Counties in South Carolina by population speaking Spanish at home

Saluda County had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 46 counties in 2022, at 13.6%. McCormick County had the lowest, at 0.6%. The median was 3.7% and the figure for South Carolina was 4.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.6Saluda County
Median3.746 counties
South Carolina4.7History

Map of counties, 2022

Abbeville County: 1.1 %Aiken County: 4.2 %Allendale County: 1.4 %Anderson County: 2.5 %Bamberg County: 1.2 %Barnwell County: 1.7 %Beaufort County: 8.3 %Berkeley County: 5.1 %Calhoun County: 3.5 %Charleston County: 4.3 %Cherokee County: 3.7 %Chester County: 1.8 %Chesterfield County: 4 %Clarendon County: 2.1 %Colleton County: 3.1 %Darlington County: 2.4 %Dillon County: 2.5 %Dorchester County: 3.9 %Edgefield County: 6.1 %Fairfield County: 2.4 %Florence County: 2.1 %Georgetown County: 1.7 %Greenville County: 7.8 %Greenwood County: 4.6 %Hampton County: 4.5 %Horry County: 4.9 %Jasper County: 13.1 %Kershaw County: 4.2 %Lancaster County: 5.3 %Laurens County: 4.1 %Lee County: 3 %Lexington County: 5 %McCormick County: 0.6 %Marion County: 3.3 %Marlboro County: 2.1 %Newberry County: 6.6 %Oconee County: 3.7 %Orangeburg County: 2.4 %Pickens County: 2.4 %Richland County: 4 %Saluda County: 13.6 %Spartanburg County: 6 %Sumter County: 3.6 %Union County: 1.3 %Williamsburg County: 2.8 %York County: 4.5 %
  • Under 1.9
  • 1.9 to 2.5
  • 2.5 to 3.7
  • 3.7 to 4.2
  • 4.2 to 5.2
  • 5.2 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Saluda County: 13.6 %Saluda County13.6Jasper County: 13.1 %Jasper County13.1Beaufort County: 8.3 %Beaufort County8.3Greenville County: 7.8 %Greenville County7.8Newberry County: 6.6 %Newberry County6.6Edgefield County: 6.1 %Edgefield County6.1Spartanburg County: 6 %Spartanburg County6Lancaster County: 5.3 %Lancaster County5.3Berkeley County: 5.1 %Berkeley County5.1Lexington County: 5 %Lexington County5Horry County: 4.9 %Horry County4.9Greenwood County: 4.6 %Greenwood County4.6Hampton County: 4.5 %Hampton County4.5York County: 4.5 %York County4.5Charleston County: 4.3 %Charleston County4.3Kershaw County: 4.2 %Kershaw County4.2Aiken County: 4.2 %Aiken County4.2Laurens County: 4.1 %Laurens County4.1Richland County: 4 %Richland County4Chesterfield County: 4 %Chesterfield County4Dorchester County: 3.9 %Dorchester County3.9Cherokee County: 3.7 %Cherokee County3.7Oconee County: 3.7 %Oconee County3.7Sumter County: 3.6 %Sumter County3.6Calhoun County: 3.5 %Calhoun County3.5Marion County: 3.3 %Marion County3.3Colleton County: 3.1 %Colleton County3.1Lee County: 3 %Lee County3Williamsburg County: 2.8 %Williamsburg County2.8Anderson County: 2.5 %Anderson County2.5Dillon County: 2.5 %Dillon County2.5Fairfield County: 2.4 %Fairfield County2.4Darlington County: 2.4 %Darlington County2.4Orangeburg County: 2.4 %Orangeburg County2.4Pickens County: 2.4 %Pickens County2.4Florence County: 2.1 %Florence County2.1Clarendon County: 2.1 %Clarendon County2.1Marlboro County: 2.1 %Marlboro County2.1Chester County: 1.8 %Chester County1.8Georgetown County: 1.7 %Georgetown County1.7Barnwell County: 1.7 %Barnwell County1.7Allendale County: 1.4 %Allendale County1.4Union County: 1.3 %Union County1.3Bamberg County: 1.2 %Bamberg County1.2Abbeville County: 1.1 %Abbeville County1.1McCormick County: 0.6 %McCormick County0.6Saluda County: 13.6 %Saluda County13.6Jasper County: 13.1 %Jasper County13.1Beaufort County: 8.3 %Beaufort County8.3Greenville County: 7.8 %Greenville County7.8Newberry County: 6.6 %Newberry County6.6Edgefield County: 6.1 %Edgefield County6.1Spartanburg County: 6 %Spartanburg County6Lancaster County: 5.3 %Lancaster County5.3Berkeley County: 5.1 %Berkeley County5.1Lexington County: 5 %Lexington County5Horry County: 4.9 %Horry County4.9Greenwood County: 4.6 %Greenwood County4.6Hampton County: 