African-Americans are the largest ethnic group in South Carolina. The state also has a significant number of residents who list simply American as their origin: 13% of state residents in 2010. The largest European ethnicity is German, with 10% of residents. Mexicans are the largest Hispanic group, the ethnicity of almost 3% of residents.
Rank
|
Ethnicity
|
2010
South Carolina Population |
As a
Percent of
Total South Carolina Population |
Total
Population
|
4,636,312
|
100.00%
|
|
1
|
African-American*
|
1,257,574
|
27.12%
|
2
|
American
|
609,081
|
13.14%
|
3
|
German
|
470,875
|
10.16%
|
4
|
Irish
|
449,705
|
9.70%
|
5
|
English
|
408,649
|
8.81%
|
6
|
Mexican
|
133,354
|
2.88%
|
7
|
Italian
|
126,427
|
2.73%
|
8
|
Scotch-Irish
|
113,008
|
2.44%
|
9
|
Scottish
|
98,837
|
2.13%
|
10
|
French,
except Basque
|
88,763
|
1.91%
|
11
|
Polish
|
62,440
|
1.35%
|
12
|
Dutch
|
44,790
|
0.97%
|
13
|
European
|
38,441
|
0.83%
|
14
|
Puerto
Rican
|
27,212
|
0.59%
|
15
|
African
|
22,184
|
0.48%
|
16
|
Swedish
|
21,607
|
0.47%
|
17
|
Welsh
|
21,584
|
0.47%
|
18
|
British
|
18,468
|
0.40%
|
19
|
Norwegian
|
17,813
|
0.38%
|
20
|
Greek
|
15,916
|
0.34%
|
21
|
Russian
|
14,227
|
0.31%
|
22
|
Guatemalan
|
13,839
|
0.30%
|
23
|
French
Canadian
|
13,537
|
0.29%
|
24
|
Asian
Indian
|
12,740
|
0.27%
|
25
|
Honduran
|
11,138
|
0.24%
|
26
|
Hungarian
|
10,995
|
0.24%
|
27
|
Filipino
|
10,113
|
0.22%
|
28
|
Chinese
, except Taiwanese
|
9,522
|
0.21%
|
29
|
Czech
|
8,388
|
0.18%
|
30
|
Swiss
|
8,071
|
0.17%
|
31
|
Canadian
|
8,052
|
0.17%
|
32
|
Cuban
|
7,874
|
0.17%
|
33
|
Colombian
|
7,194
|
0.16%
|
34
|
Ukrainian
|
6,725
|
0.15%
|
35
|
Danish
|
6,652
|
0.14%
|
36
|
Portuguese
|
5,789
|
0.12%
|
37
|
Spaniard
|
5,266
|
0.11%
|
38
|
Austrian
|
5,102
|
0.11%
|
39
|
Korean
|
4,913
|
0.11%
|
40
|
Salvadoran
|
4,798
|
0.10%
|
41
|
Romanian
|
4,653
|
0.10%
|
42
|
Slovak
|
4,612
|
0.10%
|
43
|
Vietnamese
|
4,125
|
0.09%
|
44
|
Finnish
|
3,931
|
0.08%
|
45
|
Jamaican
|
3,901
|
0.08%
|
46
|
Lebanese
|
3,615
|
0.08%
|
47
|
Scandinavian
|
3,507
|
0.08%
|
48
|
Lithuanian
|
3,351
|
0.07%
|
49
|
Cambodian
|
3,089
|
0.07%
|
50
|
Nicaraguan
|
3,086
|
0.07%
|
Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey
1 year estimates, tables: B02001, C02005, B02006,
C02007, B03001, B03002, B04006
* African-American is derived as respondents selecting Black as racial group after removing African, West Indian, and Hispanic ethnicities.
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