RANKING · 2024 ACS · 40 SHOWN OF 40

Highest Arab population share, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Arab ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Arab residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 40 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 40 is 0.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Lexington County, SC, up 7 places to #1.

Arab Americans: full group profile →

South CarolinaAll states All rankings

SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

RELATEDLargest American population Highest American population share Largest Arab population Largest Egyptian population Highest Egyptian population share Largest Iraqi population

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPARAB SHAREVS 2010

01▲7Lexington County, SCSC317,5880.6%+0.4 pts

02▲7Charleston County, SCSC436,2000.5%+0.1 pts

03▲1Richland County, SCSC434,9560.5%+0.2 pts

04▲6Beaufort County, SCSC204,4330.5%+0.3 pts

05Horry County, SCSC427,5510.5%+0.3 pts

06Greenville County, SCSC583,1250.4%−0.1 pts

07Dorchester County, SCSC178,3970.4%+0.3 pts

08Anderson County, SCSC219,9300.3%0.0 pts

09Georgetown County, SCSC65,9120.3%+0.1 pts

10▲3Berkeley County, SCSC274,6660.3%0.0 pts

11▼6Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1770.3%+0.2 pts

12▼1York County, SCSC306,8870.3%0.0 pts

13▼11Lancaster County, SCSC114,2960.3%+0.1 pts

14Pickens County, SCSC139,1980.3%−0.2 pts

15Kershaw County, SCSC73,1660.3%0.0 pts

16Aiken County, SCSC181,5150.2%+0.1 pts

17Darlington County, SCSC62,8880.2%+0.1 pts

18Jasper County, SCSC38,5330.2%–

19Florence County, SCSC138,5040.2%0.0 pts

20Colleton County, SCSC39,3820.1%–

21Clarendon County, SCSC31,0430.1%0.0 pts

22Fairfield County, SCSC20,3400.1%+0.1 pts

23▼20Greenwood County, SCSC70,3790.1%–

24Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7400.1%0.0 pts

25▼18Oconee County, SCSC83,7750.1%−0.2 pts

26▼14Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8570.1%−0.1 pts

27Barnwell County, SCSC20,6530.1%–

28Saluda County, SCSC19,6800.1%–

29Cherokee County, SCSC58,2750.1%−0.1 pts

30Marlboro County, SCSC25,4880.1%0.0 pts

31McCormick County, SCSC10,2150.1%–

32Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6620.1%0.0 pts

33Laurens County, SCSC71,8480.1%0.0 pts

34Abbeville County, SCSC24,8360.1%–

35Sumter County, SCSC105,0670.1%0.0 pts

36▼35Calhoun County, SCSC14,1880.0%0.0 pts

37Lee County, SCSC15,7300.0%–

38Edgefield County, SCSC29,8080.0%0.0 pts

39Dillon County, SCSC27,4580.0%0.0 pts

40Newberry County, SCSC39,5610.0%−0.1 pts

SHOWING 1–40 OF 40

Download CSV (full list, 40 rows)

UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES