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Highest Puerto Rican population share, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Puerto Rican origin (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Puerto Rican residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 0.6%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Jasper County, SC, up 40 places to #4.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPUERTO RICAN SHAREVS 2010

01Beaufort County, SCSC204,4332.0%+0.7 pts

02▲2Berkeley County, SCSC274,6661.8%+0.6 pts

03▲6Dorchester County, SCSC178,3971.6%+1.1 pts

04▲40Jasper County, SCSC38,5331.5%+0.7 pts

05▲2Greenville County, SCSC583,1251.4%+0.9 pts

06▼1Richland County, SCSC434,9561.4%+0.1 pts

07Saluda County, SCSC19,6801.3%–

08▼5Kershaw County, SCSC73,1661.3%+0.7 pts

09▲3Cherokee County, SCSC58,2751.3%+1.1 pts

10York County, SCSC306,8871.3%+0.7 pts

11▼9Aiken County, SCSC181,5151.2%+0.7 pts

12▲3Pickens County, SCSC139,1981.1%+0.9 pts

13Fairfield County, SCSC20,3401.0%–

14▲23Sumter County, SCSC105,0671.0%+0.5 pts

15▲5Greenwood County, SCSC70,3791.0%+0.6 pts

16▲24Newberry County, SCSC39,5611.0%+0.8 pts

17▼1Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8571.0%+0.6 pts

18▼12Lexington County, SCSC317,5880.9%+0.5 pts

19▼8Horry County, SCSC427,5510.9%+0.4 pts

20▲3Georgetown County, SCSC65,9120.8%+0.8 pts

21▲5Lancaster County, SCSC114,2960.8%+0.5 pts

22▼14Laurens County, SCSC71,8480.8%+0.7 pts

23▲7Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7400.6%+0.5 pts

24▲9Darlington County, SCSC62,8880.6%+0.4 pts

25▲2Florence County, SCSC138,5040.6%+0.3 pts

26▲3Anderson County, SCSC219,9300.6%+0.3 pts

27▲11Union County, SCSC26,7990.5%+0.3 pts

28▼11Clarendon County, SCSC31,0430.5%+0.3 pts

29▼11Charleston County, SCSC436,2000.5%+0.1 pts

30▲9Chester County, SCSC33,0010.5%+0.3 pts

31▲10Colleton County, SCSC39,3820.5%0.0 pts

32▼11Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1770.4%+0.3 pts

33▼11Oconee County, SCSC83,7750.4%−0.1 pts

34▼15Hampton County, SCSC18,1740.4%+0.2 pts

35▼21Allendale County, SCSC7,3550.4%+0.3 pts

36▼4Marlboro County, SCSC25,4880.3%+0.1 pts

37▼3Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6620.3%0.0 pts

38▼2McCormick County, SCSC10,2150.2%+0.1 pts

39▼11Edgefield County, SCSC29,8080.2%−0.3 pts

40▲3Marion County, SCSC28,2420.2%+0.1 pts

41▲1Dillon County, SCSC27,4580.1%−0.2 pts

42▼11Abbeville County, SCSC24,8360.1%–

43▼19Barnwell County, SCSC20,6530.1%−0.2 pts

44Calhoun County, SCSC14,1880.0%−0.3 pts

45▼20Lee County, SCSC15,7300.0%–

46▼11Bamberg County, SCSC12,7960.0%−0.3 pts

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