Ancestry in South Carolina (State)

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 the United States and South Carolina
South Carolina
United States
0%10%20%30%CountOther1Unclassified2AmericanGermanIrishEnglishItalianScotch-IrishScottishFrenchPolishEuropeanSubsaharan AfricanDutchAfricanWelsh37.910501%38.428408%37.910501%37.9%1,832,8231.83M18.346256%15.173733%18.346256%18.3%886,969887k11.577802%6.893915%11.577802%11.6%559,741560k10.044626%14.402193%10.044626%10.0%485,618486k9.618552%10.388542%9.618552%9.6%465,019465k9.239535%7.667869%9.239535%9.2%446,695447k2.932711%5.391399%2.932711%2.9%141,785142k2.392295%0.959589%2.392295%2.4%115,658116k2.330325%1.713281%2.330325%2.3%112,662113k1.819404%2.558873%1.819404%1.8%87,96188.0k1.328319%2.933256%1.328319%1.3%64,21964.2k1.207731%1.231449%1.207731%1.2%58,38958.4k1.029764%1.014616%1.029764%1.0%49,78549.8k0.890269%1.321827%0.890269%0.9%43,04143.0k0.883485%0.572963%0.883485%0.9%42,71342.7k0.520518%0.566797%0.520518%0.5%25,16525.2k
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 the United States and South Carolina
South Carolina
United States
0%20%40%60%Count%MexicanPuerto RicanCentral AmericanSouth AmericanColombianOther HispanicGuatemalanHonduranCubanSalvadoranDominicanSpaniardPanamanianPeruvianCosta RicanSpanishEcuadorianVenezuelanNicaraguan56.336289%63.606971%56.336289%56.3%145,551146k3.011%3.01%13.069697%9.556329%13.069697%13.1%33,76733.8k0.698%0.70%12.361386%9.063007%12.361386%12.4%31,93731.9k0.661%0.66%9.007551%6.058500%9.007551%9.0%23,27223.3k0.481%0.48%5.093648%1.955032%5.093648%5.1%13,16013.2k0.272%0.27%4.520032%4.710506%4.520032%4.5%11,67811.7k0.242%0.24%4.349728%2.407590%4.349728%4.3%11,23811.2k0.232%0.23%3.224171%1.505399%3.224171%3.2%8,3300.172%0.17%2.908334%3.764242%2.908334%2.9%7,5140.155%0.16%1.891539%3.727366%1.891539%1.9%4,8870.101%0.10%1.796711%3.240446%1.796711%1.8%4,6420.096%0.10%1.469649%1.391783%1.469649%1.5%3,7970.079%0.08%1.284637%0.346728%1.284637%1.3%3,3190.069%0.07%1.131363%1.140825%1.131363%1.1%2,9230.060%0.06%0.997055%0.266656%0.997055%1.0%2,5760.053%0.05%0.860424%0.908158%0.860424%0.9%2,2230.046%0.05%0.843394%1.247325%0.843394%0.8%2,1790.045%0.05%0.728438%0.537721%0.728438%0.7%1,8820.039%0.04%0.589098%0.738907%0.589098%0.6%1,5220.031%0.03%
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 the United States and South Carolina
South Carolina
United States
0%5%10%15%20%Count%IndianChineseFilipinoVietnameseKoreanJapaneseHmongCambodianThaiNot SpecifiedLaotianPakistaniMixedBurmeseTaiwanese22.763409%20.803641%22.763409%22.8%15,60515.6k0.323%0.32%18.926962%22.878500%18.926962%18.9%12,97513.0k0.268%0.27%16.378568%16.556564%16.378568%16.4%11,22811.2k0.232%0.23%10.991496%10.347871%10.991496%11.0%7,5350.156%0.16%8.800490%8.710278%8.800490%8.8%6,0330.125%0.12%3.341940%4.706558%3.341940%3.3%2,2910.047%0.05%3.251499%1.657522%3.251499%3.3%2,2290.046%0.05%2.872230%1.568456%2.872230%2.9%1,9690.041%0.04%2.412732%1.136294%2.412732%2.4%1,6540.034%0.03%1.985325%0.802052%1.985325%2.0%1,3610.028%0.03%1.692121%1.274762%1.692121%1.7%1,1600.024%0.02%1.565212%2.630381%1.565212%1.6%1,0730.022%0.02%1.445597%2.308201%1.445597%1.4%9910.020%0.02%1.318688%0.832158%1.318688%1.3%9040.019%0.02%0.789170%0.950392%0.789170%0.8%5410.011%0.01%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Map of Ancestry by County in South Carolina

