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 2023, at 10.4%. McCormick County had the lowest, at 0.9%. The median was 3.2% and the figure for South Carolina was 5.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest10.4Jasper County
Median3.246 counties
South Carolina5.6History

All counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Jasper CountyJasper County: 10.4 %10.4Greenville CountyGreenville County: 8.9 %8.9Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 8.1 %8.1Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 7.7 %7.7Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 7.5 %7.5Saluda CountySaluda County: 7.1 %7.1Horry CountyHorry County: 6.6 %6.6Charleston CountyCharleston County: 6.5 %6.5York CountyYork County: 6.5 %6.5Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 6.3 %6.3Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 6.2 %6.2Lexington CountyLexington County: 6.1 %6.1Richland CountyRichland County: 5.9 %5.9Newberry CountyNewberry County: 5.3 %5.3Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 5 %5Oconee CountyOconee County: 4.1 %4.1Laurens CountyLaurens County: 3.9 %3.9Anderson CountyAnderson County: 3.7 %3.7Pickens CountyPickens County: 3.7 %3.7Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 3.7 %3.7Aiken CountyAiken County: 3.6 %3.6Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 3.3 %3.3Hampton CountyHampton County: 3.3 %3.3Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 3.2 %3.2Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 2.9 %2.9Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 2.9 %2.9Sumter CountySumter County: 2.8 %2.8Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 2.8 %2.8Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 2.7 %2.7Florence CountyFlorence County: 2.6 %2.6Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 2.5 %2.5Lee CountyLee County: 2.5 %2.5Colleton CountyColleton County: 2.5 %2.5Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 2.4 %2.4Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: 2.1 %2.1Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 2 %2Marion CountyMarion County: 1.8 %1.8Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 1.7 %1.7Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 1.6 %1.6Allendale CountyAllendale County: 1.5 %1.5Darlington CountyDarlington County: 1.4 %1.4Dillon CountyDillon County: 1.4 %1.4Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 1.3 %1.3Union CountyUnion County: 1.2 %1.2Chester CountyChester County: 0.9 %0.9McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 0.9 %0.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Jasper County10.4+0.4 pts
2Greenville County8.9+0.3 pts
3Spartanburg County8.1+0.8 pts
4Beaufort County7.7+0.2 pts
5Lancaster County7.5+1.5 pts
6Saluda County7.1+0.1 pts
7Horry County6.6+0.2 pts
8Charleston County6.5+0.6 pts
9York County6.5+0.7 pts
10Dorchester County6.3+0.9 pts
11Berkeley County6.2+0.7 pts
12Lexington County6.1+0.8 pts
13Richland County5.90 pts
14Newberry County5.3+0.3 pts
15Edgefield County50 pts
16Oconee County4.1+0.4 pts
17Laurens County3.9+0.6 pts
18Anderson County3.7+0.2 pts
18Pickens County3.7+0.2 pts
20Greenwood County3.7+0.6 pts
21Aiken County3.6+0.1 pts
22Cherokee County3.3+0.8 pts
23Hampton County3.3-0.4 pts
24Bamberg County3.2-0.6 pts
25Georgetown County2.9-0.1 pts
26Kershaw County2.90 pts
27Sumter County2.80 pts
28Williamsburg County2.8-0.5 pts
29Chesterfield County2.7-0.3 pts
30Florence County2.6-0.1 pts
31Abbeville County2.5-0.1 pts
32Lee County2.5+0.3 pts
33Colleton County2.5-0.3 pts
34Barnwell County2.4-0.1 pts
35Marlboro County2.10 pts
36Calhoun County2-0.1 pts
37Marion County1.8+0.2 pts
38Orangeburg County1.7+0.3 pts
39Clarendon County1.6-0.3 pts
40Allendale County1.5+0.6 pts
41Darlington County1.4-0.5 pts
42Dillon County1.4-0.1 pts
43Fairfield County1.3+0.3 pts
44Union County1.2-0 pts
45Chester County0.9-0.4 pts
46McCormick County0.9-0.5 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Jasper County, with 10.4% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

McCormick County, with 0.9% in 2023.

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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