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Highest Portuguese population share, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties 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 39 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPORTUGUESE SHAREVS 2000

01Horry County, SCSC427,5510.4%–

02Colleton County, SCSC39,3820.4%–

03Dorchester County, SCSC178,3970.4%–

04Lancaster County, SCSC114,2960.3%–

05Beaufort County, SCSC204,4330.3%–

06Greenville County, SCSC583,1250.3%–

07Sumter County, SCSC105,0670.3%–

08Aiken County, SCSC181,5150.2%–

09Oconee County, SCSC83,7750.2%–

10York County, SCSC306,8870.2%–

11Charleston County, SCSC436,2000.2%–

12Georgetown County, SCSC65,9120.2%–

13Anderson County, SCSC219,9300.2%–

14Pickens County, SCSC139,1980.2%–

15Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8570.2%–

16Union County, SCSC26,7990.1%–

17Calhoun County, SCSC14,1880.1%–

18Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7400.1%–

19Berkeley County, SCSC274,6660.1%–

20Saluda County, SCSC19,6800.1%–

21Edgefield County, SCSC29,8080.1%–

22Kershaw County, SCSC73,1660.1%–

23Greenwood County, SCSC70,3790.1%–

24Lexington County, SCSC317,5880.1%–

25Marion County, SCSC28,2420.1%–

26Cherokee County, SCSC58,2750.1%–

27Richland County, SCSC434,9560.1%–

28Barnwell County, SCSC20,6530.1%–

29Abbeville County, SCSC24,8360.1%–

30Newberry County, SCSC39,5610.0%–

31Florence County, SCSC138,5040.0%–

32Darlington County, SCSC62,8880.0%–

33Jasper County, SCSC38,5330.0%–

34Laurens County, SCSC71,8480.0%–

35Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1770.0%–

36Allendale County, SCSC7,3550.0%–

37Clarendon County, SCSC31,0430.0%–

38Dillon County, SCSC27,4580.0%–

39Marlboro County, SCSC25,4880.0%–

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