Counties in South Carolina by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024

Jasper County had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 46 counties in 2024, at 18.1%. McCormick County had the lowest, at 0.9%. The median was 5.1% and the figure for South Carolina was 8.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.1Jasper County
Median5.146 counties
South Carolina8.4History

Map of counties, 2024

Abbeville County: 2.6 %Aiken County: 6 %Allendale County: 3.7 %Anderson County: 5 %Bamberg County: 1.9 %Barnwell County: 3.3 %Beaufort County: 11.7 %Berkeley County: 10 %Calhoun County: 3.7 %Charleston County: 9 %Cherokee County: 5.3 %Chester County: 2.2 %Chesterfield County: 5.5 %Clarendon County: 3.3 %Colleton County: 5.2 %Darlington County: 3.3 %Dillon County: 3.3 %Dorchester County: 7.5 %Edgefield County: 5 %Fairfield County: 1.9 %Florence County: 4.5 %Georgetown County: 3 %Greenville County: 12.6 %Greenwood County: 4.9 %Hampton County: 4.5 %Horry County: 8.9 %Jasper County: 18.1 %Kershaw County: 5.1 %Lancaster County: 9.5 %Laurens County: 5.7 %Lee County: 3.4 %Lexington County: 9.5 %McCormick County: 0.9 %Marion County: 4 %Marlboro County: 2.7 %Newberry County: 9.2 %Oconee County: 5.1 %Orangeburg County: 3.8 %Pickens County: 5.6 %Richland County: 8.7 %Saluda County: 17.1 %Spartanburg County: 13.3 %Sumter County: 6.1 %Union County: 2.4 %Williamsburg County: 2.5 %York County: 8.8 %
  • Under 2.9
  • 2.9 to 3.7
  • 3.7 to 5.1
  • 5.1 to 6
  • 6 to 9.3
  • 9.3 and over
%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Jasper County: 18.1 %Jasper County18.1Saluda County: 17.1 %Saluda County17.1Spartanburg County: 13.3 %Spartanburg County13.3Greenville County: 12.6 %Greenville County12.6Beaufort County: 11.7 %Beaufort County11.7Berkeley County: 10 %Berkeley County10Lancaster County: 9.5 %Lancaster County9.5Lexington County: 9.5 %Lexington County9.5Newberry County: 9.2 %Newberry County9.2Charleston County: 9 %Charleston County9Horry County: 8.9 %Horry County8.9York County: 8.8 %York County8.8Richland County: 8.7 %Richland County8.7Dorchester County: 7.5 %Dorchester County7.5Sumter County: 6.1 %Sumter County6.1Aiken County: 6 %Aiken County6Laurens County: 5.7 %Laurens County5.7Pickens County: 5.6 %Pickens County5.6Chesterfield County: 5.5 %Chesterfield County5.5Cherokee County: 5.3 %Cherokee County5.3Colleton County: 5.2 %Colleton County5.2Kershaw County: 5.1 %Kershaw County5.1Oconee County: 5.1 %Oconee County5.1Anderson County: 5 %Anderson County5Edgefield County: 5 %Edgefield County5Greenwood County: 4.9 %Greenwood County4.9Florence County: 4.5 %Florence County4.5Hampton County: 4.5 %Hampton County4.5Marion County: 4 %Marion County4Orangeburg County: 3.8 %Orangeburg County3.8Calhoun County: 3.7 %Calhoun County3.7Allendale County: 3.7 %Allendale County3.7Lee County: 3.4 %Lee County3.4Clarendon County: 3.3 %Clarendon County3.3Dillon County: 3.3 %Dillon County3.3Barnwell County: 3.3 %Barnwell County3.3Darlington County: 3.3 %Darlington County3.3Georgetown County: 3 %Georgetown County3Marlboro County: 2.7 %Marlboro County2.7Abbeville County: 2.6 %Abbeville County2.6Williamsburg County: 2.5 %Williamsburg County2.5Union County: 2.4 %Union County2.4Chester County: 2.2 %Chester County2.2Fairfield County: 1.9 %Fairfield County1.9Bamberg County: 1.9 %Bamberg County1.9McCormick County: 0.9 %McCormick County0.9Jasper County: 18.1 %Jasper County18.1Saluda County: 17.1 %Saluda County17.1Spartanburg County: 13.3 %Spartanburg County13.3Greenville County: 12.6 %Greenville County12.6Beaufort County: 11.7 %Beaufort County11.7Berkeley County: 10 %Berkeley County10Lancaster County: 9.5 %Lancaster County9.5Lexington County: 9.5 %Lexington County9.5Newberry County: 9.2 %Newberry County9.2Charleston County: 9 %Charleston County9Horry County: 8.9 %Horry County8.9York