Counties in South Carolina by foreign-born share of the population, 2024

Jasper County had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 46 counties in 2024, at 11.2%. McCormick County had the lowest, at 0.8%. The median was 3.3% and the figure for South Carolina was 5.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest11.2Jasper County
Median3.346 counties
South Carolina5.8History

All counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Jasper CountyJasper County: 11.2 %11.2Greenville CountyGreenville County: 8.7 %8.7Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 8.7 %8.7Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 7.7 %7.7Saluda CountySaluda County: 7.3 %7.3Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 7.1 %7.1York CountyYork County: 6.8 %6.8Charleston CountyCharleston County: 6.7 %6.7Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 6.7 %6.7Horry CountyHorry County: 6.7 %6.7Lexington CountyLexington County: 6.5 %6.5Richland CountyRichland County: 6 %6Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 5.5 %5.5Newberry CountyNewberry County: 4.9 %4.9Oconee CountyOconee County: 4.2 %4.2Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 4 %4Anderson CountyAnderson County: 3.9 %3.9Laurens CountyLaurens County: 3.8 %3.8Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 3.6 %3.6Pickens CountyPickens County: 3.6 %3.6Colleton CountyColleton County: 3.4 %3.4Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 3.3 %3.3Aiken CountyAiken County: 3.3 %3.3Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 3.2 %3.2Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 3.2 %3.2Sumter CountySumter County: 3 %3Florence CountyFlorence County: 3 %3Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 2.7 %2.7Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 2.4 %2.4Lee CountyLee County: 2.4 %2.4Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 2.3 %2.3Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 2.3 %2.3Hampton CountyHampton County: 2.3 %2.3Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 2.2 %2.2Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: 2.1 %2.1Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 2 %2Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 1.9 %1.9Darlington CountyDarlington County: 1.9 %1.9Union CountyUnion County: 1.5 %1.5Marion CountyMarion County: 1.4 %1.4Dillon CountyDillon County: 1.4 %1.4Chester CountyChester County: 1.3 %1.3Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 1.3 %1.3Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 1.1 %1.1Allendale CountyAllendale County: 0.9 %0.9McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 0.8 %0.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Jasper County11.2+0.9 pts
2Greenville County8.7-0.1 pts
2Spartanburg County8.7+0.6 pts
4Beaufort County7.70 pts
5Saluda County7.3+0.2 pts
6Lancaster County7.1-0.5 pts
7York County6.8+0.3 pts
8Charleston County6.7+0.3 pts
9Berkeley County6.7+0.6 pts
10Horry County6.70 pts
11Lexington County6.5+0.4 pts
12Richland County6+0.1 pts
13Dorchester County5.5-0.8 pts
14Newberry County4.9-0.5 pts
15Oconee County4.2+0.2 pts
16Edgefield County4-1 pts
17Anderson County3.9+0.2 pts
18Laurens County3.8-0.1 pts
19Chesterfield County3.6+0.9 pts
20Pickens County3.6-0.2 pts
21Colleton County3.4+0.9 pts
22Greenwood County3.3-0.3 pts
23Aiken County3.3-0.3 pts
24Kershaw County3.2+0.4 pts
25Cherokee County3.2-0.1 pts
26Sumter County3+0.2 pts
27Florence County3+0.4 pts
28Georgetown County2.7-0.3 pts
29Barnwell County2.4-0 pts
30Lee County2.4-0.1 pts
31Abbeville County2.3-0.2 pts
32Williamsburg County2.3-0.5 pts
33Hampton County2.3-1 pts
34Orangeburg County2.2+0.5 pts
35Marlboro County2.1+0.1 pts
36Calhoun County2-0 pts
37Clarendon County1.9+0.3 pts
37Darlington County1.9+0.4 pts
39Union County1.5+0.3 pts
40Marion County1.4-0.4 pts
41Dillon County1.40 pts
42Chester County1.3+0.4 pts
43Bamberg County1.3-2 pts
44Fairfield County1.1-0.2 pts
45Allendale County0.9-0.6 pts
46McCormick County0.8-0.1 pts

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About this ranking

People who were not US citizens at birth, as a percentage of the total population. Includes naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, temporary migrants and unauthorized immigrants. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Based on place of birth, not nationality: a naturalized citizen counts as foreign born, and people born in Puerto Rico, the US island areas or abroad to American parents count as native. Not comparable with foreign_population_share, which counts foreign nationals in Spain and the EU. Calculated from counts in ACS table B05002, which are stored as inputs.

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

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest foreign-born share of the population?

Jasper County, with 11.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest foreign-born share of the population?

McCormick County, with 0.8% in 2024.

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 B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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