Ranking of South Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 109.39K people in South Carolina with Scottish ancestry (2.15% 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 Scottish ancestry (5.59%), followed by Forest Acres city (4.90%), and Clemson city (4.61%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Scottish 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 Scottish Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | Ciy or Place | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Wylie CDP | 5.59 |
| 2 | Forest Acres city | 4.90 |
| 3 | Clemson city | 4.61 |
| 4 | Mount Pleasant town | 4.52 |
| 5 | Greenville city | 4.16 |
| 6 | Summerville town | 3.52 |
| 7 | Wade Hampton CDP | 3.49 |
| 8 | Aiken city | 3.43 |
| 9 | North Myrtle Beach city | 3.36 |
| 10 | Boiling Springs CDP | 3.29 |
| 11 | Hilton Head Island town | 3.26 |
| 12 | Garden City CDP | 3.04 |
| 13 | Florence city | 2.96 |
| 14 | North Augusta city | 2.94 |
| 15 | Bluffton town | 2.88 |
| 16 | Easley city | 2.73 |
| 17 | Hanahan city | 2.72 |
| 18 | Red Hill CDP | 2.69 |
| 19 | Taylors CDP | 2.68 |
| 20 | Seven Oaks CDP | 2.63 |
| 21 | Fort Mill town | 2.62 |
| 22 | Myrtle Beach city | 2.60 |
| 23 | West Columbia city | 2.36 |
| 24 | Conway city | 2.34 |
| 24 | Mauldin city | 2.34 |
| 25 | Spartanburg city | 2.33 |
| 26 | James Island town | 2.30 |
| 27 | Port Royal town | 2.29 |
| 28 | Berea CDP | 2.28 |
| 28 | Socastee CDP | 2.28 |
| 29 | Charleston city | 2.26 |
| 30 | Irmo town | 2.20 |
| 30 | Rock Hill city | 2.20 |
| 31 | Lexington town | 2.16 |
| 32 | Greer city | 2.13 |
| 33 | Columbia city | 1.94 |
| 34 | Anderson city | 1.93 |
| 35 | Simpsonville city | 1.92 |
| 36 | Five Forks CDP | 1.85 |
| 37 | Gaffney city | 1.74 |
| 38 | Tega Cay city | 1.60 |
| 39 | Beaufort city | 1.59 |
| 39 | Moncks Corner town | 1.59 |
| 40 | Goose Creek city | 1.57 |
| 41 | Sumter city | 1.45 |
| 42 | Greenwood city | 1.28 |
| 43 | Carolina Forest CDP | 1.22 |
| 44 | Ladson CDP | 1.19 |
| 45 | Fountain Inn city | 1.18 |
| 46 | North Charleston city | 1.16 |
| 46 | Oak Grove CDP | 1.16 |
| 47 | Cayce city | 1.09 |
| 48 | Red Bank CDP | 1.02 |
| 49 | Newberry city | 0.91 |
| 50 | Orangeburg city | 0.81 |
| 51 | St. Andrews CDP | 0.79 |
| 52 | Gantt CDP | 0.63 |
| 53 | Parker CDP | 0.52 |
| 54 | Dentsville CDP | 0.09 |