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Highest Portuguese population share, South Carolina cities · 2020

South Carolina cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Portuguese ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Portuguese residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 62 cities in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPORTUGUESE SHAREVS 2000

01Taylors, SCSC24,5051.2%–

02Lake Wylie, SCSC16,0061.1%–

03Port Royal, SCSC16,6480.7%–

04North Myrtle Beach, SCSC21,3460.6%–

05Hardeeville, SCSC16,4590.6%–

06White Knoll, SCSC8,3100.5%–

07Sangaree, SCSC8,6810.5%–

08Fort Mill, SCSC38,6730.5%–

09Newberry, SCSC10,8910.5%–

10Five Forks, SCSC18,6560.4%–

11North Charleston, SCSC129,2450.4%–

12Clemson University, SCSC7,0150.4%–

13James Island, SCSC12,6600.4%–

14Myrtle Beach, SCSC40,9370.4%–

15Beaufort, SCSC15,7750.4%–

16Gaffney, SCSC12,5830.4%–

17Spartanburg, SCSC39,9780.4%–

18Lugoff, SCSC9,7860.3%–

19Mount Pleasant, SCSC95,4690.3%–

20Litchfield Beach, SCSC9,0440.3%–

21Goose Creek, SCSC52,0100.3%–

22Carolina Forest, SCSC26,2630.3%–

23Red Bank, SCSC11,3140.3%–

24Summerville, SCSC53,1770.3%–

25Garden City, SCSC11,5910.2%–

26Centerville, SCSC7,0490.2%–

27Tega Cay, SCSC14,4570.2%–

28Laurens, SCSC9,3270.2%–

29Clemson, SCSC18,9410.2%–

30Bluffton, SCSC36,8070.2%–

31Simpsonville, SCSC28,4590.2%–

32Conway, SCSC30,6270.2%–

33Dillon, SCSC6,2270.2%–

34Lancaster, SCSC9,6230.2%–

35Murrells Inlet, SCSC10,0440.2%–

36Boiling Springs, SCSC12,9360.2%–

37Columbia, SCSC147,0350.2%–

38Irmo, SCSC12,2040.2%–

39Burton, SCSC6,9120.2%–

40St. Andrews, SCSC19,8680.2%–

41Charleston, SCSC159,4230.1%–

42Greenville, SCSC75,3100.1%–

43Greer, SCSC50,0070.1%–

44Seneca, SCSC9,4240.1%–

45Ladson, SCSC16,1400.1%–

46Lexington, SCSC25,7290.1%–

47Red Hill, SCSC15,9200.1%–

48Woodfield, SCSC9,4650.1%–

49North Augusta, SCSC26,9820.1%–

50Hilton Head Island, SCSC38,1960.1%–

51Gantt, SCSC15,4010.1%–

52Rock Hill, SCSC75,9110.1%–

53Aiken, SCSC33,8080.1%–

54Easley, SCSC27,3190.1%–

55Sumter, SCSC43,0940.1%–

56Florence, SCSC41,2310.1%–

57Parker, SCSC12,8980.1%–

58West Columbia, SCSC18,4890.1%–

59Travelers Rest, SCSC9,1350.1%–

60Anderson, SCSC31,3230.0%–

61Wade Hampton, SCSC20,8980.0%–

62Greenwood, SCSC22,7450.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES