Ranking of South Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Jamaican Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 10.31K people in South Carolina with Jamaican ancestry (0.20% of South Carolina population). Among all South Carolina cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Dentsville CDP had the highest percentage of its population with Jamaican ancestry (1.81%), followed by St. Andrews CDP (1.70%), and Myrtle Beach city (1.26%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Jamaican 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 Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Jamaican Ancestry in 2021
Dentsville CDP
St. Andrews CDP
Myrtle Beach city
Carolina Forest CDP
Taylors CDP
Port Royal town
Rock Hill city
Charleston city
Fort Mill town
Aiken city
Ranking of South Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Jamaican Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Dentsville CDP 1.81
2 St. Andrews CDP 1.70
3 Myrtle Beach city 1.26
4 Carolina Forest CDP 1.21
5 Taylors CDP 0.98
6 Port Royal town 0.97
6 Rock Hill city 0.97
7 Charleston city 0.69
8 Fort Mill town 0.63
9 Aiken city 0.57
10 Columbia city 0.47
11 Sumter city 0.46
12 Greenville city 0.44
13 Spartanburg city 0.38
14 Gantt CDP 0.35
15 Mauldin city 0.34
16 Florence city 0.33
17 North Charleston city 0.31
18 Ladson CDP 0.19
19 Hanahan city 0.17
20 Bluffton town 0.14
20 Seven Oaks CDP 0.14
21 Beaufort city 0.13
21 Five Forks CDP 0.13
22 Hilton Head Island town 0.12
23 Simpsonville city 0.11
24 Wade Hampton CDP 0.08
25 Anderson city 0.07
25 Greenwood city 0.07
26 Easley city 0.03
26 Lexington town 0.03
26 Summerville town 0.03
27 North Augusta city 0.004