American Ancestry by County#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
5.4%9.2%13.1%16.9%20.7%24.5%

German Ancestry by County#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
1.8%4.6%7.3%10.0%12.7%15.5%

Irish Ancestry by County#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
2.3%4.8%7.2%9.6%12.1%14.5%

English Ancestry by County#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
2.2%4.8%7.3%9.8%12.3%14.9%

Italian Ancestry by County#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
0.1%1.5%2.7%4.0%5.3%6.6%

Scotch-Irish Ancestry by County#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scotch-Irish' ancestry (%):
0.4%1.2%2.0%2.7%3.5%4.3%

Scottish Ancestry by County#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
0.4%1.1%1.7%2.4%3.1%3.8%

French Ancestry by County#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
0.31%0.77%1.23%1.69%2.15%2.61%

Polish Ancestry by County#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.5%1.1%1.6%2.2%2.7%

European Ancestry by County#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.2%2.3%3.5%4.6%5.8%

Subsaharan African Ancestry by County#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'Subsaharan African' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.5%4.9%7.4%9.8%12.3%

Dutch Ancestry by County#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
0.07%0.40%0.73%1.05%1.38%1.71%

African Ancestry by County#16

Percentage of the population reporting ' African' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.5%4.9%7.4%9.8%12.3%

Welsh Ancestry by County#17

Percentage of the population reporting 'Welsh' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.17%0.34%0.51%0.69%0.86%

British Ancestry by County#18

Percentage of the population reporting 'British' ancestry (%):
0.01%0.17%0.32%0.47%0.62%0.78%

Mexican Ancestry by County#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0.3%2.4%4.5%6.6%8.7%10.8%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by County#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.28%0.55%0.83%1.10%1.38%

Central American Ancestry by County#21

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.4%2.1%2.8%3.6%

South American Ancestry by County#22

Percentage of the population reporting ' South American' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.32%0.65%0.97%1.30%1.62%

Colombian Ancestry by County#23

Percentage of the population reporting ' Colombian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.24%0.49%0.73%0.98%1.23%

Indian Ancestry by County#24

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.14%0.28%0.42%0.56%0.71%

Chinese Ancestry by County#25

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.11%0.22%0.33%0.44%0.56%

Filipino Ancestry by County#26

Percentage of the population reporting 'Filipino' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.28%0.56%0.84%1.12%1.40%

Vietnamese Ancestry by County#27

Percentage of the population reporting 'Vietnamese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.07%0.13%0.20%0.27%0.34%

Korean Ancestry by County#28

Percentage of the population reporting 'Korean' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.09%0.17%0.26%0.34%0.43%
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Map of Ancestry by County Subdivision in South Carolina

American Ancestry by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
1%10%19%27%36%44%

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#30

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
0.0%4.6%9.1%13.7%18.2%22.8%

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#31

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
0%6%12%18%23%30%

English Ancestry by County Subdivision#32

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
0%6%11%17%23%29%

Italian Ancestry by County Subdivision#33

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.1%4.1%6.2%8.2%10.3%

Scotch-Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#34

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scotch-Irish' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.7%3.4%5.0%6.7%8.5%

