Data / Rankings / Population speaking Spanish at home / Counties in South Carolina

Counties in South Carolina by population speaking Spanish at home

Saluda County had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 46 counties in 2021, at 13.5%. McCormick County had the lowest, at 0.8%. The median was 3.6% and the figure for South Carolina was 4.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Keep it in a collection in your library.
Highest13.5Saluda County
Lowest0.8McCormick County
Median3.646 counties
South Carolina4.7History

Map of counties, 2021

Abbeville County: 1 %Aiken County: 4.8 %Allendale County: 2.5 %Anderson County: 2.7 %Bamberg County: 1.7 %Barnwell County: 2.1 %Beaufort County: 8.4 %Berkeley County: 5.2 %Calhoun County: 3.6 %Charleston County: 4.3 %Cherokee County: 3.4 %Chester County: 1.8 %Chesterfield County: 3.8 %Clarendon County: 2.6 %Colleton County: 3.3 %Darlington County: 1.9 %Dillon County: 2.4 %Dorchester County: 4.2 %Edgefield County: 4.8 %Fairfield County: 2 %Florence County: 2 %Georgetown County: 2.2 %Greenville County: 7.9 %Greenwood County: 4.5 %Hampton County: 3.8 %Horry County: 4.9 %Jasper County: 12.7 %Kershaw County: 4.8 %Lancaster County: 5 %Laurens County: 4.2 %Lee County: 3 %Lexington County: 4.9 %McCormick County: 0.8 %Marion County: 2.9 %Marlboro County: 2.1 %Newberry County: 7.1 %Oconee County: 3.6 %Orangeburg County: 2.4 %Pickens County: 2.4 %Richland County: 4.2 %Saluda County: 13.5 %Spartanburg County: 5.9 %Sumter County: 3.8 %Union County: 1.2 %Williamsburg County: 2.1 %York County: 4.5 %
  • Under 2.1
  • 2.1 to 2.5
  • 2.5 to 3.6
  • 3.6 to 4.3
  • 4.3 to 5
  • 5 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: 13.5 %Saluda County13.5Jasper County: 12.7 %Jasper County12.7Beaufort County: 8.4 %Beaufort County8.4Greenville County: 7.9 %Greenville County7.9Newberry County: 7.1 %Newberry County7.1Spartanburg County: 5.9 %Spartanburg County5.9Berkeley County: 5.2 %Berkeley County5.2Lancaster County: 5 %Lancaster County5Horry County: 4.9 %Horry County4.9Lexington County: 4.9 %Lexington County4.9Aiken County: 4.8 %Aiken County4.8Edgefield County: 4.8 %Edgefield County4.8Kershaw County: 4.8 %Kershaw County4.8York County: 4.5 %York County4.5Greenwood County: 4.5 %Greenwood County4.5Charleston County: 4.3 %Charleston County4.3Laurens County: 4.2 %Laurens County4.2Dorchester County: 4.2 %Dorchester County4.2Richland County: 4.2 %Richland County4.2Chesterfield County: 3.8 %Chesterfield County3.8Hampton County: 3.8 %Hampton County3.8Sumter County: 3.8 %Sumter County3.8Oconee County: 3.6 %Oconee County3.6Calhoun County: 3.6 %Calhoun County3.6Cherokee County: 3.4 %Cherokee County3.4Colleton County: 3.3 %Colleton County3.3Lee County: 3 %Lee County3Marion County: 2.9 %Marion County2.9Anderson County: 2.7 %Anderson County2.7Clarendon County: 2.6 %Clarendon County2.6Allendale County: 2.5 %Allendale County2.5Orangeburg County: 2.4 %Orangeburg County2.4Dillon County: 2.4 %Dillon County2.4Pickens County: 2.4 %Pickens County2.4Georgetown County: 2.2 %Georgetown County2.2Williamsburg County: 2.1 %Williamsburg County2.1Marlboro County: 2.1 %Marlboro County2.1Barnwell County: 2.1 %Barnwell County2.1Florence County: 2 %Florence County2Fairfield County: 2 %Fairfield County2Darlington County: 1.9 %Darlington County1.9Chester County: 1.8 %Chester County1.8Bamberg County: 1.7 %Bamberg County1.7Union County: 1.2 %Union County1.2Abbeville County: 1 %Abbeville County1McCormick County: 0.8 %McCormick County0.8Saluda County: 13.5 %Saluda County13.5Jasper County: 12.7 %Jasper County12.7Beaufort County: 8.4 %Beaufort County8.4Greenville County: 7.9 %Greenville County7.9Newberry County: 7.1 %Newberry County7.1Spartanburg County: 5.9 %Spartanburg County5.9Berkeley County: 5.2 %Berkeley County5.2Lancaster County: 5 %Lancaster County5Horry County: 4.9 %Horry County4.9Lexington County: 4.9 %Lexington County4.9Aiken County: 4.8 %Aiken County4.8Edgefield County: 4.8 %Edgefield County4.8Kershaw County: 4.8 %Kershaw County4.8York County: 4.5 %York County4.5Greenwood County: 4.5 %Greenwood County4.5Charleston County: 4.3 %Charleston County4.3Laurens County: 4.2 %Laurens County4.2Dorchester County: 4.2 %Dorchester County4.2Richland County: 4.2 %Richland County4.2Chesterfield County: 3.8 %Chesterfield County3.8Hampton County: 3.8 %Hampton County3.8Sumter County: 3.8 %Sumter