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

Saluda County had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 46 counties in 2021, at 15.4%. Union County had the lowest, at 1.3%. The median was 4.5% and the figure for South Carolina was 7.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.4Saluda County
Lowest1.3Union County
Median4.546 counties
South Carolina7.5History

Map of counties, 2021

Abbeville County: 2.6 %Aiken County: 6.2 %Allendale County: 3.9 %Anderson County: 4.4 %Bamberg County: 3 %Barnwell County: 2.3 %Beaufort County: 11 %Berkeley County: 9 %Calhoun County: 4.1 %Charleston County: 7.6 %Cherokee County: 4.3 %Chester County: 2.7 %Chesterfield County: 4.1 %Clarendon County: 3.7 %Colleton County: 3.9 %Darlington County: 2.5 %Dillon County: 2.7 %Dorchester County: 7.2 %Edgefield County: 5.3 %Fairfield County: 2.5 %Florence County: 3.8 %Georgetown County: 3.6 %Greenville County: 12.1 %Greenwood County: 5.3 %Hampton County: 4.9 %Horry County: 7.8 %Jasper County: 15.2 %Kershaw County: 5.9 %Lancaster County: 6.9 %Laurens County: 5.3 %Lee County: 3.9 %Lexington County: 7.9 %McCormick County: 1.4 %Marion County: 3.5 %Marlboro County: 2.8 %Newberry County: 10.1 %Oconee County: 4.7 %Orangeburg County: 3.8 %Pickens County: 4.8 %Richland County: 8.7 %Saluda County: 15.4 %Spartanburg County: 10.8 %Sumter County: 5.7 %Union County: 1.3 %Williamsburg County: 2.9 %York County: 7.9 %
  • Under 2.8
  • 2.8 to 3.8
  • 3.8 to 4.5
  • 4.5 to 5.8
  • 5.8 to 8.3
  • 8.3 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Saluda County: 15.4 %Saluda County15.4Jasper County: 15.2 %Jasper County15.2Greenville County: 12.1 %Greenville County12.1Beaufort County: 11 %Beaufort County11Spartanburg County: 10.8 %Spartanburg County10.8Newberry County: 10.1 %Newberry County10.1Berkeley County: 9 %Berkeley County9Richland County: 8.7 %Richland County8.7Lexington County: 7.9 %Lexington County7.9York County: 7.9 %York County7.9Horry County: 7.8 %Horry County7.8Charleston County: 7.6 %Charleston County7.6Dorchester County: 7.2 %Dorchester County7.2Lancaster County: 6.9 %Lancaster County6.9Aiken County: 6.2 %Aiken County6.2Kershaw County: 5.9 %Kershaw County5.9Sumter County: 5.7 %Sumter County5.7Edgefield County: 5.3 %Edgefield County5.3Greenwood County: 5.3 %Greenwood County5.3Laurens County: 5.3 %Laurens County5.3Hampton County: 4.9 %Hampton County4.9Pickens County: 4.8 %Pickens County4.8Oconee County: 4.7 %Oconee County4.7Anderson County: 4.4 %Anderson County4.4Cherokee County: 4.3 %Cherokee County4.3Chesterfield County: 4.1 %Chesterfield County4.1Calhoun County: 4.1 %Calhoun County4.1Lee County: 3.9 %Lee County3.9Colleton County: 3.9 %Colleton County3.9Allendale County: 3.9 %Allendale County3.9Florence County: 3.8 %Florence County3.8Orangeburg County: 3.8 %Orangeburg County3.8Clarendon County: 3.7 %Clarendon County3.7Georgetown County: 3.6 %Georgetown County3.6Marion County: 3.5 %Marion County3.5Bamberg County: 3 %Bamberg County3Williamsburg County: 2.9 %Williamsburg County2.9Marlboro County: 2.8 %Marlboro County2.8Dillon County: 2.7 %Dillon County2.7Chester County: 2.7 %Chester County2.7Abbeville County: 2.6 %Abbeville County2.6Darlington County: 2.5 %Darlington County2.5Fairfield County: 2.5 %Fairfield County2.5Barnwell County: 2.3 %Barnwell County2.3McCormick County: 1.4 %McCormick County1.4Union County: 1.3 %Union County1.3Saluda County: 15.4 %Saluda County15.4Jasper County: 15.2 %Jasper County15.2Greenville County: 12.1 %Greenville County12.1Beaufort