Scottish Ancestry by County Subdivision#35

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.5%3.0%4.5%6.0%7.6%

French Ancestry by County Subdivision#36

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.3%2.6%3.9%5.2%6.5%

Polish Ancestry by County Subdivision#37

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.6%3.2%4.8%6.5%8.1%

European Ancestry by County Subdivision#38

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.3%4.7%7.0%9.3%11.7%

Subsaharan African Ancestry by County Subdivision#39

Percentage of the population reporting 'Subsaharan African' ancestry (%):
0.0%4.8%9.6%14.4%19.3%24.1%

Dutch Ancestry by County Subdivision#40

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.1%2.3%3.4%4.6%5.8%

African Ancestry by County Subdivision#41

Percentage of the population reporting ' African' ancestry (%):
0.0%4.8%9.6%14.4%19.3%24.1%

Welsh Ancestry by County Subdivision#42

Percentage of the population reporting 'Welsh' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.4%2.1%2.7%3.5%

British Ancestry by County Subdivision#43

Percentage of the population reporting 'British' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.49%0.97%1.46%1.95%2.44%

Mexican Ancestry by County Subdivision#44

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0%5%10%16%21%27%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by County Subdivision#45

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.9%1.9%2.8%3.7%4.7%

Central American Ancestry by County Subdivision#46

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.9%3.8%5.7%7.6%9.5%

South American Ancestry by County Subdivision#47

Percentage of the population reporting ' South American' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.8%1.7%2.5%3.3%4.2%

Colombian Ancestry by County Subdivision#48

Percentage of the population reporting ' Colombian' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.2%1.8%2.4%3.0%

Indian Ancestry by County Subdivision#49

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.3%2.0%2.7%3.4%

Chinese Ancestry by County Subdivision#50

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.41%0.83%1.24%1.65%2.07%

Filipino Ancestry by County Subdivision#51

Percentage of the population reporting 'Filipino' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.42%0.85%1.27%1.69%2.12%

Vietnamese Ancestry by County Subdivision#52

Percentage of the population reporting 'Vietnamese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.36%0.71%1.07%1.42%1.78%

Korean Ancestry by County Subdivision#53

Percentage of the population reporting 'Korean' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.32%0.64%0.96%1.28%1.61%
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Ancestry by Place in South Carolina

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

American Ancestry by Place#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of South Carolina, selected places in South Carolina, and entities that contain South Carolina
0%5%10%15%20%Count#James IslandNorth AugustaRed HillConwayCharlestonAikenSocasteeParkerAndersonSummervilleMount 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%3,515714.196029%14.196029%14.2%1,809812.772918%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 Metro Area in South Carolina

There are 17 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within South Carolina (14 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 17 of those to each other, South Carolina, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with South Carolina.

American Ancestry by Metro Area#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of South Carolina, selected metro areas in South Carolina, and entities that contain South Carolina
0%5%10%15%Count#Newberry Metro AreaNewberry AreaAugusta and Richmond County Metro AreaAugusta AreaGreenwood Metro AreaGreenwoodGaffney Metro AreaGaffney AreaMyrtle Beach, Conway, and North Myrtle Beach Metro AreaMyrtle BeachCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonGeorgetown Metro AreaGeorgetownSeneca Metro AreaSeneca AreaSouth CarolinaS CarolinaSpartanburg Metro AreaSpartanburgGreenville, Anderson, and Mauldin Metro AreaGreenvilleSouth AtlanticSouthCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteColumbia Metro AreaColumbia AreaFlorence Metro AreaFlorence AreaOrangeburg Metro AreaOrangeburgSumter Metro AreaSumter AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBennettsville Metro AreaBennettsvilleHilton Head Island, Bluffton, and Beaufort Metro AreaHilton Head Island19.835762%19.835762%19.8%7,488117.384489%17.384489%17.4%101,693102k216.721149%16.721149%16.7%15,85715.9k314.416960%14.416960%14.4%8,113413.628228%13.628228%13.6%57,18257.2k513.228317%13.228317%13.2%96,33896.3k613.102756%13.102756%13.1%7,967712.583748%12.583748%12.6%9,485811.577802%11.577802%11.6%559,741560k11.438522%11.438522%11.4%36,85036.9k910.949535%10.949535%10.9%94,39294.4k109.905928%9.905928%9.9%6,193,1076.19M9.866536%9.866536%9.9%11,815,74211.8M9.341235%9.341235%9.3%222,429222k119.210064%9.210064%9.2%73,73273.7k128.789706%8.789706%8.8%18,13018.1k138.402893%8.402893%8.4%7,540148.044056%8.044056%8.0%8,662156.893915%6.893915%6.9%21,961,12922.0M5.945419%5.945419%5.9%1,647165.474020%5.474020%5.5%11,08511.1k17
Count number of people reporting 'American' ancestry
# rank of metro area out of 17 by percentage reporting 'American' anscestry

