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You're at your local Whole Foods shopping for kale chips and asparagus water, trying to work out if you'll have time to stop at the Pottery Barn before you head to your yoga class taught by a girl named Sage. It hits you: you're leading the whitest life imaginable.
But does that mean the city you live in is one of the whitest places in South Carolina?
Don't worry, we've figured it out for you. Using actual census data combined with our favorite white people stereotypes (as confirmed by the internet), we can determine which cities are the whitest of the white in Palmetto State.
After analyzing cities with populations greater than 5,000, we came up with this list as the whitest cities in South Carolina for 2022.
Here are the 10 whites places in South Carolina for 2022:
What is the whitest city in South Carolina for 2022? According to the most recent census data Mount Pleasant ranks as the whitest. If you're wondering, Marion is the least white city of all those we measured.
Read on below to see where your hometown ranked and why. Or check out the whitest states in America and the most diverse states in America.
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The 10 Whitest Cities In South Carolina For 2022
1. Mount Pleasant
/10
Population: 89,410
% White: 89.58%
More on Mount Pleasant: Real Estate | Data | Photos
2. North Myrtle Beach
/10
Population: 16,684
% White: 86.52%
More on North Myrtle Beach: Real Estate | Data | Photos
3. Clemson
/10
Population: 16,917
% White: 80.81%
More on Clemson: Real Estate | Data | Photos
4. Easley
/10
Population: 21,149
% White: 80.22%
More on Easley: Real Estate | Data | Photos
5. Hilton Head Island
/10
Population: 40,000
% White: 78.37%
More on Hilton Head Island: Real Estate | Data | Photos
6. Tega Cay
/10
Population: 10,834
% White: 76.56%
More on Tega Cay: Real Estate | Data | Photos
7. Lexington
/10
Population: 21,847
% White: 75.64%
More on Lexington: Real Estate | Data | Photos
8. Bluffton
/10
Population: 23,176
% White: 75.6%
More on Bluffton: Real Estate | Data | Photos
9. Forest Acres
/10
Population: 10,300
% White: 74.95%
More on Forest Acres: Real Estate | Data | Photos
10. Fort Mill
/10
Population: 19,920
% White: 74.14%
More on Fort Mill: Real Estate | Data | Photos
Methodology: How we determined the whitest places in South Carolina for 2022
In order to rank the whitest places in South Carolina, we had to determine what measurable criteria defines whiteness.
Obviously we had to count how many white people living there, specifically the percentage of white people living in each city in South Carolina.
Specifically, we looked at table B03002: Hispanic OR LATINO ORIGIN BY RACE. Here are the category names as defined by the Census:
- Hispanic or Latino
- White alone*
- Black or African American alone*
- American Indian and Alaska Native alone*
- Asian alone*
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone*
- Some other race alone*
- Two or more races*
Our particular column of interest here was the number of people who identified as White alone.
We limited our analysis to non-CDPs with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 59 cities.
We then calculated the percent of residents that are White. The percentages ranked from 89.6% to 19.1%.
Finally, we ranked each city based on the percent of White population with a higher score being more White than a lower score. Mount Pleasant took the distinction of being the most White, while Marion was the least White city. You can download the data here.
Read on for more information on how the cities in South Carolina ranked by population of White residents or, for a more general take on diversity in America, head over to our ranking of the most diverse cities in America.
Summary: White Populations Across South Carolina
Measuring the locations with the highest percentage of white people, this list provides accurate information on the whitest places in South Carolina according to the most recent data.
If you're curious enough, here are the least White places in South Carolina:
- Marion
- Lake City
- Orangeburg
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| Rank | City | % White |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount Pleasant | 89.58% |
| 2 | North Myrtle Beach | 86.52% |
| 3 | Clemson | 80.81% |
| 4 | Easley | 80.22% |
| 5 | Hilton Head Island | 78.37% |
| 6 | Tega Cay | 76.56% |
| 7 | Lexington | 75.64% |
| 8 | Bluffton | 75.6% |
| 9 | Forest Acres | 74.95% |
| 10 | Fort Mill | 74.14% |
| 11 | Seneca | 71.6% |
| 12 | Charleston | 71.4% |
| 13 | North Augusta | 71.04% |
| 14 | Hanahan | 69.81% |
| 15 | Summerville | 69.53% |
| 16 | West Columbia | 67.38% |
| 17 | Simpsonville | 67.31% |
| 18 | Cayce | 67.3% |
| 19 | Myrtle Beach | 64.73% |
| 20 | Irmo | 64.57% |
| 21 | Greenville | 64.45% |
| 22 | Moncks Corner | 63.47% |
| 23 | Mauldin | 63.2% |
| 24 | Conway | 62.26% |
| 25 | Goose Creek | 61.4% |
| 26 | Beaufort | 61.23% |
| 27 | Aiken | 60.81% |
| 28 | Port Royal | 60.49% |
| 29 | Clinton | 59.85% |
| 30 | Greer | 59.84% |
| 31 | Anderson | 59.15% |
| 32 | Fountain Inn | 58.92% |
| 33 | Laurens | 55.75% |
| 34 | Camden | 55.63% |
| 35 | York | 53.48% |
| 36 | Walterboro | 52.63% |
| 37 | Hartsville | 51.57% |
| 38 | Rock Hill | 50.66% |
| 39 | Gaffney | 50.39% |
| 40 | Union | 49.96% |
| 41 | Columbia | 48.94% |
| 42 | Batesburg-Leesville | 45.84% |
| 43 | Abbeville | 45.69% |
| 44 | Spartanburg | 45.57% |
| 45 | Florence | 44.6% |
| 46 | Dillon | 43.35% |
| 47 | Lancaster | 41.09% |
| 48 | Newberry | 40.29% |
| 49 | Sumter | 40.18% |
| 50 | Darlington | 39.57% |
| 51 | Georgetown | 39.51% |
| 52 | Chester | 39.13% |
| 53 | Greenwood | 38.93% |
| 54 | North Charleston | 38.2% |
| 55 | Cheraw | 37.97% |
| 56 | Bennettsville | 29.65% |
| 57 | Orangeburg | 24.3% |
| 58 | Lake City | 21.46% |
| 59 | Marion | 19.07% |
