Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population that were Immigrants or Foreign-Born in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 27, 2024.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among all South Carolina counties, Jasper had the highest percentage of its population being immigrants or foreign-born (9.72%), followed by Greenville (8.66%), and Beaufort (7.26%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all South Carolina counties.

You can see similar information for other states. You can also see the ranking for all counties in the United States.

Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population that were Immigrants or Foreign-Born in 2021
Jasper
Greenville
Beaufort
Spartanburg
Saluda
Horry
Dorchester
Charleston
Richland
York
Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population that were Immigrants or Foreign-Born in 2021
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Rank County Perc. of County Population (%)
1 Jasper 9.72
2 Greenville 8.66
3 Beaufort 7.26
4 Spartanburg 6.96
5 Saluda 6.49
6 Horry 6.29
7 Dorchester 6.03
8 Charleston 5.90
9 Richland 5.85
10 York 5.76
11 Berkeley 5.53
12 Newberry 5.45
13 Lexington 5.32
14 Lancaster 4.97
15 Edgefield 4.09
16 Aiken 3.94
17 Bamberg 3.67
18 Georgetown 3.51
19 Kershaw 3.43
20 Pickens 3.42
21 Oconee 3.41
22 Greenwood 3.39
23 Anderson 3.34
24 Hampton 3.31
25 Laurens 3.08
26 Sumter 2.98
27 Chesterfield 2.70
28 Florence 2.69
29 Colleton 2.56
30 Cherokee 2.37
31 Abbeville 2.11
32 Clarendon 2.01
32 Marlboro 2.01
33 Williamsburg 1.98
34 Lee 1.72
35 Calhoun 1.64
36 Marion 1.63
37 Allendale 1.54
38 Chester 1.45
39 Darlington 1.44
40 McCormick 1.38
41 Barnwell 1.34
42 Orangeburg 1.28
43 Dillon 1.09
44 Union 0.92
45 Fairfield 0.56