Ancestry by County in South Carolina

There are 46 counties in South Carolina. This section compares all 46 of those to each other, South Carolina, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with South Carolina.

American Ancestry by County#104

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of South Carolina, selected counties in South Carolina, and entities that contain South Carolina
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Barnwell CountyBarnwellAiken CountyAikenAbbeville CountyAbbevilleEdgefield CountyEdgefieldChester CountyChesterSaluda CountySaludaNewberry CountyNewberryBamberg CountyBambergCharleston CountyCharlestonGreenwood CountyGreenwoodFairfield CountyFairfieldCherokee CountyCherokeeHorry CountyHorryDorchester CountyDorchesterLancaster CountyLancasterAnderson CountyAndersonChesterfield CountyChesterfieldGeorgetown CountyGeorgetownUnion CountyUnionKershaw CountyKershawOconee CountyOconeeLaurens CountyLaurensLexington CountyLexingtonSouth CarolinaS CarolinaSpartanburg CountySpartanburgColleton CountyColletonPickens CountyPickensDarlington CountyDarlingtonYork CountyYorkSouth AtlanticSouthGreenville CountyGreenvilleClarendon CountyClarendonAllendale CountyAllendaleBerkeley CountyBerkeleyDillon CountyDillonCalhoun CountyCalhounHampton CountyHamptonMarion CountyMarionOrangeburg CountyOrangeburgSumter CountySumterFlorence CountyFlorenceMcCormick CountyMcCormickUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLee CountyLeeWilliamsburg CountyWilliamsburgRichland CountyRichlandMarlboro CountyMarlboroJasper CountyJasperBeaufort CountyBeaufort24.483278%24.483278%24.5%5,366122.311167%22.311167%22.3%36,84636.8k221.622380%21.622380%21.6%5,395321.020919%21.020919%21.0%5,547420.693695%20.693695%20.7%6,712519.972157%19.972157%20.0%4,017619.835762%19.835762%19.8%7,488715.354984%15.354984%15.4%2,312815.007894%15.007894%15.0%57,13157.1k914.971165%14.971165%15.0%10,46210.5k1014.492942%14.492942%14.5%3,3371114.416960%14.416960%14.4%8,1131214.054418%14.054418%14.1%42,22242.2k1313.912885%13.912885%13.9%20,66320.7k1413.747252%13.747252%13.7%11,50711.5k1513.406743%13.406743%13.4%25,83625.8k1613.269535%13.269535%13.3%6,1151713.102756%13.102756%13.1%7,9671813.069321%13.069321%13.1%3,6501912.666033%12.666033%12.7%7,9912012.583748%12.583748%12.6%9,4852112.303964%12.303964%12.3%8,1752211.814823%11.814823%11.8%32,81032.8k2311.577802%11.577802%11.6%559,741560k11.283728%11.283728%11.3%33,20033.2k2411.067997%11.067997%11.1%4,1932510.640977%10.640977%10.6%12,84612.8k2610.613246%10.613246%10.6%7,1842710.551859%10.551859%10.6%25,91625.9k289.905928%9.905928%9.9%6,193,1076.19M9.866536%9.866536%9.9%11,815,74211.8M9.858127%9.858127%9.9%47,53547.5k299.731031%9.731031%9.7%3,314309.458755%9.458755%9.5%907319.314802%9.314802%9.3%18,54418.5k329.158060%9.158060%9.2%2,864338.948005%8.948005%8.9%1,332348.696295%8.696295%8.7%1,765358.544175%8.544175%8.5%2,732368.402893%8.402893%8.4%7,540378.044056%8.044056%8.0%8,662387.898972%7.898972%7.9%10,94610.9k397.831940%7.831940%7.8%768406.893915%6.893915%6.9%21,961,12922.0M6.652372%6.652372%6.7%1,210416.579108%6.579108%6.6%2,159426.034953%6.034953%6.0%24,24524.2k435.945419%5.945419%5.9%1,647445.727213%5.727213%5.7%1,557455.434758%5.434758%5.4%9,52846
Count number of people reporting 'American' ancestry
# rank of county out of 46 by percentage reporting 'American' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in South Carolina

