7%17,20617.2k481.637385%1.637385%1.6%8,413491.274488%1.274488%1.3%7,63050
Count number of people reporting 'American' ancestry
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage reporting 'American' anscestry

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of Charleston. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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State:
South Carolina
Counties:
Berkeley, Charleston
Metro Area:
Charleston Area
ZIP Codes:
29401, 29403, 29405, 29407, 29409, 29412, 29414, 29424, 29445, 29450, 29455, 29464, 29487, 29492
Unified School Districts:
Berkeley County, Charleston County
Neighborhoods:
Ansonborough, Cannonborough/Elliottbororugh, Charlestowne, Cresent, Daniel Island, East Central, Eastside, French Quarter, Gadsden Green, Hampton Park Terrace, Harleston Village, Mazyck-Wraggborough, Moreland, North Central, Northbridge Terrace, Radcliffborough, Riverland Terrace, Sandhurst, Shadowmoss, Silver Hill/Magnolia, South Windenere, Stiles Point, Wagener Terrace, Wappo Heights, Westside
Congressional Districts:
SC-1, SC-6
State Senate Districts:
SC-37, SC-41, SC-42, SC-43, SC-45
State House Districts:
SC-HD-099, SC-HD-102, SC-HD-109, SC-HD-110, SC-HD-111, SC-HD-114, SC-HD-115, SC-HD-116, SC-HD-119
Neighboring Cities:
Folly Beach, Goose Creek, North Charleston
Neighboring Towns:
Hollywood, James Island, Mount Pleasant
Nearby Cities:
Hanahan, Isle of Palms
Nearby Towns:
Kiawah Island, Lincolnville, Meggett, Ravenel, Sullivan's Island, Summerville
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Ladson, Sangaree