Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population that are White Alone in 2016

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all South Carolina counties, Oconee County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as White Alone (89.27%), followed by Pickens County (89.22%), and Horry County (82.51%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all South Carolina counties.

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Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are White Alone in 2016
Oconee
Pickens
Horry
Anderson
Lexington
Beaufort
Greenville
Cherokee
York
Lancaster
Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are White Alone in 2016
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Oconee County 89.27
2 Pickens County 89.22
3 Horry County 82.51
4 Anderson County 80.61
5 Lexington County 80.28
6 Beaufort County 77.44
7 Greenville County 76.6
8 Cherokee County 76.37
9 York County 75.62
10 Lancaster County 74.85
11 Spartanburg County 74.36
12 Kershaw County 72.32
13 Laurens County 71.73
14 Aiken County 71.14
15 Abbeville County 69.8
16 Saluda County 69.33
17 Berkeley County 69.18
18 Dorchester County 68.77
19 Charleston County 68.55
20 Georgetown County 66.24
21 Union County 65.74
22 Newberry County 65.22
23 Greenwood County 64.62
24 Chesterfield County 63.77
25 Edgefield County 61.48
26 Chester County 60.26
27 Colleton County 58.86
28 Darlington County 56.18
29 Calhoun County 56.1
30 Florence County 54.13
31 Jasper County 53.44
32 Barnwell County 52.76
33 McCormick County 50.89
34 Clarendon County 49.77
35 Sumter County 48.27
36 Dillon County 47.49
37 Richland County 46.67
38 Hampton County 43.63
39 Marlboro County 41.49
40 Marion County 40.39
41 Fairfield County 39.38
42 Bamberg County 37.31
43 Orangeburg County 34.71
44 Lee County 34.12
45 Williamsburg County 32.73
46 Allendale County 24.14