South Carolina Immigrant or Foreign-Born Population By County in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the total immigrant or foreign-born population in South Carolina was 263.92K which was 5.20% of South Carolina's population. Among all South Carolina counties, Greenville had the highest immigrant population (44.97K) and immigrants constituted 8.66% of its population, followed by Richland (pop: 24.28K, perc: 5.85%), and then Charleston (pop: 23.87K, perc: 5.90%).
On the other hand, the counties with the least number of immigrant population were: Fairfield (pop: 118, perc: 0.56%), Allendale (pop: 128, perc: 1.54%), and McCormick (pop: 132, perc: 1.38%),
The chart and table below shows the immigrant or foreign-born population of each county and the percentage of each county's population that are immigrants.
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| County | Immigrant Population | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| Abbeville | 514 | 2.11 |
| Aiken | 6625 | 3.94 |
| Allendale | 128 | 1.54 |
| Anderson | 6755 | 3.34 |
| Bamberg | 496 | 3.67 |
| Barnwell | 279 | 1.34 |
| Beaufort | 13498 | 7.26 |
| Berkeley | 12436 | 5.53 |
| Calhoun | 233 | 1.64 |
| Charleston | 23871 | 5.90 |
| Cherokee | 1331 | 2.37 |
| Chester | 469 | 1.45 |
| Chesterfield | 1179 | 2.70 |
| Clarendon | 634 | 2.01 |
| Colleton | 986 | 2.56 |
| Darlington | 914 | 1.44 |
| Dillon | 312 | 1.09 |
| Dorchester | 9666 | 6.03 |
| Edgefield | 1060 | 4.09 |
| Fairfield | 118 | 0.56 |
| Florence | 3687 | 2.69 |
| Georgetown | 2213 | 3.51 |
| Greenville | 44965 | 8.66 |
| Greenwood | 2351 | 3.39 |
| Hampton | 636 | 3.31 |
| Horry | 21683 | 6.29 |
| Jasper | 2758 | 9.72 |
| Kershaw | 2226 | 3.43 |
| Lancaster | 4709 | 4.97 |
| Laurens | 2065 | 3.08 |
| Lee | 287 | 1.72 |
| Lexington | 15504 | 5.32 |
| McCormick | 132 | 1.38 |
| Marion | 483 | 1.63 |
| Marlboro | 541 | 2.01 |
| Newberry | 2061 | 5.45 |
| Oconee | 2659 | 3.41 |
| Orangeburg | 1088 | 1.28 |
| Pickens | 4438 | 3.42 |
| Richland | 24279 | 5.85 |
| Saluda | 1234 | 6.49 |
| Spartanburg | 22462 | 6.96 |
| Sumter | 3141 | 2.98 |
| Union | 250 | 0.92 |
| Williamsburg | 620 | 1.98 |
| York | 15941 | 5.76 |