There are 299 county subdivisions in South Carolina. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, South Carolina, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with South Carolina. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 24,013.

American Ancestry by County Subdivision#129

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of South Carolina, selected county subdivisions in South Carolina, and entities that contain South Carolina
0%10%20%Count#North AugustaConwayJames IslandAikenWest AshleyCharleston CentralCharleston CntrlLancasterPelionConway EastBoiling SpringsBoiling SpgsPowdersville-PiedmontPowdersville-Pied…SummervilleGaffneyGreenwoodYorkSenecaMount PleasantMt PleasantSouth CarolinaS CarolinaCloverAndersonDarlingtonMyrtle BeachWaccamaw NeckElginEasleySimpsonvilleLexingtonSouth AtlanticSouthRock HillMoncks CornerWest Columbia-CayceW Columbia-CayceGoose Creek-HanahanGoose Crk-HanahanGreenvilleTaylorsNorth CharlestonN CharlestonFort MillSpartanburgGreerLittle RiverIrmoFlorenceSumterUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesVan WyckOrangeburgSt. Helena IslandSt. Helena IsDutch ForkPontiacBeaufort-Port RoyalColumbiaBlufftonBlythewoodHilton Head IslandHilton Head Is26.907247%26.907247%26.9%15,23315.2k126.614369%26.614369%26.6%12,01012.0k220.978001%20.978001%21.0%8,773319.221160%19.221160%19.2%12,07812.1k419.144423%19.144423%19.1%14,07914.1k518.877395%18.877395%18.9%6,807617.043469%17.043469%17.0%6,634716.429933%16.429933%16.4%4,222813.982251%13.982251%14.0%10,36710.4k913.928673%13.928673%13.9%3,4331013.883914%13.883914%13.9%3,9541113.684999%13.684999%13.7%17,71417.7k1213.227726%13.227726%13.2%4,6011312.929588%12.929588%12.9%6,4711412.855935%12.855935%12.9%3,1921512.785080%12.785080%12.8%3,4141612.333274%12.333274%12.3%11,05911.1k1711.577802%11.577802%11.6%559,741560k11.515383%11.515383%11.5%4,2221811.485994%11.485994%11.5%9,6071911.471100%11.471100%11.5%2,9672011.246926%11.246926%11.2%12,16412.2k2110.751520%10.751520%10.8%2,6712210.611641%10.611641%10.6%3,2272310.394427%10.394427%10.4%3,9242410.370940%10.370940%10.4%5,5332510.224466%10.224466%10.2%9,438269.905928%9.905928%9.9%6,193,1076.19M9.866536%9.866536%9.9%11,815,74211.8M9.857413%9.857413%9.9%11,40011.4k279.711286%9.711286%9.7%2,553289.299980%9.299980%9.3%5,900299.282189%9.282189%9.3%11,94211.9k309.254696%9.254696%9.3%26,10026.1k319.170999%9.170999%9.2%3,581329.065141%9.065141%9.1%8,731338.813025%8.813025%8.8%5,256348.409705%8.409705%8.4%9,993357.836672%7.836672%7.8%1,925367.670462%7.670462%7.7%2,809377.668429%7.668429%7.7%2,742387.527495%7.527495%7.5%5,407397.166561%7.166561%7.2%3,628406.893915%6.893915%6.9%21,961,12922.0M6.684401%6.684401%6.7%1,759416.666836%6.666836%6.7%2,632426.263274%6.263274%6.3%1,504436.244011%6.244011%6.2%4,887445.802885%5.802885%5.8%4,377455.746173%5.746173%5.7%2,770465.456713%5.456713%5.5%9,339475.182948%5.182948%5.2%3,020485.155152%5.155152%5.2%1,658495.011463%5.011463%5.0%2,03350
Count number of people reporting 'American' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage reporting 'American' anscestry

