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Highest Portuguese population share, South Carolina counties · 2020

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

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPORTUGUESE SHAREVS 2000

01Dorchester County, SCSC178,3970.5%–

02York County, SCSC306,8870.4%–

03Horry County, SCSC427,5510.3%–

04Beaufort County, SCSC204,4330.2%–

05Charleston County, SCSC436,2000.2%–

06Oconee County, SCSC83,7750.2%–

07Pickens County, SCSC139,1980.2%–

08Berkeley County, SCSC274,6660.2%–

09Cherokee County, SCSC58,2750.2%–

10Greenville County, SCSC583,1250.2%–

11Jasper County, SCSC38,5330.2%–

12Richland County, SCSC434,9560.2%–

13Lexington County, SCSC317,5880.1%–

14Newberry County, SCSC39,5610.1%–

15Kershaw County, SCSC73,1660.1%–

16Laurens County, SCSC71,8480.1%–

17Lancaster County, SCSC114,2960.1%–

18Georgetown County, SCSC65,9120.1%–

19Anderson County, SCSC219,9300.1%–

20Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8570.1%–

21Aiken County, SCSC181,5150.1%–

22Bamberg County, SCSC12,7960.1%–

23Darlington County, SCSC62,8880.1%–

24Barnwell County, SCSC20,6530.1%–

25Lee County, SCSC15,7300.1%–

26Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7400.1%–

27Sumter County, SCSC105,0670.1%–

28Greenwood County, SCSC70,3790.1%–

29Saluda County, SCSC19,6800.1%–

30Dillon County, SCSC27,4580.1%–

31Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6620.1%–

32Chester County, SCSC33,0010.0%–

33Clarendon County, SCSC31,0430.0%–

34Hampton County, SCSC18,1740.0%–

35Allendale County, SCSC7,3550.0%–

36Florence County, SCSC138,5040.0%–

37Marion County, SCSC28,2420.0%–

38Abbeville County, SCSC24,8360.0%–

39Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1770.0%–

40Colleton County, SCSC39,3820.0%–

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