Ranking of South Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 103.60K people in South Carolina with Scotch Irish ancestry (2.04% of South Carolina population). Among all South Carolina cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Lake Wylie CDP had the highest percentage of its population with Scotch Irish ancestry (5.71%), followed by Hanahan city (5.67%), and Greer city (4.99%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Scotch Irish ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in South Carolina.
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Related Topics: South Carolina ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of South Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | Ciy or Place | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Wylie CDP | 5.71 |
| 2 | Hanahan city | 5.67 |
| 3 | Greer city | 4.99 |
| 4 | North Myrtle Beach city | 4.93 |
| 5 | Wade Hampton CDP | 4.58 |
| 6 | Fort Mill town | 4.12 |
| 7 | Simpsonville city | 4.05 |
| 8 | Forest Acres city | 3.40 |
| 9 | Clemson city | 3.38 |
| 10 | West Columbia city | 3.36 |
| 11 | Lexington town | 3.34 |
| 12 | Oak Grove CDP | 3.31 |
| 13 | Tega Cay city | 3.19 |
| 14 | Taylors CDP | 3.16 |
| 15 | Rock Hill city | 3.03 |
| 16 | Easley city | 2.89 |
| 17 | Cayce city | 2.81 |
| 18 | Fountain Inn city | 2.73 |
| 19 | Greenville city | 2.63 |
| 20 | Carolina Forest CDP | 2.62 |
| 21 | Mauldin city | 2.53 |
| 22 | Mount Pleasant town | 2.38 |
| 23 | Myrtle Beach city | 2.20 |
| 24 | Garden City CDP | 2.19 |
| 25 | Seven Oaks CDP | 2.18 |
| 26 | Anderson city | 2.12 |
| 27 | Ladson CDP | 2.07 |
| 28 | Florence city | 2.06 |
| 29 | Columbia city | 2.02 |
| 29 | James Island town | 2.02 |
| 30 | Spartanburg city | 2.01 |
| 31 | Gaffney city | 2.00 |
| 32 | Five Forks CDP | 1.87 |
| 33 | Aiken city | 1.81 |
| 34 | Hilton Head Island town | 1.72 |
| 35 | Gantt CDP | 1.66 |
| 36 | Red Hill CDP | 1.56 |
| 37 | Newberry city | 1.46 |
| 38 | Summerville town | 1.44 |
| 39 | Beaufort city | 1.43 |
| 40 | Charleston city | 1.41 |
| 40 | North Augusta city | 1.41 |
| 41 | Irmo town | 1.36 |
| 42 | Port Royal town | 1.34 |
| 42 | Sumter city | 1.34 |
| 43 | Berea CDP | 1.26 |
| 44 | Socastee CDP | 1.05 |
| 45 | Orangeburg city | 1.00 |
| 46 | Red Bank CDP | 0.99 |
| 47 | Conway city | 0.98 |
| 48 | Goose Creek city | 0.97 |
| 49 | North Charleston city | 0.96 |
| 50 | Boiling Springs CDP | 0.73 |
| 51 | Greenwood city | 0.71 |
| 52 | Bluffton town | 0.68 |
| 53 | St. Andrews CDP | 0.57 |
| 54 | Parker CDP | 0.53 |
| 55 | Moncks Corner town | 0.45 |
| 56 | Dentsville CDP | 0.29 |