County: 8.8 %York County8.8Richland County: 8.7 %Richland County8.7Dorchester County: 7.5 %Dorchester County7.5Sumter County: 6.1 %Sumter County6.1Aiken County: 6 %Aiken County6Laurens County: 5.7 %Laurens County5.7Pickens County: 5.6 %Pickens County5.6Chesterfield County: 5.5 %Chesterfield County5.5Cherokee County: 5.3 %Cherokee County5.3Colleton County: 5.2 %Colleton County5.2Kershaw County: 5.1 %Kershaw County5.1Oconee County: 5.1 %Oconee County5.1Anderson County: 5 %Anderson County5Edgefield County: 5 %Edgefield County5Greenwood County: 4.9 %Greenwood County4.9Florence County: 4.5 %Florence County4.5Hampton County: 4.5 %Hampton County4.5Marion County: 4 %Marion County4Orangeburg County: 3.8 %Orangeburg County3.8Calhoun County: 3.7 %Calhoun County3.7Allendale County: 3.7 %Allendale County3.7Lee County: 3.4 %Lee County3.4Clarendon County: 3.3 %Clarendon County3.3Dillon County: 3.3 %Dillon County3.3Barnwell County: 3.3 %Barnwell County3.3Darlington County: 3.3 %Darlington County3.3Georgetown County: 3 %Georgetown County3Marlboro County: 2.7 %Marlboro County2.7Abbeville County: 2.6 %Abbeville County2.6Williamsburg County: 2.5 %Williamsburg County2.5Union County: 2.4 %Union County2.4Chester County: 2.2 %Chester County2.2Fairfield County: 1.9 %Fairfield County1.9Bamberg County: 1.9 %Bamberg County1.9McCormick County: 0.9 %McCormick County0.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Jasper County18.1+0.5 pts
2Saluda County17.1+0.4 pts
3Spartanburg County13.3+0.8 pts
4Greenville County12.6-0.2 pts
5Beaufort County11.7-0 pts
6Berkeley County10+0.6 pts
7Lancaster County9.5+0.3 pts
8Lexington County9.5+0.4 pts
9Newberry County9.2-0.1 pts
10Charleston County9+0.2 pts
11Horry County8.9+0.3 pts
12York County8.8+0.5 pts
13Richland County8.7-0.2 pts
14Dorchester County7.5-0.5 pts
15Sumter County6.1+0.7 pts
16Aiken County60 pts
17Laurens County5.7-0.1 pts
18Pickens County5.6+0.1 pts
19Chesterfield County5.5+0.7 pts
20Cherokee County5.3+0.2 pts
21Colleton County5.2+1.5 pts
22Kershaw County5.1-0.7 pts
23Oconee County5.1-0.1 pts
24Anderson County5+0.3 pts
25Edgefield County5-0.6 pts
26Greenwood County4.9-0.2 pts
27Florence County4.5+0.3 pts
28Hampton County4.5-0.4 pts
29Marion County4+0.8 pts
30Orangeburg County3.8-0.2 pts
31Calhoun County3.7-0.5 pts
32Allendale County3.7-1.5 pts
33Lee County3.4-0.3 pts
34Clarendon County3.3-0 pts
35Dillon County3.3+0.5 pts
36Barnwell County3.3-0 pts
37Darlington County3.3+0.4 pts
38Georgetown County3+0.2 pts
39Marlboro County2.7+0.2 pts
40Abbeville County2.6+0.1 pts
41Williamsburg County2.5-0.4 pts
42Union County2.4+0.4 pts
43Chester County2.2+0.8 pts
44Fairfield County1.9-0.4 pts
45Bamberg County1.9+0.1 pts
46McCormick County0.9-0.2 pts

Other periods

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 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 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 (Counties in South Carolina by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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, Counties in South Carolina by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/south-carolina-counties. 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. Counties in South Carolina by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/south-carolina-counties.

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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, Counties in South Carolina by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/south-carolina-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{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: Counties in South Carolina by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Jasper County, with 18.1% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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