County3.8Oconee County: 3.6 %Oconee County3.6Calhoun County: 3.6 %Calhoun County3.6Cherokee County: 3.4 %Cherokee County3.4Colleton County: 3.3 %Colleton County3.3Lee County: 3 %Lee County3Marion County: 2.9 %Marion County2.9Anderson County: 2.7 %Anderson County2.7Clarendon County: 2.6 %Clarendon County2.6Allendale County: 2.5 %Allendale County2.5Orangeburg County: 2.4 %Orangeburg County2.4Dillon County: 2.4 %Dillon County2.4Pickens County: 2.4 %Pickens County2.4Georgetown County: 2.2 %Georgetown County2.2Williamsburg County: 2.1 %Williamsburg County2.1Marlboro County: 2.1 %Marlboro County2.1Barnwell County: 2.1 %Barnwell County2.1Florence County: 2 %Florence County2Fairfield County: 2 %Fairfield County2Darlington County: 1.9 %Darlington County1.9Chester County: 1.8 %Chester County1.8Bamberg County: 1.7 %Bamberg County1.7Union County: 1.2 %Union County1.2Abbeville County: 1 %Abbeville County1McCormick County: 0.8 %McCormick County0.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Saluda County13.5
2Jasper County12.7
3Beaufort County8.4
4Greenville County7.9
5Newberry County7.1
6Spartanburg County5.9
7Berkeley County5.2
8Lancaster County5
9Horry County4.9
10Lexington County4.9
11Aiken County4.8
11Edgefield County4.8
11Kershaw County4.8
14York County4.5
15Greenwood County4.5
16Charleston County4.3
17Laurens County4.2
18Dorchester County4.2
19Richland County4.2
20Chesterfield County3.8
21Hampton County3.8
21Sumter County3.8
23Oconee County3.6
24Calhoun County3.6
25Cherokee County3.4
26Colleton County3.3
27Lee County3
28Marion County2.9
29Anderson County2.7
30Clarendon County2.6
31Allendale County2.5
32Orangeburg County2.4
33Dillon County2.4
34Pickens County2.4
35Georgetown County2.2
36Williamsburg County2.1
37Marlboro County2.1
38Barnwell County2.1
39Florence County2
40Fairfield County2
41Darlington County1.9
42Chester County1.8
43Bamberg County1.7
44Union County1.2
45Abbeville County1
46McCormick County0.8

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Citation styles

The publisher is the author. Invokely is named only as the place the figures were read, where a style asks for it.

APA 7

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, 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

MLA 9

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, 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/spanish-spoken-at-home/south-carolina-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 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/spanish-spoken-at-home/south-carolina-counties?period=2021.

Harvard

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, 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/spanish-spoken-at-home/south-carolina-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_south_carolina_2021,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{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, 2021}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/south-carolina-counties?period=2021. Publisher attribution: 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
RIS
TY  - DATA
AU  - U.S. Census Bureau
TI  - 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, 2021
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/01/29
PB  - U.S. Census Bureau
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/south-carolina-counties?period=2021
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/south-carolina-counties?period=2021.
N1  - Publisher attribution: 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
ER  -
Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Counties in South Carolina by population speaking Spanish at home using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"spanish_at_home_share","level":"province","within":"South Carolina","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=spanish_at_home_share&level=province&within=South%20Carolina&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which county has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

Saluda County, with 13.5% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population speaking Spanish at home?

McCormick County, with 0.8% 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 Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Population speaking Spanish at home: other rankings

Counties in South Carolina: more rankings