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 2022, at 9.9%. Fairfield County had the lowest, at 1%. The median was 3.2% and the figure for South Carolina was 5.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest9.9Jasper County
Median3.246 counties
South Carolina5.3History

All counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Jasper CountyJasper County: 9.9 %9.9Greenville CountyGreenville County: 8.5 %8.5Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 7.5 %7.5Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 7.3 %7.3Saluda CountySaluda County: 7 %7Horry CountyHorry County: 6.5 %6.5Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 6 %6Richland CountyRichland County: 5.8 %5.8Charleston CountyCharleston County: 5.8 %5.8York CountyYork County: 5.8 %5.8Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 5.5 %5.5Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 5.4 %5.4Lexington CountyLexington County: 5.3 %5.3Newberry CountyNewberry County: 5.1 %5.1Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 5 %5Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 3.8 %3.8Hampton CountyHampton County: 3.7 %3.7Oconee CountyOconee County: 3.6 %3.6Anderson CountyAnderson County: 3.6 %3.6Aiken CountyAiken County: 3.5 %3.5Pickens CountyPickens County: 3.5 %3.5Laurens CountyLaurens County: 3.4 %3.4Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 3.2 %3.2Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 3.1 %3.1Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 3.1 %3.1Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 3 %3Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 2.9 %2.9Colleton CountyColleton County: 2.8 %2.8Sumter CountySumter County: 2.8 %2.8Florence CountyFlorence County: 2.6 %2.6Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 2.6 %2.6Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 2.6 %2.6Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 2.5 %2.5Lee CountyLee County: 2.2 %2.2Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 2.1 %2.1Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: 2 %2Darlington CountyDarlington County: 2 %2Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 1.9 %1.9Marion CountyMarion County: 1.7 %1.7Dillon CountyDillon County: 1.5 %1.5Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 1.4 %1.4McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 1.4 %1.4Chester CountyChester County: 1.3 %1.3Union CountyUnion County: 1.2 %1.2Allendale CountyAllendale County: 1 %1Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 1 %1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Jasper County9.9+0.2 pts
2Greenville County8.5-0.1 pts
3Beaufort County7.5+0.2 pts
4Spartanburg County7.3+0.3 pts
5Saluda County7+0.5 pts
6Horry County6.5+0.2 pts
7Lancaster County6+1 pts
8Richland County5.8-0 pts
9Charleston County5.8-0.1 pts
10York County5.80 pts
11Berkeley County5.5-0.1 pts
12Dorchester County5.4-0.6 pts
13Lexington County5.30 pts
14Newberry County5.1-0.4 pts
15Edgefield County5+0.9 pts
16Bamberg County3.8+0.1 pts
17Hampton County3.7+0.4 pts
18Oconee County3.6+0.2 pts
19Anderson County3.6+0.2 pts
20Aiken County3.5-0.4 pts
21Pickens County3.5+0.1 pts
22Laurens County3.4+0.3 pts
23Williamsburg County3.2+1.3 pts
24Georgetown County3.1-0.4 pts
25Greenwood County3.1-0.3 pts
26Chesterfield County3+0.3 pts
27Kershaw County2.9-0.6 pts
28Colleton County2.8+0.2 pts
29Sumter County2.8-0.2 pts
30Florence County2.6-0.1 pts
31Abbeville County2.6+0.5 pts
32Cherokee County2.6+0.2 pts
33Barnwell County2.5+1.2 pts
34Lee County2.2+0.5 pts
35Calhoun County2.1+0.4 pts
36Marlboro County20 pts
37Darlington County2+0.5 pts
38Clarendon County1.9-0.2 pts
39Marion County1.70 pts
40Dillon County1.5+0.4 pts
41Orangeburg County1.4+0.1 pts
42McCormick County1.4-0 pts
43Chester County1.3-0.1 pts
44Union County1.2+0.3 pts
45Allendale County1-0.6 pts
45Fairfield County1+0.4 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Jasper County, with 9.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Fairfield County, with 1% in 2022.

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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