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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 (2020 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 2010

01Dorchester County, SCSC178,3970.5%+0.3 pts

02York County, SCSC306,8870.4%+0.3 pts

03Horry County, SCSC427,5510.3%−0.1 pts

04Beaufort County, SCSC204,4330.2%+0.1 pts

05Charleston County, SCSC436,2000.2%+0.0 pts

06Oconee County, SCSC83,7750.2%+0.1 pts

07Pickens County, SCSC139,1980.2%+0.1 pts

08Berkeley County, SCSC274,6660.2%+0.0 pts

09Cherokee County, SCSC58,2750.2%+0.1 pts

10Greenville County, SCSC583,1250.2%+0.0 pts

11Jasper County, SCSC38,5330.2%+0.2 pts

12Richland County, SCSC434,9560.2%+0.1 pts

13Lexington County, SCSC317,5880.1%−0.0 pts

14Newberry County, SCSC39,5610.1%−0.0 pts

15Kershaw County, SCSC73,1660.1%+0.0 pts

16Laurens County, SCSC71,8480.1%+0.1 pts

17Lancaster County, SCSC114,2960.1%–

18Georgetown County, SCSC65,9120.1%+0.0 pts

19Anderson County, SCSC219,9300.1%−0.1 pts

20Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8570.1%−0.0 pts

21Aiken County, SCSC181,5150.1%+0.0 pts

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%+0.1 pts

27Sumter County, SCSC105,0670.1%+0.0 pts

28Greenwood County, SCSC70,3790.1%–

29Saluda County, SCSC19,6800.1%−0.0 pts

30Dillon County, SCSC27,4580.1%–

31Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6620.1%+0.0 pts

32Chester County, SCSC33,0010.0%–

33Clarendon County, SCSC31,0430.0%−0.0 pts

34Hampton County, SCSC18,1740.0%−0.2 pts

35Allendale County, SCSC7,3550.0%+0.0 pts

36Florence County, SCSC138,5040.0%+0.0 pts

37Marion County, SCSC28,2420.0%−0.2 pts

38Abbeville County, SCSC24,8360.0%–

39Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1770.0%−0.0 pts

40Colleton County, SCSC39,3820.0%−0.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS