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Cities in South Carolina by asian population share

Tega Cay, SC had the highest asian population share of 43 cities in 2021, at 8.4%. York, SC had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 2% and the figure for South Carolina was 1.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest8.4Tega Cay, SC
Lowest0York, SC
Median243 cities
South Carolina1.6History

All cities, 2021

Tega Cay, SC: 8.4 %Tega Cay, SC8.4Clemson, SC: 6.6 %Clemson, SC6.6Greer, SC: 5.6 %Greer, SC5.6Lexington, SC: 5.3 %Lexington, SC5.3Hanahan, SC: 5.1 %Hanahan, SC5.1Irmo, SC: 3.9 %Irmo, SC3.9Cayce, SC: 3.7 %Cayce, SC3.7Goose Creek, SC: 3.2 %Goose Creek, SC3.2North Charleston, SC: 3.1 %North Charleston, SC3.1North Myrtle Beach, SC: 2.8 %North Myrtle Beach, SC2.8Columbia, SC: 2.6 %Columbia, SC2.6Florence, SC: 2.6 %Florence, SC2.6Mauldin, SC: 2.6 %Mauldin, SC2.6West Columbia, SC: 2.5 %West Columbia, SC2.5Fort Mill, SC: 2.4 %Fort Mill, SC2.4Forest Acres, SC: 2.3 %Forest Acres, SC2.3Aiken, SC: 2.2 %Aiken, SC2.2Summerville, SC: 2.1 %Summerville, SC2.1Sumter, SC: 2.1 %Sumter, SC2.1Greenville, SC: 2 %Greenville, SC2Mount Pleasant, SC: 2 %Mount Pleasant, SC2Spartanburg, SC: 2 %Spartanburg, SC2Rock Hill, SC: 1.9 %Rock Hill, SC1.9Charleston, SC: 1.8 %Charleston, SC1.8Simpsonville, SC: 1.5 %Simpsonville, SC1.5Bluffton, SC: 1.5 %Bluffton, SC1.5Port Royal, SC: 1.3 %Port Royal, SC1.3Myrtle Beach, SC: 1.2 %Myrtle Beach, SC1.2Easley, SC: 1 %Easley, SC1Hilton Head Island, SC: 0.8 %Hilton Head Island, SC0.8Greenwood, SC: 0.8 %Greenwood, SC0.8North Augusta, SC: 0.8 %North Augusta, SC0.8Anderson, SC: 0.7 %Anderson, SC0.7Conway, SC: 0.6 %Conway, SC0.6James Island, SC: 0.3 %James Island, SC0.3Hardeeville, SC: 0.3 %Hardeeville, SC0.3Newberry, SC: 0.3 %Newberry, SC0.3Moncks Corner, SC: 0.3 %Moncks Corner, SC0.3Beaufort, SC: 0.2 %Beaufort, SC0.2Orangeburg, SC: 0.2 %Orangeburg, SC0.2Fountain Inn, SC: 0.1 %Fountain Inn, SC0.1Gaffney, SC: 0 %Gaffney, SC0York, SC: 0 %York, SC0Tega Cay, SC: 8.4 %Tega Cay, SC8.4Clemson, SC: 6.6 %Clemson, SC6.6Greer, SC: 5.6 %Greer, SC5.6Lexington, SC: 5.3 %Lexington, SC5.3Hanahan, SC: 5.1 %Hanahan, SC5.1Irmo, SC: 3.9 %Irmo, SC3.9Cayce, SC: 3.7 %Cayce, SC3.7Goose Creek, SC: 3.2 %Goose Creek, SC3.2North Charleston, SC: 3.1 %North Charleston, SC3.1North Myrtle Beach, SC: 2.8 %North Myrtle Beach, SC2.8Columbia, SC: 2.6 %Columbia, SC2.6Florence, SC: 2.6 %Florence, SC2.6Mauldin, SC: 2.6 %Mauldin, SC2.6West Columbia, SC: 2.5 %West Columbia, SC2.5Fort Mill, SC: 2.4 %Fort Mill, SC2.4Forest Acres, SC: 2.3 %Forest Acres, SC2.3Aiken, SC: 2.2 %Aiken, SC2.2Summerville, SC: 2.1 %Summerville, SC2.1Sumter, SC: 2.1 %Sumter, SC2.1Greenville, SC: 2 %Greenville, SC2Mount Pleasant, SC: 2 %Mount Pleasant, SC2Spartanburg, SC: 2 %Spartanburg, SC2Rock Hill, SC: 1.9 %Rock Hill, SC1.9Charleston, SC: 1.8 %Charleston, SC1.8Simpsonville, SC: 1.5 %Simpsonville, SC1.5Bluffton, SC: 1.5 %Bluffton, SC1.5Port Royal, SC: 1.3 %Port Royal, SC1.3Myrtle Beach, SC: 1.2 %Myrtle Beach, SC1.2Easley, SC: 1 %Easley, SC1Hilton Head Island, SC: 0.8 %Hilton Head Island, SC0.8Greenwood, SC: 0.8 %Greenwood, SC0.8North Augusta, SC: 0.8 %North Augusta, SC0.8Anderson, SC: 0.7 %Anderson, SC0.7Conway, SC: 0.6 %Conway, SC0.6James Island, SC: 0.3 %James Island, SC0.3Hardeeville, SC: 0.3 %Hardeeville, SC0.3Newberry, SC: 0.3 %Newberry, SC0.3Moncks Corner, SC: 0.3 %Moncks Corner, SC0.3Beaufort, SC: 0.2 %Beaufort, SC0.2Orangeburg, SC: 0.2 %Orangeburg, SC0.2Fountain Inn, SC: 0.1 %Fountain Inn, SC0.1Gaffney, SC: 0 %Gaffney, SC0York, SC: 0 %York, SC0
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Tega Cay, SC8.4
2Clemson, SC6.6
3Greer, SC5.6
4Lexington, SC5.3
5Hanahan, SC5.1
6Irmo, SC3.9
7Cayce, SC3.7
8Goose Creek, SC3.2
9North Charleston, SC3.1
10North Myrtle Beach, SC2.8
11Columbia, SC2.6
12Florence, SC2.6
13Mauldin, SC2.6
14West Columbia, SC2.5
15Fort Mill, SC2.4
16Forest Acres, SC2.3
17Aiken, SC2.2
18Summerville, SC2.1
18Sumter, SC2.1
20Greenville, SC2
21Mount Pleasant, SC2
22Spartanburg, SC2
23Rock Hill, SC1.9
24Charleston, SC1.8
25Simpsonville, SC1.5
26Bluffton, SC1.5
27Port Royal, SC1.3
28Myrtle Beach, SC1.2
29Easley, SC1
30Hilton Head Island, SC0.8
31Greenwood, SC0.8
32North Augusta, SC0.8
33Anderson, SC0.7
34Conway, SC0.6
35James Island, SC0.3
36Hardeeville, SC0.3
37Newberry, SC0.3
38Moncks Corner, SC0.3
39Beaufort, SC0.2
40Orangeburg, SC0.2
41Fountain Inn, SC0.1
42Gaffney, SC0
43York, SC0

Other periods

About this ranking

People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report Asian as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in South Carolina by asian population share, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in South Carolina by asian population share, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/asian-population-share/south-carolina-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in South Carolina by asian population share, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/asian-population-share/south-carolina-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in South Carolina by asian population share, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/asian-population-share/south-carolina-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which city has the highest asian population share?

Tega Cay, SC, with 8.4% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest asian population share?

York, SC, with 0% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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