Cities in South Carolina by population speaking Spanish at home, 2024

Newberry, SC had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 43 cities in 2024, at 16.8%. James Island, SC had the lowest, at 0.8%. The median was 5.9% and the figure for South Carolina was 5.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.8Newberry, SC
Median5.943 cities
South Carolina5.3History

All cities, 2024

Newberry, SC: 16.8 %Newberry, SC16.8Hardeeville, SC: 15.6 %Hardeeville, SC15.6Hilton Head Island, SC: 12.7 %Hilton Head Island, SC12.7Greer, SC: 11.6 %Greer, SC11.6Port Royal, SC: 11.5 %Port Royal, SC11.5North Charleston, SC: 9.9 %North Charleston, SC9.9Myrtle Beach, SC: 9.6 %Myrtle Beach, SC9.6Hanahan, SC: 9.4 %Hanahan, SC9.4West Columbia, SC: 9 %West Columbia, SC9Tega Cay, SC: 8.8 %Tega Cay, SC8.8Simpsonville, SC: 7.9 %Simpsonville, SC7.9Cayce, SC: 7.7 %Cayce, SC7.7Fountain Inn, SC: 7.7 %Fountain Inn, SC7.7Goose Creek, SC: 7.6 %Goose Creek, SC7.6Mauldin, SC: 7.1 %Mauldin, SC7.1Greenwood, SC: 6.9 %Greenwood, SC6.9Gaffney, SC: 6.9 %Gaffney, SC6.9Bluffton, SC: 6.8 %Bluffton, SC6.8Easley, SC: 6.8 %Easley, SC6.8Summerville, SC: 6.2 %Summerville, SC6.2Greenville, SC: 6 %Greenville, SC6Beaufort, SC: 5.9 %Beaufort, SC5.9Sumter, SC: 5 %Sumter, SC5North Augusta, SC: 4.9 %North Augusta, SC4.9Spartanburg, SC: 4.9 %Spartanburg, SC4.9York, SC: 4.9 %York, SC4.9Lexington, SC: 4.8 %Lexington, SC4.8Rock Hill, SC: 4.8 %Rock Hill, SC4.8Irmo, SC: 4.6 %Irmo, SC4.6Conway, SC: 4.2 %Conway, SC4.2Anderson, SC: 4.1 %Anderson, SC4.1Charleston, SC: 4.1 %Charleston, SC4.1Columbia, SC: 4.1 %Columbia, SC4.1North Myrtle Beach, SC: 3.6 %North Myrtle Beach, SC3.6Florence, SC: 3.1 %Florence, SC3.1Moncks Corner, SC: 2.9 %Moncks Corner, SC2.9Fort Mill, SC: 2.6 %Fort Mill, SC2.6Aiken, SC: 2 %Aiken, SC2Orangeburg, SC: 1.9 %Orangeburg, SC1.9Forest Acres, SC: 1.7 %Forest Acres, SC1.7Mount Pleasant, SC: 1.5 %Mount Pleasant, SC1.5Clemson, SC: 1.3 %Clemson, SC1.3James Island, SC: 0.8 %James Island, SC0.8Newberry, SC: 16.8 %Newberry, SC16.8Hardeeville, SC: 15.6 %Hardeeville, SC15.6Hilton Head Island, SC: 12.7 %Hilton Head Island, SC12.7Greer, SC: 11.6 %Greer, SC11.6Port Royal, SC: 11.5 %Port Royal, SC11.5North Charleston, SC: 9.9 %North Charleston, SC9.9Myrtle Beach, SC: 9.6 %Myrtle Beach, SC9.6Hanahan, SC: 9.4 %Hanahan, SC9.4West Columbia, SC: 9 %West Columbia, SC9Tega Cay, SC: 8.8 %Tega Cay, SC8.8Simpsonville, SC: 7.9 %Simpsonville, SC7.9Cayce, SC: 7.7 %Cayce, SC7.7Fountain Inn, SC: 7.7 %Fountain Inn, SC7.7Goose Creek, SC: 7.6 %Goose Creek, SC7.6Mauldin, SC: 7.1 %Mauldin, SC7.1Greenwood, SC: 6.9 %Greenwood, SC6.9Gaffney, SC: 6.9 %Gaffney, SC6.9Bluffton, SC: 6.8 %Bluffton, SC6.8Easley, SC: 6.8 %Easley, SC6.8Summerville, SC: 6.2 %Summerville, SC6.2Greenville, SC: 6 %Greenville, SC6Beaufort, SC: 5.9 %Beaufort, SC5.9Sumter, SC: 5 %Sumter, SC5North Augusta, SC: 4.9 %North Augusta, SC4.9Spartanburg, SC: 4.9 %Spartanburg, SC4.9York, SC: 4.9 %York, SC4.9Lexington, SC: 4.8 %Lexington, SC4.8Rock Hill, SC: 4.8 %Rock Hill, SC4.8Irmo, SC: 4.6 %Irmo, SC4.6Conway, SC: 4.2 %Conway, SC4.2Anderson, SC: 