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

Jasper County had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 46 counties in 2021, at 9.7%. Fairfield County had the lowest, at 0.6%. The median was 3.3% and the figure for South Carolina was 5.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest9.7Jasper County
Lowest0.6Fairfield County
Median3.346 counties
South Carolina5.2History

All counties, 2021

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Jasper CountyJasper County: 9.7 %9.7Greenville CountyGreenville County: 8.7 %8.7Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 7.3 %7.3Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 7 %7Saluda CountySaluda County: 6.5 %6.5Horry CountyHorry County: 6.3 %6.3Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 6 %6Charleston CountyCharleston County: 5.9 %5.9Richland CountyRichland County: 5.9 %5.9York CountyYork County: 5.8 %5.8Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 5.5 %5.5Newberry CountyNewberry County: 5.5 %5.5Lexington CountyLexington County: 5.3 %5.3Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 5 %5Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 4.1 %4.1Aiken CountyAiken County: 3.9 %3.9Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 3.7 %3.7Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 3.5 %3.5Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 3.4 %3.4Pickens CountyPickens County: 3.4 %3.4Oconee CountyOconee County: 3.4 %3.4Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 3.4 %3.4Anderson CountyAnderson County: 3.3 %3.3Hampton CountyHampton County: 3.3 %3.3Laurens CountyLaurens County: 3.1 %3.1Sumter CountySumter County: 3 %3Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 2.7 %2.7Florence CountyFlorence County: 2.7 %2.7Colleton CountyColleton County: 2.6 %2.6Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 2.4 %2.4Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 2.1 %2.1Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 2 %2Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: 2 %2Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 2 %2Lee CountyLee County: 1.7 %1.7Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 1.6 %1.6Marion CountyMarion County: 1.6 %1.6Allendale CountyAllendale County: 1.5 %1.5Chester CountyChester County: 1.5 %1.5Darlington CountyDarlington County: 1.4 %1.4McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 1.4 %1.4Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 1.3 %1.3Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 1.3 %1.3Dillon CountyDillon County: 1.1 %1.1Union CountyUnion County: 0.9 %0.9Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 0.6 %0.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Jasper County9.7
2Greenville County8.7
3Beaufort County7.3
4Spartanburg County7
5Saluda County6.5
6Horry County6.3
7Dorchester County6
8Charleston County5.9
9Richland County5.9
10York County5.8
11Berkeley County5.5
12Newberry County5.5
13Lexington County5.3
14Lancaster County5
15Edgefield County4.1
16Aiken County3.9
17Bamberg County3.7
18Georgetown County3.5
19Kershaw County3.4
20Pickens County3.4
21Oconee County3.4
22Greenwood County3.4
23Anderson County3.3
24Hampton County3.3
25Laurens County3.1
26Sumter County3
27Chesterfield County2.7
28Florence County2.7
29Colleton County2.6
30Cherokee County2.4
31Abbeville County2.1
32Clarendon County2
32Marlboro County2
34Williamsburg County2
35Lee County1.7
36Calhoun County1.6
37Marion County1.6
38Allendale County1.5
39Chester County1.5
40Darlington County1.4
41McCormick County1.4
42Barnwell County1.3
43Orangeburg County1.3
44Dillon County1.1
45Union County0.9
46Fairfield County0.6

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

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

Jasper County, with 9.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Fairfield County, with 0.6% 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 B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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