Ancestry by State in the United States

There are 50 states in the United States. This section compares South Carolina to all of the states in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with South Carolina.

American Ancestry by State#154

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of South Carolina, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain South Carolina
0%5%10%15%Count#KentuckyTennesseeAlabamaWest VirginiaNorth CarolinaN CarolinaMississippiGeorgiaSouth CarolinaS CarolinaArkansasVirginiaIndianaSouth AtlanticSouthMissouriLouisianaOklahomaFloridaVermontIdahoOhioMaineKansasWyomingMontanaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDelawareMichiganUtahIowaTexasNew YorkOregonNew HampshirePennsylvaniaColoradoMarylandNevadaIllinoisWashingtonArizonaNew MexicoAlaskaMassachusettsNew JerseyConnecticutNebraskaSouth DakotaRhode IslandWisconsinMinnesotaCaliforniaNorth DakotaHawaii18.448437%18.448437%18.4%813,943814k115.848176%15.848176%15.8%1,037,7401.04M215.621904%15.621904%15.6%756,282756k312.376523%12.376523%12.4%228,482228k412.179257%12.179257%12.2%1,210,7191.21M511.735947%11.735947%11.7%350,810351k611.709967%11.709967%11.7%1,182,6271.18M711.577802%11.577802%11.6%559,741560k811.033218%11.033218%11.0%327,518328k910.491004%10.491004%10.5%871,834872k1010.175674%10.175674%10.2%670,534671k119.905928%9.905928%9.9%6,193,1076.19M9.866536%9.866536%9.9%11,815,74211.8M9.627238%9.627238%9.6%583,377583k129.484724%9.484724%9.5%440,629441k139.148855%9.148855%9.1%354,572355k148.887965%8.887965%8.9%1,771,7671.77M158.237937%8.237937%8.2%51,59051.6k168.087213%8.087213%8.1%132,265132k177.877895%7.877895%7.9%912,807913k187.752103%7.752103%7.8%103,097103k197.394217%7.394217%7.4%214,306214k207.261560%7.261560%7.3%42,33742.3k217.093086%7.093086%7.1%72,59072.6k226.893915%6.893915%6.9%21,961,12922.0M6.337896%6.337896%6.3%59,24059.2k236.033695%6.033695%6.0%597,915598k246.015920%6.015920%6.0%177,375177k255.818311%5.818311%5.8%180,751181k265.717154%5.717154%5.7%1,541,1411.54M275.402591%5.402591%5.4%1,064,1731.06M285.307052%5.307052%5.3%211,341211k295.210384%5.210384%5.2%69,16869.2k304.981924%4.981924%5.0%636,888637k314.965728%4.965728%5.0%266,128266k324.918873%4.918873%4.9%293,160293k334.734232%4.734232%4.7%134,413134k344.731590%4.731590%4.7%608,089608k354.645345%4.645345%4.6%328,572329k364.623206%4.623206%4.6%311,076311k374.507197%4.507197%4.5%93,87093.9k384.449858%4.449858%4.4%32,78932.8k394.261612%4.261612%4.3%287,324287k404.205775%4.205775%4.2%374,964375k414.103139%4.103139%4.1%147,244147k424.004180%4.004180%4.0%75,32975.3k433.830291%3.830291%3.8%32,59832.6k443.700363%3.700363%3.7%39,02039.0k453.599501%3.599501%3.6%207,144207k463.470732%3.470732%3.5%189,185189k473.246330%3.246330%3.2%1,254,8431.25M482.975568%2.975568%3.0%21,90521.9k491.441635%1.441635%1.4%20,38020.4k50
Count number of people reporting 'American' ancestry
# rank of state out of 50 by percentage reporting 'American' anscestry

