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

Jasper County had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 46 counties in 2024, at 16%. McCormick County had the lowest, at 0.4%. The median was 3.6% and the figure for South Carolina was 5.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16Jasper County
Median3.646 counties
South Carolina5.3History

Map of counties, 2024

Abbeville County: 1.4 %Aiken County: 4.5 %Allendale County: 1.5 %Anderson County: 2.8 %Bamberg County: 1.2 %Barnwell County: 1.8 %Beaufort County: 8.7 %Berkeley County: 6.5 %Calhoun County: 2.9 %Charleston County: 5.3 %Cherokee County: 4.1 %Chester County: 1.5 %Chesterfield County: 4.5 %Clarendon County: 2.3 %Colleton County: 3.7 %Darlington County: 2.2 %Dillon County: 3.1 %Dorchester County: 4.7 %Edgefield County: 4.3 %Fairfield County: 1.2 %Florence County: 2.6 %Georgetown County: 1.8 %Greenville County: 8.6 %Greenwood County: 4 %Hampton County: 3.5 %Horry County: 5.5 %Jasper County: 16 %Kershaw County: 4.4 %Lancaster County: 5.8 %Laurens County: 4.4 %Lee County: 2 %Lexington County: 5.8 %McCormick County: 0.4 %Marion County: 3.1 %Marlboro County: 2.1 %Newberry County: 7.3 %Oconee County: 3.9 %Orangeburg County: 2 %Pickens County: 3.3 %Richland County: 4.3 %Saluda County: 15.2 %Spartanburg County: 7 %Sumter County: 3.5 %Union County: 1.8 %Williamsburg County: 1.9 %York County: 4.7 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Jasper County: 16 %Jasper County16Saluda County: 15.2 %Saluda County15.2Beaufort County: 8.7 %Beaufort County8.7Greenville County: 8.6 %Greenville County8.6Newberry County: 7.3 %Newberry County7.3Spartanburg County: 7 %Spartanburg County7Berkeley County: 6.5 %Berkeley County6.5Lancaster County: 5.8 %Lancaster County5.8Lexington County: 5.8 %Lexington County5.8Horry County: 5.5 %Horry County5.5Charleston County: 5.3 %Charleston County5.3York County: 4.7 %York County4.7Dorchester County: 4.7 %Dorchester County4.7Chesterfield County: 4.5 %Chesterfield County4.5Aiken County: 4.5 %Aiken County4.5Laurens County: 4.4 %Laurens County4.4Kershaw County: 4.4 %Kershaw County4.4Edgefield County: 4.3 %Edgefield County4.3Richland County: 4.3 %Richland County4.3Cherokee County: 4.1 %Cherokee County4.1Greenwood County: 4 %Greenwood County4Oconee County: 3.9 %Oconee County3.9Colleton County: 3.7 %Colleton County3.7Sumter County: 3.5 %Sumter County3.5Hampton County: 3.5 %Hampton County3.5Pickens County: 3.3 %Pickens County3.3Marion County: 3.1 %Marion County3.1Dillon County: 3.1 %Dillon County3.1Calhoun County: 2.9 %Calhoun County2.9Anderson County: 2.8 %Anderson County2.8Florence County: 2.6 %Florence County2.6Clarendon County: 2.3 %Clarendon County2.3Darlington County: 2.2 %Darlington County2.2Marlboro County: 2.1 %Marlboro County2.1Lee County: 2 %Lee County2Orangeburg County: 2 %Orangeburg County2Williamsburg County: 1.9 %Williamsburg County1.9Union County: 1.8 %Union County1.8Georgetown County: 1.8 %Georgetown County1.8Barnwell County: 1.8 %Barnwell County1.8Allendale County: 1.5 %Allendale County1.5Chester County: 1.5 %Chester County1.5Abbeville County: 1.4 %Abbeville County1.4Bamberg County: 1.2 %Bamberg County1.2Fairfield County: 1.2 %Fairfield County1.2McCormick County: 0.4 %McCormick County0.4Jasper County: 16 %Jasper County16Saluda County: 15.2 %Saluda County15.2Beaufort County: 8.7 %Beaufort County8.7Greenville County: 8.6 %Greenville County8.6Newberry County: 7.3 %Newberry County7.3Spartanburg County: 7 %Spartanburg County7Berkeley County: 6.5 %Berkeley County6.5Lancaster County: 5.8 %Lancaster County5.8Lexington County: 5.8 %Lexington County5.8Horry County: 5.5 %Horry County5.5Charleston County: 5.3 %Charleston County5.3York County: 4.7 %York County4.7Dorchester County: 4.7 %Dorchester