Counties in South Carolina by population speaking Spanish at home

Jasper County had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 46 counties in 2023, at 15.5%. McCormick County had the lowest, at 0.5%. The median was 3.6% and the figure for South Carolina was 5.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Keep it in a collection in your library.
Highest15.5Jasper County
Median3.646 counties
South Carolina5.2History

Map of counties, 2023

Abbeville County: 1.2 %Aiken County: 4.4 %Allendale County: 3.2 %Anderson County: 2.7 %Bamberg County: 1.1 %Barnwell County: 1.6 %Beaufort County: 9.1 %Berkeley County: 5.9 %Calhoun County: 3.4 %Charleston County: 5.3 %Cherokee County: 3.8 %Chester County: 0.9 %Chesterfield County: 3.9 %Clarendon County: 2.3 %Colleton County: 2.9 %Darlington County: 2.1 %Dillon County: 2.6 %Dorchester County: 4.6 %Edgefield County: 5 %Fairfield County: 1.7 %Florence County: 2.4 %Georgetown County: 1.7 %Greenville County: 8.7 %Greenwood County: 4.1 %Hampton County: 3.8 %Horry County: 5.6 %Jasper County: 15.5 %Kershaw County: 4.9 %Lancaster County: 6 %Laurens County: 4.3 %Lee County: 2.4 %Lexington County: 5.6 %McCormick County: 0.5 %Marion County: 2.8 %Marlboro County: 2 %Newberry County: 6.9 %Oconee County: 3.9 %Orangeburg County: 2.2 %Pickens County: 3.2 %Richland County: 4.4 %Saluda County: 14.9 %Spartanburg County: 6.8 %Sumter County: 3.1 %Union County: 1.5 %Williamsburg County: 2.2 %York County: 4.6 %
  • Under 1.8
  • 1.8 to 2.6
  • 2.6 to 3.5
  • 3.5 to 4.4
  • 4.4 to 5.8
  • 5.8 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Jasper County: 15.5 %Jasper County15.5Saluda County: 14.9 %Saluda County14.9Beaufort County: 9.1 %Beaufort County9.1Greenville County: 8.7 %Greenville County8.7Newberry County: 6.9 %Newberry County6.9Spartanburg County: 6.8 %Spartanburg County6.8Lancaster County: 6 %Lancaster County6Berkeley County: 5.9 %Berkeley County5.9Lexington County: 5.6 %Lexington County5.6Horry County: 5.6 %Horry County5.6Charleston County: 5.3 %Charleston County5.3Edgefield County: 5 %Edgefield County5Kershaw County: 4.9 %Kershaw County4.9Dorchester County: 4.6 %Dorchester County4.6York County: 4.6 %York County4.6Richland County: 4.4 %Richland County4.4Aiken County: 4.4 %Aiken County4.4Laurens County: 4.3 %Laurens County4.3Greenwood County: 4.1 %Greenwood County4.1Oconee County: 3.9 %Oconee County3.9Chesterfield County: 3.9 %Chesterfield County3.9Hampton County: 3.8 %Hampton County3.8Cherokee County: 3.8 %Cherokee County3.8Calhoun County: 3.4 %Calhoun County3.4Allendale County: 3.2 %Allendale County3.2Pickens County: 3.2 %Pickens County3.2Sumter County: 3.1 %Sumter County3.1Colleton County: 2.9 %Colleton County2.9Marion County: 2.8 %Marion County2.8Anderson County: 2.7 %Anderson County2.7Dillon County: 2.6 %Dillon County2.6Lee County: 2.4 %Lee County2.4Florence County: 2.4 %Florence County2.4Clarendon County: 2.3 %Clarendon County2.3Orangeburg County: 2.2 %Orangeburg County2.2Williamsburg County: 2.2 %Williamsburg County2.2Darlington County: 2.1 %Darlington County2.1Marlboro County: 2 %Marlboro County2Fairfield County: 1.7 %Fairfield County1.7Georgetown County: 1.7 %Georgetown County1.7Barnwell County: 1.6 %Barnwell County1.6Union County: 1.5 %Union County1.5Abbeville County: 1.2 %Abbeville County1.2Bamberg County: 1.1 %Bamberg County1.1Chester County: 0.9 %Chester County0.9McCormick County: 0.5 %McCormick County0.5Jasper County: 15.5 %Jasper County15.5Saluda County: 14.9 %Saluda County14.9Beaufort County: 9.1 %Beaufort County9.1Greenville County: 8.7 %Greenville County8.7Newberry County: 6.9 %Newberry County6.9Spartanburg County: 6.8 %Spartanburg County6.8Lancaster County: 6 %Lancaster County6Berkeley County: 5.9 %Berkeley County5.9Lexington County: 5.6 %Lexington County5.6Horry County: 5.6 %Horry County5.6Charleston County: 5.3 %Charleston County5.3Edgefield County: 5 %Edgefield County5Kershaw County: 4.9 %Kershaw County4.9Dorchester