Ancestry by State in the South

There are 17 states in the South. This section compares South Carolina to all of the states in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with South Carolina.

American Ancestry by State#179

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of South Carolina, selected other states in the South, and entities that contain South Carolina
0%5%10%15%Count#KentuckyTennesseeAlabamaWest VirginiaNorth CarolinaN CarolinaMississippiGeorgiaSouth CarolinaS CarolinaArkansasVirginiaSouth AtlanticSouthLouisianaOklahomaFloridaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDelawareTexasMarylandDistrict of ColumbiaD.C.18.448437%18.448437%18.4%813,943814k115.848176%15.848176%15.8%1,037,7401.04M215.621904%15.621904%15.6%756,282756k312.376523%12.376523%12.4%228,482228k412.179257%12.179257%12.2%1,210,7191.21M511.735947%11.735947%11.7%350,810351k611.709967%11.709967%11.7%1,182,6271.18M711.577802%11.577802%11.6%559,741560k811.033218%11.033218%11.0%327,518328k910.491004%10.491004%10.5%871,834872k109.905928%9.905928%9.9%6,193,1076.19M9.866536%9.866536%9.9%11,815,74211.8M9.484724%9.484724%9.5%440,629441k119.148855%9.148855%9.1%354,572355k128.887965%8.887965%8.9%1,771,7671.77M136.893915%6.893915%6.9%21,961,12922.0M6.337896%6.337896%6.3%59,24059.2k145.717154%5.717154%5.7%1,541,1411.54M154.918873%4.918873%4.9%293,160293k162.357631%2.357631%2.4%15,53715.5k17
Count number of people reporting 'American' ancestry
# rank of state out of 17 by percentage reporting 'American' anscestry

