The 10 Whitest Cities In South Carolina For 2022


We used science and data to determine which cities in South Carolina are whiter than wonder bread.

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:

  1. Mount Pleasant
  2. North Myrtle Beach
  3. Clemson
  4. Easley
  5. Hilton Head Island
  6. Tega Cay
  7. Lexington
  8. Bluffton
  9. Forest Acres
  10. Fort Mill

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.

For more South Carolina reading, check out:

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The 10 Whitest Cities In South Carolina For 2022

1. Mount Pleasant

Overall SnackAbility

9.5
/10

Population: 89,410
% White: 89.58%
More on Mount Pleasant: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Mount Pleasant, SC

2. North Myrtle Beach

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 16,684
% White: 86.52%
More on North Myrtle Beach: Real Estate | Data | Photos

North Myrtle Beach, SC

3. Clemson

Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 16,917
% White: 80.81%
More on Clemson: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Clemson, SC

4. Easley

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 21,149
% White: 80.22%
More on Easley: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Easley, SC

5. Hilton Head Island

Overall SnackAbility

7.5
/10

Population: 40,000
% White: 78.37%
More on Hilton Head Island: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Hilton Head Island, SC

6. Tega Cay

Overall SnackAbility

9.5
/10

Population: 10,834
% White: 76.56%
More on Tega Cay: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Tega Cay, SC

Source: Public domain

7. Lexington

Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 21,847
% White: 75.64%
More on Lexington: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Lexington, SC

Source: Public domain

8. Bluffton

Overall SnackAbility

9
/10

Population: 23,176
% White: 75.6%
More on Bluffton: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Bluffton, SC

9. Forest Acres

Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 10,300
% White: 74.95%
More on Forest Acres: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Forest Acres, SC

Source: Public domain

10. Fort Mill

Overall SnackAbility

9
/10

Population: 19,920
% White: 74.14%
More on Fort Mill: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Fort Mill, SC

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*
* Not Hispanic or latino

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:

  1. Marion
  2. Lake City
  3. Orangeburg

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White Population By City In { state|title }}

Rank City % White Population
1 Mount Pleasant 89.58% 89,410
2 North Myrtle Beach 86.52% 16,684
3 Clemson 80.81% 16,917
4 Easley 80.22% 21,149
5 Hilton Head Island 78.37% 40,000
6 Tega Cay 76.56% 10,834
7 Lexington 75.64% 21,847
8 Bluffton 75.6% 23,176
9 Forest Acres 74.95% 10,300
10 Fort Mill 74.14% 19,920
11 Seneca 71.6% 8,424
12 Charleston 71.4% 137,041
13 North Augusta 71.04% 23,370
14 Hanahan 69.81% 25,743
15 Summerville 69.53% 53,643
16 West Columbia 67.38% 17,782
17 Simpsonville 67.31% 23,200
18 Cayce 67.3% 13,964
19 Myrtle Beach 64.73% 33,638
20 Irmo 64.57% 12,397
21 Greenville 64.45% 69,648
22 Moncks Corner 63.47% 11,370
23 Mauldin 63.2% 25,829
24 Conway 62.26% 24,747
25 Goose Creek 61.4% 42,944
26 Beaufort 61.23% 13,417
27 Aiken 60.81% 31,428
28 Port Royal 60.49% 13,265
29 Clinton 59.85% 8,347
30 Greer 59.84% 32,229
31 Anderson 59.15% 27,387
32 Fountain Inn 58.92% 10,127
33 Laurens 55.75% 8,863
34 Camden 55.63% 7,185
35 York 53.48% 8,287
36 Walterboro 52.63% 5,417
37 Hartsville 51.57% 7,559
38 Rock Hill 50.66% 74,410
39 Gaffney 50.39% 12,733
40 Union 49.96% 7,716
41 Columbia 48.94% 134,057
42 Batesburg-Leesville 45.84% 5,504
43 Abbeville 45.69% 5,014
44 Spartanburg 45.57% 37,448
45 Florence 44.6% 38,535
46 Dillon 43.35% 6,358
47 Lancaster 41.09% 9,187
48 Newberry 40.29% 10,219
49 Sumter 40.18% 39,758
50 Darlington 39.57% 6,000
51 Georgetown 39.51% 8,884
52 Chester 39.13% 5,392
53 Greenwood 38.93% 23,351
54 North Charleston 38.2% 113,880
55 Cheraw 37.97% 5,596
56 Bennettsville 29.65% 7,905
57 Orangeburg 24.3% 12,713
58 Lake City 21.46% 6,562
59 Marion 19.07% 6,598

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Editor's Note: We updated this article for 2022. This is our ninth time ranking the whitest cities in South Carolina.
About Chris Kolmar

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