Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with Brazilian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 4.54K people in South Carolina with Brazilian ancestry (0.09% of South Carolina population). Among all South Carolina counties, Berkeley County had the highest percentage of its population with Brazilian ancestry (0.40%), followed by Horry County (0.31%), and Dorchester County (0.29%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Brazilian ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in South Carolina.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with Brazilian Ancestry in 2021
Berkeley County
Horry County
Dorchester County
Newberry County
York County
Charleston County
Chester County
Barnwell County
Greenville County
Anderson County
Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with Brazilian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Berkeley County 0.40
2 Horry County 0.31
3 Dorchester County 0.29
4 Newberry County 0.15
4 York County 0.15
5 Charleston County 0.12
6 Chester County 0.10
7 Barnwell County 0.08
7 Greenville County 0.08
8 Anderson County 0.06
8 Spartanburg County 0.06
9 Aiken County 0.05
9 Beaufort County 0.05
9 Cherokee County 0.05
10 Lancaster County 0.04
11 Oconee County 0.03
12 Greenwood County 0.02
12 Richland County 0.02
13 Lexington County 0.01