Cities in South Carolina by population speaking Spanish at home

Hardeeville, SC had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 43 cities in 2023, at 17.3%. Forest Acres, SC had the lowest, at 0.9%. The median was 5% and the figure for South Carolina was 5.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.3Hardeeville, SC
Median543 cities
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All cities, 2023

Hardeeville, SC: 17.3 %Hardeeville, SC17.3Hilton Head Island, SC: 12.4 %Hilton Head Island, SC12.4Newberry, SC: 12 %Newberry, SC12Greer, SC: 11.4 %Greer, SC11.4Bluffton, SC: 10.9 %Bluffton, SC10.9North Charleston, SC: 10.8 %North Charleston, SC10.8Hanahan, SC: 10.2 %Hanahan, SC10.2Myrtle Beach, SC: 9.9 %Myrtle Beach, SC9.9West Columbia, SC: 9.8 %West Columbia, SC9.8Fountain Inn, SC: 9.4 %Fountain Inn, SC9.4Port Royal, SC: 9.1 %Port Royal, SC9.1York, SC: 8.8 %York, SC8.8Simpsonville, SC: 8.8 %Simpsonville, SC8.8Mauldin, SC: 8.7 %Mauldin, SC8.7Tega Cay, SC: 7.9 %Tega Cay, SC7.9Goose Creek, SC: 7.3 %Goose Creek, SC7.3Greenville, SC: 6.2 %Greenville, SC6.2Easley, SC: 6 %Easley, SC6Greenwood, SC: 6 %Greenwood, SC6Cayce, SC: 5.8 %Cayce, SC5.8Gaffney, SC: 5.7 %Gaffney, SC5.7Lexington, SC: 5 %Lexington, SC5Beaufort, SC: 4.9 %Beaufort, SC4.9Summerville, SC: 4.9 %Summerville, SC4.9North Augusta, SC: 4.6 %North Augusta, SC4.6Spartanburg, SC: 4.5 %Spartanburg, SC4.5Sumter, SC: 4.3 %Sumter, SC4.3North Myrtle Beach, SC: 4.3 %North Myrtle Beach, SC4.3Anderson, SC: 4.1 %Anderson, SC4.1Columbia, SC: 3.9 %Columbia, SC3.9Rock Hill, SC: 3.9 %Rock Hill, SC3.9Charleston, SC: 3.6 %Charleston, SC3.6Moncks Corner, SC: 3.4 %Moncks Corner, SC3.4Conway, SC: 3.3 %Conway, SC3.3Florence, SC: 2.2 %Florence, SC2.2Fort Mill, SC: 2.2 %Fort Mill, SC2.2Irmo, SC: 2.2 %Irmo, SC2.2Clemson, SC: 1.6 %Clemson, SC1.6Mount Pleasant, SC: 1.6 %Mount Pleasant, SC1.6James Island, SC: 1.5 %James Island, SC1.5Orangeburg, SC: 1.3 %Orangeburg, SC1.3Aiken, SC: 1 %Aiken, SC1Forest Acres, SC: 0.9 %Forest Acres, SC0.9Hardeeville, SC: 17.3 %Hardeeville, SC17.3Hilton Head Island, SC: 12.4 %Hilton Head Island, SC12.4Newberry, SC: 12 %Newberry, SC12Greer, SC: 11.4 %Greer, SC11.4Bluffton, SC: 10.9 %Bluffton, SC10.9North Charleston, SC: 10.8 %North Charleston, SC10.8Hanahan, SC: 10.2 %Hanahan, SC10.2Myrtle Beach, SC: 9.9 %Myrtle Beach, SC9.9West Columbia, SC: 9.8 %West Columbia, SC9.8Fountain Inn, SC: 9.4 %Fountain Inn, SC9.4Port Royal, SC: 9.1 %Port Royal, SC9.1York, SC: 8.8 %York, SC8.8Simpsonville, SC: 8.8 %Simpsonville, SC8.8Mauldin, SC: 8.7 %Mauldin, SC8.7Tega Cay, SC: 7.9 %Tega Cay, SC7.9Goose Creek, SC: 7.3 %Goose Creek, SC7.3Greenville, SC: 6.2 %Greenville, SC6.2Easley, SC: 6 %Easley, SC6Greenwood, SC: 6 %Greenwood, SC6Cayce, SC: 5.8 %Cayce, SC5.8Gaffney, SC: 5.7 %Gaffney, SC5.7Lexington, SC: 5 %Lexington, SC5Beaufort, SC: 4.9 %Beaufort, SC4.9Summerville, SC: 4.9 %Summerville, SC4.9North Augusta, SC: 4.6 %North Augusta, SC4.6Spartanburg, SC: 4.5 %Spartanburg, SC4.5Sumter, SC: 4.3 %Sumter, SC4.3North Myrtle Beach, SC: 4.3 %North Myrtle Beach, SC4.3Anderson, SC: 4.1 %Anderson, SC4.1Columbia, SC: 3.9 %Columbia, SC3.9Rock Hill, SC: 3.9 %Rock Hill, SC3.9Charleston, SC: 3.6 %Charleston, SC3.6Moncks Corner, SC: 3.4 %Moncks Corner, SC3.4Conway, SC: 3.3 %Conway, SC3.3Florence, SC: 2.2 %Florence, SC2.2Fort Mill, SC: 2.2 %Fort Mill, SC2.2Irmo, SC: 2.2 %Irmo, SC2.2Clemson, SC: 1.6 %Clemson, SC1.6Mount Pleasant, SC: 1.6 %Mount Pleasant, SC1.6James Island, SC: 1.5 %James Island, SC1.5Orangeburg, SC: 1.3 %Orangeburg, SC1.3Aiken, SC: 1 %Aiken, SC1Forest Acres, SC: 0.9 %Forest Acres, SC0.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Hardeeville, SC17.3+1.4 pts
2Hilton Head Island, SC12.4+1 pts
3Newberry, SC12+1.5 pts
4Greer, SC11.4-2.2 pts
5Bluffton, SC10.9+1.9 pts
6North Charleston, SC10.8+1.9 pts
7Hanahan, SC10.2+0.8 pts
8Myrtle Beach, SC9.9+0.9 pts
9West Columbia, SC9.8+0.5 pts
10Fountain Inn, SC9.4+0.3 pts
11Port Royal, SC9.1+0.1 pts
12York, SC8.8+0.6 pts
13Simpsonville, SC8.8+1.4 pts
14Mauldin, SC8.7+0.6 pts
15Tega Cay, SC7.9-1.3 pts
16Goose Creek, SC7.3+0.8 pts
17Greenville, SC6.2+0.8 pts
18Easley, SC6+1.8 pts
18Greenwood, SC6-2.7 pts
20Cayce, SC5.8+1.2 pts
21Gaffney, SC5.7+1.6 pts
22Lexington, SC5+1.2 pts
23Beaufort, SC4.9+0.5 pts
24Summerville, SC4.9+1.4 pts
25North Augusta, SC4.6-0 pts
26Spartanburg, SC4.5+1.5 pts
27Sumter, SC4.3-0.6 pts
28North Myrtle Beach, SC4.3-0.8 pts
29Anderson, SC4.1+1.2 pts
30Columbia, SC3.9+0.3 pts
31Rock Hill, SC3.9-0.8 pts
32Charleston, SC3.6+0.3 pts
33Moncks Corner, SC3.4+2.7 pts
34Conway, SC3.3+1.1 pts
35Florence, SC2.2+0.7 pts
35Fort Mill, SC2.2-0.7 pts
37Irmo, SC2.2+0.6 pts
38Clemson, SC1.6+0.9 pts
39Mount Pleasant, SC1.6-0 pts
40James Island, SC1.5+0.1 pts
41Orangeburg, SC1.30 pts
42Aiken, SC1-0 pts
43Forest Acres, SC0.9-0.3 pts

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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.

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/south-carolina-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/south-carolina-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

Hardeeville, SC, with 17.3% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest population speaking Spanish at home?

Forest Acres, SC, with 0.9% in 2023.

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