County4.7Chesterfield County: 4.5 %Chesterfield County4.5Aiken County: 4.5 %Aiken County4.5Laurens County: 4.4 %Laurens County4.4Kershaw County: 4.4 %Kershaw County4.4Edgefield County: 4.3 %Edgefield County4.3Richland County: 4.3 %Richland County4.3Cherokee County: 4.1 %Cherokee County4.1Greenwood County: 4 %Greenwood County4Oconee County: 3.9 %Oconee County3.9Colleton County: 3.7 %Colleton County3.7Sumter County: 3.5 %Sumter County3.5Hampton County: 3.5 %Hampton County3.5Pickens County: 3.3 %Pickens County3.3Marion County: 3.1 %Marion County3.1Dillon County: 3.1 %Dillon County3.1Calhoun County: 2.9 %Calhoun County2.9Anderson County: 2.8 %Anderson County2.8Florence County: 2.6 %Florence County2.6Clarendon County: 2.3 %Clarendon County2.3Darlington County: 2.2 %Darlington County2.2Marlboro County: 2.1 %Marlboro County2.1Lee County: 2 %Lee County2Orangeburg County: 2 %Orangeburg County2Williamsburg County: 1.9 %Williamsburg County1.9Union County: 1.8 %Union County1.8Georgetown County: 1.8 %Georgetown County1.8Barnwell County: 1.8 %Barnwell County1.8Allendale County: 1.5 %Allendale County1.5Chester County: 1.5 %Chester County1.5Abbeville County: 1.4 %Abbeville County1.4Bamberg County: 1.2 %Bamberg County1.2Fairfield County: 1.2 %Fairfield County1.2McCormick County: 0.4 %McCormick County0.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Jasper County16+0.5 pts
2Saluda County15.2+0.3 pts
3Beaufort County8.7-0.4 pts
4Greenville County8.6-0 pts
5Newberry County7.3+0.4 pts
6Spartanburg County7+0.2 pts
7Berkeley County6.5+0.6 pts
8Lancaster County5.8-0.2 pts
9Lexington County5.8+0.1 pts
10Horry County5.5-0 pts
11Charleston County5.3+0.1 pts
12York County4.7+0.2 pts
13Dorchester County4.7+0.1 pts
14Chesterfield County4.5+0.6 pts
15Aiken County4.5+0.1 pts
16Laurens County4.4+0.1 pts
17Kershaw County4.4-0.5 pts
18Edgefield County4.3-0.7 pts
19Richland County4.3-0.2 pts
20Cherokee County4.1+0.3 pts
21Greenwood County4-0 pts
22Oconee County3.9-0.1 pts
23Colleton County3.7+0.8 pts
24Sumter County3.5+0.4 pts
25Hampton County3.5-0.4 pts
26Pickens County3.3+0.1 pts
27Marion County3.1+0.3 pts
28Dillon County3.1+0.5 pts
29Calhoun County2.9-0.4 pts
30Anderson County2.8+0.1 pts
31Florence County2.6+0.3 pts
32Clarendon County2.3-0.1 pts
33Darlington County2.2+0.1 pts
34Marlboro County2.1+0.1 pts
35Lee County2-0.4 pts
36Orangeburg County2-0.3 pts
37Williamsburg County1.9-0.3 pts
38Union County1.8+0.4 pts
39Georgetown County1.8+0.2 pts
40Barnwell County1.8+0.1 pts
41Allendale County1.5-1.6 pts
41Chester County1.5+0.7 pts
43Abbeville County1.4+0.2 pts
44Bamberg County1.2+0.1 pts
45Fairfield County1.2-0.5 pts
46McCormick County0.4-0.1 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 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 Spanish 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 Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties 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, Counties 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-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 Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties 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-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 Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties 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-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

Jasper County, with 16% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population speaking Spanish at home?

McCormick County, with 0.4% in 2024.

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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 Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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