Counties in South Carolina by white (non-Hispanic) population share

Oconee County had the highest white (non-Hispanic) population share of 46 counties in 2023, at 83.5%. Allendale County had the lowest, at 22.6%. The median was 57.9% and the figure for South Carolina was 62.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest83.5Oconee County
Median57.946 counties
South Carolina62.2History

All counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Oconee CountyOconee County: 83.5 %83.5Pickens CountyPickens County: 83.4 %83.4Horry CountyHorry County: 75.9 %75.9Anderson CountyAnderson County: 75.5 %75.5Lexington CountyLexington County: 71.2 %71.2Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 70 %70Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 68.4 %68.4Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 68.2 %68.2Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 67.4 %67.4York CountyYork County: 67.1 %67.1Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 66.7 %66.7Greenville CountyGreenville County: 65.8 %65.8Laurens CountyLaurens County: 65.8 %65.8Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 65.7 %65.7Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 65.7 %65.7Charleston CountyCharleston County: 64.3 %64.3Aiken CountyAiken County: 64.2 %64.2Union CountyUnion County: 64.2 %64.2Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 61.4 %61.4Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 60.7 %60.7Newberry CountyNewberry County: 59.4 %59.4Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 58.9 %58.9Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 58 %58Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 57.7 %57.7Chester CountyChester County: 57.6 %57.6Saluda CountySaluda County: 57.5 %57.5Colleton CountyColleton County: 56.6 %56.6Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 54.8 %54.8McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 54.5 %54.5Darlington CountyDarlington County: 53.5 %53.5Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 50.4 %50.4Florence CountyFlorence County: 49.9 %49.9Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 48.9 %48.9Jasper CountyJasper County: 45 %45Dillon CountyDillon County: 44.7 %44.7Sumter CountySumter County: 44 %44Hampton CountyHampton County: 40.3 %40.3Richland CountyRichland County: 39.9 %39.9Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 38.7 %38.7Marion CountyMarion County: 38.4 %38.4Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: 37.9 %37.9Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 37.1 %37.1Lee CountyLee County: 33.2 %33.2Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 33.1 %33.1Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 32 %32Allendale CountyAllendale County: 22.6 %22.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Oconee County83.5-0.1 pts
2Pickens County83.4-1.3 pts
3Horry County75.9-0.9 pts
4Anderson County75.5-0.9 pts
5Lexington County71.2-1.5 pts
6Cherokee County70-0.8 pts
7Abbeville County68.40 pts
8Lancaster County68.2-1 pts
9Beaufort County67.4-0.6 pts
10York County67.1-1.3 pts
11Kershaw County66.7-0.9 pts
12Greenville County65.8-1.2 pts
13Laurens County65.8-1.1 pts
14Spartanburg County65.7-1.1 pts
15Georgetown County65.7+0.2 pts
16Charleston County64.3-0.8 pts
17Aiken County64.2-0.9 pts
18Union County64.2-0.1 pts
19Dorchester County61.4-1.1 pts
20Berkeley County60.7-1.4 pts
21Newberry County59.4-0.7 pts
22Chesterfield County58.9-0.6 pts
23Greenwood County58-0.8 pts
24Edgefield County57.7+0.9 pts
25Chester County57.6-0.6 pts
26Saluda County57.5-0.8 pts
27Colleton County56.6-0.1 pts
28Calhoun County54.8+0.4 pts
29McCormick County54.5+1.9 pts
30Darlington County53.5-0.3 pts
31Barnwell County50.4+0.6 pts
32Florence County49.9-0.6 pts
33Clarendon County48.9+0.5 pts
34Jasper County45-0.3 pts
35Dillon County44.7-0.4 pts
36Sumter County44-0.4 pts
37Hampton County40.3+0.4 pts
38Richland County39.9-0.9 pts
39Fairfield County38.7+0.1 pts
40Marion County38.4+0.3 pts
41Marlboro County37.9-0.4 pts
42Bamberg County37.1+0.6 pts
43Lee County33.2+0.3 pts
44Orangeburg County33.10 pts
45Williamsburg County32+0.5 pts
46Allendale County22.6+0.3 pts

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About this ranking

People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report White as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). Calculated from counts in ACS table B03002, which are stored as inputs. EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which county has the highest white (non-Hispanic) population share?

Oconee County, with 83.5% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest white (non-Hispanic) population share?

Allendale County, with 22.6% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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