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of South Carolina. 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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Major Counties:
Aiken, Anderson, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester, Florence, Greenville, Horry, Lexington, Pickens, Richland, Spartanburg, Sumter, York
Counties:
Abbeville, Aiken, Allendale, Anderson, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Berkeley, Calhoun, Charleston, Cherokee, Chester, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Colleton, Darlington, Dillon, Dorchester, Edgefield, Fairfield, Florence, Georgetown, Greenville, Greenwood, Hampton, Horry, Jasper, Kershaw, Lancaster, Laurens, Lee, Lexington, Marion, Marlboro, McCormick, Newberry, Oconee, Orangeburg, Pickens, Richland, Saluda, Spartanburg, Sumter, Union, Williamsburg, York
Metro Areas:
Augusta Area, Bennettsville Area, Charleston Area, Charlotte Area, Columbia Area, Florence Area, Gaffney Area, Georgetown Area, Greenville Area, Greenwood Area, Hilton Head Island Area, Myrtle Beach Area, Newberry Area, Orangeburg Area, Seneca Area, Spartanburg Area, Sumter Area
Major Cities:
Aiken, Anderson, Beaufort, Cayce, Charleston, Clemson, Columbia, Conway, Easley, Florence, Forest Acres, Gaffney, Goose Creek, Greenville, Greenwood, Greer, Hanahan, Mauldin, Myrtle Beach, North Augusta, North Charleston, North Myrtle Beach, Orangeburg, Rock Hill, Simpsonville, Spartanburg, Sumter, West Columbia
Major Towns:
Bluffton, Fort Mill, Hilton Head Island, Irmo, James Island, Lexington, Mount Pleasant, Port Royal, Summerville
Major Unincorporated Places:
Berea, Dentsville, Five Forks, Gantt, Ladson, Lake Wylie, Parker, Red Hill, Seven Oaks, Socastee, St. Andrews, Taylors, Wade Hampton
Congressional Districts:
SC-1, SC-2, SC-3, SC-4, SC-5, SC-6, SC-7
State House Districts:
SC-HD-001, SC-HD-002, SC-HD-003, SC-HD-004, SC-HD-005, SC-HD-006, SC-HD-007, SC-HD-008, SC-HD-009, SC-HD-010, SC-HD-011, SC-HD-012, SC-HD-013, SC-HD-014, SC-HD-015, SC-HD-016, SC-HD-017, SC-HD-018, SC-HD-019, SC-HD-020, SC-HD-021, SC-HD-022, SC-HD-023, SC-HD-024, SC-HD-025, SC-HD-026, SC-HD-027, SC-HD-028, SC-HD-029, SC-HD-030, SC-HD-031, SC-HD-032, SC-HD-033, SC-HD-034, SC-HD-035, SC-HD-036, SC-HD-037, SC-HD-038, SC-HD-039, SC-HD-040, SC-HD-041, SC-HD-042, SC-HD-043, SC-HD-044, SC-HD-045, SC-HD-046, SC-HD-047, SC-HD-048, SC-HD-049, SC-HD-050, SC-HD-051, SC-HD-052, SC-HD-053, SC-HD-054, SC-HD-055, SC-HD-056, SC-HD-057, SC-HD-058, SC-HD-059, SC-HD-060, SC-HD-061, SC-HD-062, SC-HD-063, SC-HD-064, SC-HD-065, SC-HD-066, SC-HD-067, SC-HD-068, SC-HD-069, SC-HD-070, SC-HD-071, SC-HD-072, SC-HD-073, SC-HD-074, SC-HD-075, SC-HD-076, SC-HD-077, SC-HD-078, SC-HD-079, SC-HD-080, SC-HD-081, SC-HD-082, SC-HD-083, SC-HD-084, SC-HD-085, SC-HD-086, SC-HD-087, SC-HD-088, SC-HD-089, SC-HD-090, SC-HD-091, SC-HD-092, SC-HD-093, SC-HD-094, SC-HD-095, SC-HD-096, SC-HD-097, SC-HD-098, SC-HD-099, SC-HD-100, SC-HD-101, SC-HD-102, SC-HD-103, SC-HD-104, SC-HD-105, SC-HD-106, SC-HD-107, SC-HD-108, SC-HD-109, SC-HD-110, SC-HD-111, SC-HD-112, SC-HD-113, SC-HD-114, SC-HD-115, SC-HD-116, SC-HD-117, SC-HD-118, SC-HD-119, SC-HD-120, SC-HD-121, SC-HD-122, SC-HD-123, SC-HD-124
State Senate Districts:
SC-1, SC-2, SC-3, SC-4, SC-5, SC-6, SC-7, SC-8, SC-9, SC-10, SC-11, SC-12, SC-13, SC-14, SC-15, SC-16, SC-17, SC-18, SC-19, SC-20, SC-21, SC-22, SC-23, SC-24, SC-25, SC-26, SC-27, SC-28, SC-29, SC-30, SC-31, SC-32, SC-33, SC-34, SC-35, SC-36, SC-37, SC-38, SC-39, SC-40, SC-41, SC-42, SC-43, SC-44, SC-45, SC-46
Neighboring States:
Georgia, North Carolina