South Carolina Immigrant or Foreign-Born Population By County in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on February 24, 2025.

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.

You can see similar information for other states and by state for the United States.

South Carolina Immigrant or Foreign-Born Population By County in 2021
South Carolina Immigrant or Foreign-Born Population By County in 2021
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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