County: 11 %Beaufort County11Spartanburg County: 10.8 %Spartanburg County10.8Newberry County: 10.1 %Newberry County10.1Berkeley County: 9 %Berkeley County9Richland County: 8.7 %Richland County8.7Lexington County: 7.9 %Lexington County7.9York County: 7.9 %York County7.9Horry County: 7.8 %Horry County7.8Charleston County: 7.6 %Charleston County7.6Dorchester County: 7.2 %Dorchester County7.2Lancaster County: 6.9 %Lancaster County6.9Aiken County: 6.2 %Aiken County6.2Kershaw County: 5.9 %Kershaw County5.9Sumter County: 5.7 %Sumter County5.7Edgefield County: 5.3 %Edgefield County5.3Greenwood County: 5.3 %Greenwood County5.3Laurens County: 5.3 %Laurens County5.3Hampton County: 4.9 %Hampton County4.9Pickens County: 4.8 %Pickens County4.8Oconee County: 4.7 %Oconee County4.7Anderson County: 4.4 %Anderson County4.4Cherokee County: 4.3 %Cherokee County4.3Chesterfield County: 4.1 %Chesterfield County4.1Calhoun County: 4.1 %Calhoun County4.1Lee County: 3.9 %Lee County3.9Colleton County: 3.9 %Colleton County3.9Allendale County: 3.9 %Allendale County3.9Florence County: 3.8 %Florence County3.8Orangeburg County: 3.8 %Orangeburg County3.8Clarendon County: 3.7 %Clarendon County3.7Georgetown County: 3.6 %Georgetown County3.6Marion County: 3.5 %Marion County3.5Bamberg County: 3 %Bamberg County3Williamsburg County: 2.9 %Williamsburg County2.9Marlboro County: 2.8 %Marlboro County2.8Dillon County: 2.7 %Dillon County2.7Chester County: 2.7 %Chester County2.7Abbeville County: 2.6 %Abbeville County2.6Darlington County: 2.5 %Darlington County2.5Fairfield County: 2.5 %Fairfield County2.5Barnwell County: 2.3 %Barnwell County2.3McCormick County: 1.4 %McCormick County1.4Union County: 1.3 %Union County1.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Saluda County15.4
2Jasper County15.2
3Greenville County12.1
4Beaufort County11
5Spartanburg County10.8
6Newberry County10.1
7Berkeley County9
8Richland County8.7
9Lexington County7.9
10York County7.9
11Horry County7.8
12Charleston County7.6
13Dorchester County7.2
14Lancaster County6.9
15Aiken County6.2
16Kershaw County5.9
17Sumter County5.7
18Edgefield County5.3
19Greenwood County5.3
19Laurens County5.3
21Hampton County4.9
22Pickens County4.8
23Oconee County4.7
24Anderson County4.4
25Cherokee County4.3
26Chesterfield County4.1
27Calhoun County4.1
28Lee County3.9
29Colleton County3.9
30Allendale County3.9
31Florence County3.8
32Orangeburg County3.8
33Clarendon County3.7
34Georgetown County3.6
35Marion County3.5
36Bamberg County3
37Williamsburg County2.9
38Marlboro County2.8
39Dillon County2.7
40Chester County2.7
41Abbeville County2.6
42Darlington County2.5
43Fairfield County2.5
44Barnwell County2.3
45McCormick County1.4
46Union County1.3

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/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 (Counties 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, Counties 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-counties?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. Counties 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-counties?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, Counties 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-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Saluda County, with 15.4% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Union County, with 1.3% 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 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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