4.5 %Hampton County4.5York County: 4.5 %York County4.5Charleston County: 4.3 %Charleston County4.3Kershaw County: 4.2 %Kershaw County4.2Aiken County: 4.2 %Aiken County4.2Laurens County: 4.1 %Laurens County4.1Richland County: 4 %Richland County4Chesterfield County: 4 %Chesterfield County4Dorchester County: 3.9 %Dorchester County3.9Cherokee County: 3.7 %Cherokee County3.7Oconee County: 3.7 %Oconee County3.7Sumter County: 3.6 %Sumter County3.6Calhoun County: 3.5 %Calhoun County3.5Marion County: 3.3 %Marion County3.3Colleton County: 3.1 %Colleton County3.1Lee County: 3 %Lee County3Williamsburg County: 2.8 %Williamsburg County2.8Anderson County: 2.5 %Anderson County2.5Dillon County: 2.5 %Dillon County2.5Fairfield County: 2.4 %Fairfield County2.4Darlington County: 2.4 %Darlington County2.4Orangeburg County: 2.4 %Orangeburg County2.4Pickens County: 2.4 %Pickens County2.4Florence County: 2.1 %Florence County2.1Clarendon County: 2.1 %Clarendon County2.1Marlboro County: 2.1 %Marlboro County2.1Chester County: 1.8 %Chester County1.8Georgetown County: 1.7 %Georgetown County1.7Barnwell County: 1.7 %Barnwell County1.7Allendale County: 1.4 %Allendale County1.4Union County: 1.3 %Union County1.3Bamberg County: 1.2 %Bamberg County1.2Abbeville County: 1.1 %Abbeville County1.1McCormick County: 0.6 %McCormick County0.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Saluda County13.60 pts
2Jasper County13.1+0.5 pts
3Beaufort County8.3-0 pts
4Greenville County7.8-0 pts
5Newberry County6.6-0.5 pts
6Edgefield County6.1+1.3 pts
7Spartanburg County6+0.1 pts
8Lancaster County5.3+0.3 pts
9Berkeley County5.1-0.1 pts
10Lexington County5+0.2 pts
11Horry County4.90 pts
12Greenwood County4.6+0.1 pts
13Hampton County4.5+0.7 pts
13York County4.5-0 pts
15Charleston County4.3-0 pts
16Kershaw County4.2-0.6 pts
17Aiken County4.2-0.6 pts
18Laurens County4.1-0.1 pts
19Richland County4-0.1 pts
20Chesterfield County4+0.1 pts
21Dorchester County3.9-0.3 pts
22Cherokee County3.7+0.4 pts
23Oconee County3.70 pts
24Sumter County3.6-0.1 pts
25Calhoun County3.5-0.1 pts
26Marion County3.3+0.4 pts
27Colleton County3.1-0.2 pts
28Lee County3-0 pts
29Williamsburg County2.8+0.6 pts
30Anderson County2.5-0.2 pts
30Dillon County2.5+0.1 pts
32Fairfield County2.4+0.4 pts
33Darlington County2.4+0.5 pts
34Orangeburg County2.4-0.1 pts
35Pickens County2.4-0 pts
36Florence County2.1+0.1 pts
37Clarendon County2.1-0.5 pts
38Marlboro County2.1-0 pts
39Chester County1.80 pts
40Georgetown County1.7-0.5 pts
41Barnwell County1.7-0.4 pts
42Allendale County1.4-1 pts
43Union County1.3+0.1 pts
44Bamberg County1.2-0.5 pts
45Abbeville County1.1+0.1 pts
46McCormick County0.6-0.2 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/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 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, 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 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, 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/spanish-spoken-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 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, 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/spanish-spoken-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 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, 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/spanish-spoken-at-home/south-carolina-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  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, 2022}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-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 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

Saluda County, with 13.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population speaking Spanish at home?

McCormick County, with 0.6% in 2022.

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