County: 4.6 %Dorchester County4.6York County: 4.6 %York County4.6Richland County: 4.4 %Richland County4.4Aiken County: 4.4 %Aiken County4.4Laurens County: 4.3 %Laurens County4.3Greenwood County: 4.1 %Greenwood County4.1Oconee County: 3.9 %Oconee County3.9Chesterfield County: 3.9 %Chesterfield County3.9Hampton County: 3.8 %Hampton County3.8Cherokee County: 3.8 %Cherokee County3.8Calhoun County: 3.4 %Calhoun County3.4Allendale County: 3.2 %Allendale County3.2Pickens County: 3.2 %Pickens County3.2Sumter County: 3.1 %Sumter County3.1Colleton County: 2.9 %Colleton County2.9Marion County: 2.8 %Marion County2.8Anderson County: 2.7 %Anderson County2.7Dillon County: 2.6 %Dillon County2.6Lee County: 2.4 %Lee County2.4Florence County: 2.4 %Florence County2.4Clarendon County: 2.3 %Clarendon County2.3Orangeburg County: 2.2 %Orangeburg County2.2Williamsburg County: 2.2 %Williamsburg County2.2Darlington County: 2.1 %Darlington County2.1Marlboro County: 2 %Marlboro County2Fairfield County: 1.7 %Fairfield County1.7Georgetown County: 1.7 %Georgetown County1.7Barnwell County: 1.6 %Barnwell County1.6Union County: 1.5 %Union County1.5Abbeville County: 1.2 %Abbeville County1.2Bamberg County: 1.1 %Bamberg County1.1Chester County: 0.9 %Chester County0.9McCormick County: 0.5 %McCormick County0.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Jasper County15.5+2.3 pts
2Saluda County14.9+1.3 pts
3Beaufort County9.1+0.8 pts
4Greenville County8.7+0.8 pts
5Newberry County6.9+0.4 pts
6Spartanburg County6.8+0.8 pts
7Lancaster County6+0.7 pts
8Berkeley County5.9+0.8 pts
9Lexington County5.6+0.6 pts
10Horry County5.6+0.7 pts
11Charleston County5.3+1 pts
12Edgefield County5-1.1 pts
13Kershaw County4.9+0.7 pts
14Dorchester County4.6+0.7 pts
15York County4.6+0.1 pts
16Richland County4.4+0.4 pts
17Aiken County4.4+0.3 pts
18Laurens County4.3+0.2 pts
19Greenwood County4.1-0.6 pts
20Oconee County3.9+0.3 pts
21Chesterfield County3.9-0 pts
22Hampton County3.8-0.7 pts
23Cherokee County3.80 pts
24Calhoun County3.4-0.1 pts
25Allendale County3.2+1.8 pts
26Pickens County3.2+0.8 pts
27Sumter County3.1-0.5 pts
28Colleton County2.9-0.2 pts
29Marion County2.8-0.6 pts
30Anderson County2.7+0.2 pts
31Dillon County2.6+0.1 pts
32Lee County2.4-0.6 pts
33Florence County2.4+0.3 pts
34Clarendon County2.3+0.3 pts
35Orangeburg County2.2-0.1 pts
35Williamsburg County2.2-0.5 pts
37Darlington County2.1-0.3 pts
38Marlboro County2-0.1 pts
39Fairfield County1.7-0.7 pts
40Georgetown County1.7-0.1 pts
41Barnwell County1.6-0 pts
42Union County1.5+0.1 pts
43Abbeville County1.2+0.1 pts
44Bamberg County1.1-0.1 pts
45Chester County0.9-1 pts
46McCormick County0.5-0.2 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 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

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, 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-counties?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/south-carolina-counties?period=2023.

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, 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-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_south_carolina_2023,
  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, 2023}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/south-carolina-counties?period=2023. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/01/29
PB  - U.S. Census Bureau
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/south-carolina-counties?period=2023
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/south-carolina-counties?period=2023.
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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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?

Jasper County, with 15.5% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population speaking Spanish at home?

McCormick County, with 0.5% in 2023.

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