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

Jasper County had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 46 counties in 2022, at 15.8%. McCormick County had the lowest, at 1.3%. The median was 4.8% and the figure for South Carolina was 7.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.8Jasper County
Median4.846 counties
South Carolina7.6History

Map of counties, 2022

Abbeville County: 2.6 %Aiken County: 5.7 %Allendale County: 2.7 %Anderson County: 4.4 %Bamberg County: 1.7 %Barnwell County: 2.9 %Beaufort County: 11 %Berkeley County: 8.8 %Calhoun County: 4 %Charleston County: 7.8 %Cherokee County: 4.7 %Chester County: 2.4 %Chesterfield County: 4.7 %Clarendon County: 3.2 %Colleton County: 3.8 %Darlington County: 3.3 %Dillon County: 2.7 %Dorchester County: 7 %Edgefield County: 6.6 %Fairfield County: 2.8 %Florence County: 3.9 %Georgetown County: 3.1 %Greenville County: 12 %Greenwood County: 5.3 %Hampton County: 5.7 %Horry County: 7.9 %Jasper County: 15.8 %Kershaw County: 5 %Lancaster County: 7.9 %Laurens County: 5.2 %Lee County: 4 %Lexington County: 8.2 %McCormick County: 1.3 %Marion County: 3.8 %Marlboro County: 2.7 %Newberry County: 9 %Oconee County: 4.8 %Orangeburg County: 4.1 %Pickens County: 4.9 %Richland County: 8.6 %Saluda County: 15.7 %Spartanburg County: 11.2 %Sumter County: 5.6 %Union County: 1.7 %Williamsburg County: 3.6 %York County: 7.9 %
  • Under 2.8
  • 2.8 to 3.8
  • 3.8 to 4.8
  • 4.8 to 5.7
  • 5.7 to 8.4
  • 8.4 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Jasper County: 15.8 %Jasper County15.8Saluda County: 15.7 %Saluda County15.7Greenville County: 12 %Greenville County12Spartanburg County: 11.2 %Spartanburg County11.2Beaufort County: 11 %Beaufort County11Newberry County: 9 %Newberry County9Berkeley County: 8.8 %Berkeley County8.8Richland County: 8.6 %Richland County8.6Lexington County: 8.2 %Lexington County8.2York County: 7.9 %York County7.9Lancaster County: 7.9 %Lancaster County7.9Horry County: 7.9 %Horry County7.9Charleston County: 7.8 %Charleston County7.8Dorchester County: 7 %Dorchester County7Edgefield County: 6.6 %Edgefield County6.6Aiken County: 5.7 %Aiken County5.7Hampton County: 5.7 %Hampton County5.7Sumter County: 5.6 %Sumter County5.6Greenwood County: 5.3 %Greenwood County5.3Laurens County: 5.2 %Laurens County5.2Kershaw County: 5 %Kershaw County5Pickens County: 4.9 %Pickens County4.9Oconee County: 4.8 %Oconee County4.8Chesterfield County: 4.7 %Chesterfield County4.7Cherokee County: 4.7 %Cherokee County4.7Anderson County: 4.4 %Anderson County4.4Orangeburg County: 4.1 %Orangeburg County4.1Lee County: 4 %Lee County4Calhoun County: 4 %Calhoun County4Florence County: 3.9 %Florence County3.9Colleton County: 3.8 %Colleton County3.8Marion County: 3.8 %Marion County3.8Williamsburg County: 3.6 %Williamsburg County3.6Darlington County: 3.3 %Darlington County3.3Clarendon County: 3.2 %Clarendon County3.2Georgetown County: 3.1 %Georgetown County3.1Barnwell County: 2.9 %Barnwell County2.9Fairfield County: 2.8 %Fairfield County2.8Dillon County: 2.7 %Dillon County2.7Marlboro County: 2.7 %Marlboro County2.7Allendale County: 2.7 %Allendale County2.7Abbeville County: 2.6 %Abbeville County2.6Chester County: 2.4 %Chester County2.4Union County: 1.7 %Union County1.7Bamberg County: 1.7 %Bamberg County1.7McCormick County: 1.3 %McCormick County1.3Jasper County: 15.8 %Jasper County15.8Saluda County: 15.7 %Saluda County15.7Greenville County: 12 %Greenville County12Spartanburg County: 11.2 %Spartanburg County11.2Beaufort County: 11 %Beaufort County11Newberry County: 9 %Newberry County9Berkeley County: 8.8 %Berkeley