RANKING · 2024 ACS · 39 SHOWN OF 39

Highest Portuguese population share, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Portuguese ancestry (2024 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. The median across all 39 is 0.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Colleton County, SC, up 38 places to #2.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPORTUGUESE SHAREVS 2010

01▲2Horry County, SCSC427,5510.4%+0.1 pts

02▲38Colleton County, SCSC39,3820.4%+0.4 pts

03▼2Dorchester County, SCSC178,3970.4%+0.1 pts

04▲13Lancaster County, SCSC114,2960.3%–

05▼1Beaufort County, SCSC204,4330.3%+0.1 pts

06▲4Greenville County, SCSC583,1250.3%+0.1 pts

07▲20Sumter County, SCSC105,0670.3%+0.2 pts

08▲13Aiken County, SCSC181,5150.2%+0.2 pts

09▼3Oconee County, SCSC83,7750.2%+0.2 pts

10▼8York County, SCSC306,8870.2%+0.2 pts

11▼6Charleston County, SCSC436,2000.2%0.0 pts

12▲6Georgetown County, SCSC65,9120.2%+0.1 pts

13▲6Anderson County, SCSC219,9300.2%0.0 pts

14▼7Pickens County, SCSC139,1980.2%+0.1 pts

15▲5Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8570.2%0.0 pts

16Union County, SCSC26,7990.1%–

17Calhoun County, SCSC14,1880.1%–

18▲8Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7400.1%+0.1 pts

19▼11Berkeley County, SCSC274,6660.1%−0.1 pts

20▲9Saluda County, SCSC19,6800.1%0.0 pts

21Edgefield County, SCSC29,8080.1%–

22▼7Kershaw County, SCSC73,1660.1%0.0 pts

23▲5Greenwood County, SCSC70,3790.1%–

24▼11Lexington County, SCSC317,5880.1%−0.1 pts

25▲12Marion County, SCSC28,2420.1%−0.1 pts

26▼17Cherokee County, SCSC58,2750.1%−0.1 pts

27▼15Richland County, SCSC434,9560.1%0.0 pts

28▼4Barnwell County, SCSC20,6530.1%–

29▲9Abbeville County, SCSC24,8360.1%–

30▼16Newberry County, SCSC39,5610.0%−0.1 pts

31▲5Florence County, SCSC138,5040.0%0.0 pts

32▼9Darlington County, SCSC62,8880.0%–

33▼22Jasper County, SCSC38,5330.0%0.0 pts

34▼18Laurens County, SCSC71,8480.0%0.0 pts

35▲4Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1770.0%0.0 pts

36▼1Allendale County, SCSC7,3550.0%0.0 pts

37▼4Clarendon County, SCSC31,0430.0%0.0 pts

38▼8Dillon County, SCSC27,4580.0%–

39Marlboro County, SCSC25,4880.0%–

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