4.1 %Anderson, SC4.1Charleston, SC: 4.1 %Charleston, SC4.1Columbia, SC: 4.1 %Columbia, SC4.1North Myrtle Beach, SC: 3.6 %North Myrtle Beach, SC3.6Florence, SC: 3.1 %Florence, SC3.1Moncks Corner, SC: 2.9 %Moncks Corner, SC2.9Fort Mill, SC: 2.6 %Fort Mill, SC2.6Aiken, SC: 2 %Aiken, SC2Orangeburg, SC: 1.9 %Orangeburg, SC1.9Forest Acres, SC: 1.7 %Forest Acres, SC1.7Mount Pleasant, SC: 1.5 %Mount Pleasant, SC1.5Clemson, SC: 1.3 %Clemson, SC1.3James Island, SC: 0.8 %James Island, SC0.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Newberry, SC16.8+4.8 pts
2Hardeeville, SC15.6-1.7 pts
3Hilton Head Island, SC12.7+0.4 pts
4Greer, SC11.6+0.2 pts
5Port Royal, SC11.5+2.4 pts
6North Charleston, SC9.9-0.9 pts
7Myrtle Beach, SC9.6-0.3 pts
8Hanahan, SC9.4-0.7 pts
9West Columbia, SC9-0.8 pts
10Tega Cay, SC8.8+0.9 pts
11Simpsonville, SC7.9-0.9 pts
12Cayce, SC7.7+1.9 pts
13Fountain Inn, SC7.7-1.7 pts
14Goose Creek, SC7.6+0.3 pts
15Mauldin, SC7.1-1.5 pts
16Greenwood, SC6.9+0.9 pts
17Gaffney, SC6.9+1.2 pts
18Bluffton, SC6.8-4.2 pts
19Easley, SC6.8+0.8 pts
20Summerville, SC6.2+1.3 pts
21Greenville, SC6-0.3 pts
22Beaufort, SC5.9+0.9 pts
23Sumter, SC5+0.7 pts
24North Augusta, SC4.9+0.3 pts
25Spartanburg, SC4.9+0.5 pts
26York, SC4.9-3.9 pts
27Lexington, SC4.8-0.2 pts
28Rock Hill, SC4.8+0.9 pts
29Irmo, SC4.6+2.4 pts
30Conway, SC4.2+1 pts
31Anderson, SC4.1-0 pts
32Charleston, SC4.1+0.5 pts
33Columbia, SC4.1+0.1 pts
34North Myrtle Beach, SC3.6-0.7 pts
35Florence, SC3.1+0.9 pts
36Moncks Corner, SC2.9-0.5 pts
37Fort Mill, SC2.6+0.4 pts
38Aiken, SC2+1 pts
39Orangeburg, SC1.9+0.6 pts
40Forest Acres, SC1.7+0.8 pts
41Mount Pleasant, SC1.5-0.1 pts
42Clemson, SC1.3-0.3 pts
43James Island, SC0.8-0.7 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 5 and over who speak Spanish 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 or Hispanic origin. Hispanic origin is hispanic_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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish 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/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 Spanish 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 Spanish 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 Spanish 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 Spanish 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/spanish-spoken-at-home/south-carolina-cities. 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 Spanish 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 Spanish 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/spanish-spoken-at-home/south-carolina-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish 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 Spanish 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/spanish-spoken-at-home/south-carolina-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

Newberry, SC, with 16.8% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest population speaking Spanish at home?

James Island, SC, with 0.8% in 2024.

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