County8.8Richland County: 8.6 %Richland County8.6Lexington County: 8.2 %Lexington County8.2York County: 7.9 %York County7.9Lancaster County: 7.9 %Lancaster County7.9Horry County: 7.9 %Horry County7.9Charleston County: 7.8 %Charleston County7.8Dorchester County: 7 %Dorchester County7Edgefield County: 6.6 %Edgefield County6.6Aiken County: 5.7 %Aiken County5.7Hampton County: 5.7 %Hampton County5.7Sumter County: 5.6 %Sumter County5.6Greenwood County: 5.3 %Greenwood County5.3Laurens County: 5.2 %Laurens County5.2Kershaw County: 5 %Kershaw County5Pickens County: 4.9 %Pickens County4.9Oconee County: 4.8 %Oconee County4.8Chesterfield County: 4.7 %Chesterfield County4.7Cherokee County: 4.7 %Cherokee County4.7Anderson County: 4.4 %Anderson County4.4Orangeburg County: 4.1 %Orangeburg County4.1Lee County: 4 %Lee County4Calhoun County: 4 %Calhoun County4Florence County: 3.9 %Florence County3.9Colleton County: 3.8 %Colleton County3.8Marion County: 3.8 %Marion County3.8Williamsburg County: 3.6 %Williamsburg County3.6Darlington County: 3.3 %Darlington County3.3Clarendon County: 3.2 %Clarendon County3.2Georgetown County: 3.1 %Georgetown County3.1Barnwell County: 2.9 %Barnwell County2.9Fairfield County: 2.8 %Fairfield County2.8Dillon County: 2.7 %Dillon County2.7Marlboro County: 2.7 %Marlboro County2.7Allendale County: 2.7 %Allendale County2.7Abbeville County: 2.6 %Abbeville County2.6Chester County: 2.4 %Chester County2.4Union County: 1.7 %Union County1.7Bamberg County: 1.7 %Bamberg County1.7McCormick County: 1.3 %McCormick County1.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Jasper County15.8+0.6 pts
2Saluda County15.7+0.3 pts
3Greenville County12-0.1 pts
4Spartanburg County11.2+0.4 pts
5Beaufort County110 pts
6Newberry County9-1.1 pts
7Berkeley County8.8-0.2 pts
8Richland County8.6-0.1 pts
9Lexington County8.2+0.3 pts
10York County7.9+0.1 pts
11Lancaster County7.9+1 pts
12Horry County7.9+0.1 pts
13Charleston County7.8+0.1 pts
14Dorchester County7-0.1 pts
15Edgefield County6.6+1.2 pts
16Aiken County5.7-0.5 pts
17Hampton County5.7+0.8 pts
18Sumter County5.6-0.1 pts
19Greenwood County5.3-0.1 pts
20Laurens County5.2-0.2 pts
21Kershaw County5-0.8 pts
22Pickens County4.9+0.1 pts
23Oconee County4.8+0.1 pts
24Chesterfield County4.7+0.6 pts
25Cherokee County4.7+0.3 pts
26Anderson County4.40 pts
27Orangeburg County4.1+0.3 pts
28Lee County4+0.1 pts
29Calhoun County4-0.2 pts
30Florence County3.9+0.1 pts
31Colleton County3.8-0.1 pts
32Marion County3.8+0.3 pts
33Williamsburg County3.6+0.7 pts
34Darlington County3.3+0.8 pts
35Clarendon County3.2-0.5 pts
36Georgetown County3.1-0.5 pts
37Barnwell County2.9+0.6 pts
38Fairfield County2.8+0.3 pts
39Dillon County2.70 pts
40Marlboro County2.7-0.1 pts
41Allendale County2.7-1.2 pts
42Abbeville County2.6-0 pts
43Chester County2.4-0.2 pts
44Union County1.7+0.4 pts
45Bamberg County1.7-1.3 pts
46McCormick County1.3-0.1 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/south-carolina-counties?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/south-carolina-counties?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/south-carolina-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  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, 2022}},
  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/south-carolina-counties?period=2022. Publisher attribution: 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Jasper County, with 15.8% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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McCormick County, with 1.3% in 2022.

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