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Cities in South Carolina by population speaking a language other than English at home

Greer, SC had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 43 cities in 2021, at 20.9%. Orangeburg, SC had the lowest, at 3%. The median was 8.3% and the figure for South Carolina was 7.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.9Greer, SC
Lowest3Orangeburg, SC
Median8.343 cities
South Carolina7.5History

All cities, 2021

Greer, SC: 20.9 %Greer, SC20.9Tega Cay, SC: 19.4 %Tega Cay, SC19.4Hardeeville, SC: 19.1 %Hardeeville, SC19.1North Charleston, SC: 14.7 %North Charleston, SC14.7Hilton Head Island, SC: 14.7 %Hilton Head Island, SC14.7Myrtle Beach, SC: 14.5 %Myrtle Beach, SC14.5Hanahan, SC: 14.1 %Hanahan, SC14.1Simpsonville, SC: 13.2 %Simpsonville, SC13.2Mauldin, SC: 12.3 %Mauldin, SC12.3Goose Creek, SC: 11.9 %Goose Creek, SC11.9Newberry, SC: 11.3 %Newberry, SC11.3Bluffton, SC: 11.3 %Bluffton, SC11.3Port Royal, SC: 11.1 %Port Royal, SC11.1Lexington, SC: 10.8 %Lexington, SC10.8West Columbia, SC: 10.8 %West Columbia, SC10.8North Myrtle Beach, SC: 10.2 %North Myrtle Beach, SC10.2Clemson, SC: 9.7 %Clemson, SC9.7Greenwood, SC: 9.5 %Greenwood, SC9.5Fountain Inn, SC: 9 %Fountain Inn, SC9Greenville, SC: 8.9 %Greenville, SC8.9Cayce, SC: 8.4 %Cayce, SC8.4Columbia, SC: 8.3 %Columbia, SC8.3York, SC: 8.1 %York, SC8.1Sumter, SC: 7.8 %Sumter, SC7.8Irmo, SC: 7.5 %Irmo, SC7.5North Augusta, SC: 7.2 %North Augusta, SC7.2Spartanburg, SC: 6.9 %Spartanburg, SC6.9Summerville, SC: 6.7 %Summerville, SC6.7Rock Hill, SC: 6.5 %Rock Hill, SC6.5Charleston, SC: 6.3 %Charleston, SC6.3Mount Pleasant, SC: 6.2 %Mount Pleasant, SC6.2Fort Mill, SC: 6 %Fort Mill, SC6Aiken, SC: 4.8 %Aiken, SC4.8Easley, SC: 4.8 %Easley, SC4.8Forest Acres, SC: 4.7 %Forest Acres, SC4.7Anderson, SC: 4.4 %Anderson, SC4.4Beaufort, SC: 4.4 %Beaufort, SC4.4Florence, SC: 3.9 %Florence, SC3.9Moncks Corner, SC: 3.8 %Moncks Corner, SC3.8Gaffney, SC: 3.6 %Gaffney, SC3.6James Island, SC: 3.4 %James Island, SC3.4Conway, SC: 3.1 %Conway, SC3.1Orangeburg, SC: 3 %Orangeburg, SC3Greer, SC: 20.9 %Greer, SC20.9Tega Cay, SC: 19.4 %Tega Cay, SC19.4Hardeeville, SC: 19.1 %Hardeeville, SC19.1North Charleston, SC: 14.7 %North Charleston, SC14.7Hilton Head Island, SC: 14.7 %Hilton Head Island, SC14.7Myrtle Beach, SC: 14.5 %Myrtle Beach, SC14.5Hanahan, SC: 14.1 %Hanahan, SC14.1Simpsonville, SC: 13.2 %Simpsonville, SC13.2Mauldin, SC: 12.3 %Mauldin, SC12.3Goose Creek, SC: 11.9 %Goose Creek, SC11.9Newberry, SC: 11.3 %Newberry, SC11.3Bluffton, SC: 11.3 %Bluffton, SC11.3Port Royal, SC: 11.1 %Port Royal, SC11.1Lexington, SC: 10.8 %Lexington, SC10.8West Columbia, SC: 10.8 %West Columbia, SC10.8North Myrtle Beach, SC: 10.2 %North Myrtle Beach, SC10.2Clemson, SC: 9.7 %Clemson, SC9.7Greenwood, SC: 9.5 %Greenwood, SC9.5Fountain Inn, SC: 9 %Fountain Inn, SC9Greenville, SC: 8.9 %Greenville, SC8.9Cayce, SC: 8.4 %Cayce, SC8.4Columbia, SC: 8.3 %Columbia, SC8.3York, SC: 8.1 %York, SC8.1Sumter, SC: 7.8 %Sumter, SC7.8Irmo, SC: 7.5 %Irmo, SC7.5North Augusta, SC: 7.2 %North Augusta, SC7.2Spartanburg, SC: 6.9 %Spartanburg, SC6.9Summerville, SC: 6.7 %Summerville, SC6.7Rock Hill, SC: 6.5 %Rock Hill, SC6.5Charleston, SC: 6.3 %Charleston, SC6.3Mount Pleasant, SC: 6.2 %Mount Pleasant, SC6.2Fort Mill, SC: 6 %Fort Mill, SC6Aiken, SC: 4.8 %Aiken, SC4.8Easley, SC: 4.8 %Easley, SC4.8Forest Acres, SC: 4.7 %Forest Acres, SC4.7Anderson, SC: 4.4 %Anderson, SC4.4Beaufort, SC: 4.4 %Beaufort, SC4.4Florence, SC: 3.9 %Florence, SC3.9Moncks Corner, SC: 3.8 %Moncks Corner, SC3.8Gaffney, SC: 3.6 %Gaffney, SC3.6James Island, SC: 3.4 %James Island, SC3.4Conway, SC: 3.1 %Conway, SC3.1Orangeburg, SC: 3 %Orangeburg, SC3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Greer, SC20.9
2Tega Cay, SC19.4
3Hardeeville, SC19.1
4North Charleston, SC14.7
5Hilton Head Island, SC14.7
6Myrtle Beach, SC14.5
7Hanahan, SC14.1
8Simpsonville, SC13.2
9Mauldin, SC12.3
10Goose Creek, SC11.9
11Newberry, SC11.3
12Bluffton, SC11.3
13Port Royal, SC11.1
14Lexington, SC10.8
15West Columbia, SC10.8
16North Myrtle Beach, SC10.2
17Clemson, SC9.7
18Greenwood, SC9.5
19Fountain Inn, SC9
20Greenville, SC8.9
21Cayce, SC8.4
22Columbia, SC8.3
23York, SC8.1
24Sumter, SC7.8
25Irmo, SC7.5
26North Augusta, SC7.2
27Spartanburg, SC6.9
28Summerville, SC6.7
29Rock Hill, SC6.5
30Charleston, SC6.3
31Mount Pleasant, SC6.2
32Fort Mill, SC6
33Aiken, SC4.8
34Easley, SC4.8
35Forest Acres, SC4.7
36Anderson, SC4.4
37Beaufort, SC4.4
38Florence, SC3.9
39Moncks Corner, SC3.8
40Gaffney, SC3.6
41James Island, SC3.4
42Conway, SC3.1
43Orangeburg, SC3

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About this ranking

People aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of all people aged 5 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Measures the language used at home, not English ability: most people in this group also speak English. Spanish speakers are shown separately in spanish_at_home_share.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, 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-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in South Carolina by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in South Carolina by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/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 C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in South Carolina by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/south-carolina-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in South Carolina by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/south-carolina-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Greer, SC, with 20.9% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Orangeburg, SC, with 3% in 2021.

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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 C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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