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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 (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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPORTUGUESE SHAREVS 2010

01Horry County, SCSC427,5510.4%+0.1 pts

02Colleton County, SCSC39,3820.4%+0.4 pts

03Dorchester County, SCSC178,3970.4%+0.1 pts

04Lancaster County, SCSC114,2960.3%–

05Beaufort County, SCSC204,4330.3%+0.1 pts

06Greenville County, SCSC583,1250.3%+0.1 pts

07Sumter County, SCSC105,0670.3%+0.2 pts

08Aiken County, SCSC181,5150.2%+0.2 pts

09Oconee County, SCSC83,7750.2%+0.2 pts

10York County, SCSC306,8870.2%+0.2 pts

11Charleston County, SCSC436,2000.2%+0.0 pts

12Georgetown County, SCSC65,9120.2%+0.1 pts

13Anderson County, SCSC219,9300.2%−0.0 pts

14Pickens County, SCSC139,1980.2%+0.1 pts

15Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8570.2%+0.0 pts

16Union County, SCSC26,7990.1%–

17Calhoun County, SCSC14,1880.1%–

18Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7400.1%+0.1 pts

19Berkeley County, SCSC274,6660.1%−0.1 pts

20Saluda County, SCSC19,6800.1%+0.0 pts

21Edgefield County, SCSC29,8080.1%–

22Kershaw County, SCSC73,1660.1%+0.0 pts

23Greenwood County, SCSC70,3790.1%–

24Lexington County, SCSC317,5880.1%−0.1 pts

25Marion County, SCSC28,2420.1%−0.1 pts

26Cherokee County, SCSC58,2750.1%−0.1 pts

27Richland County, SCSC434,9560.1%−0.0 pts

28Barnwell County, SCSC20,6530.1%–

29Abbeville County, SCSC24,8360.1%–

30Newberry County, SCSC39,5610.0%−0.1 pts

31Florence County, SCSC138,5040.0%+0.0 pts

32Darlington County, SCSC62,8880.0%–

33Jasper County, SCSC38,5330.0%+0.0 pts

34Laurens County, SCSC71,8480.0%+0.0 pts

35Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1770.0%+0.0 pts

36Allendale County, SCSC7,3550.0%+0.0 pts

37Clarendon County, SCSC31,0430.0%−0.0 pts

38Dillon County, SCSC27,4580.0%–

39Marlboro County, SCSC25,4880.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES