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Highest Puerto Rican population share, South Carolina counties · 2020

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Puerto Rican origin (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Puerto Rican residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 44 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 44 is 0.5%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPUERTO RICAN SHAREVS 2010

01Beaufort County, SCSC204,4331.5%+0.3 pts

02Aiken County, SCSC181,5151.2%+0.6 pts

03Kershaw County, SCSC73,1661.1%+0.5 pts

04Berkeley County, SCSC274,6661.1%−0.1 pts

05Richland County, SCSC434,9561.1%−0.3 pts

06Lexington County, SCSC317,5881.0%+0.6 pts

07Greenville County, SCSC583,1251.0%+0.4 pts

08Laurens County, SCSC71,8480.8%+0.7 pts

09Dorchester County, SCSC178,3970.8%+0.2 pts

10York County, SCSC306,8870.7%+0.2 pts

11Horry County, SCSC427,5510.7%+0.3 pts

12Cherokee County, SCSC58,2750.7%+0.5 pts

13Fairfield County, SCSC20,3400.7%–

14Allendale County, SCSC7,3550.6%+0.6 pts

15Pickens County, SCSC139,1980.6%+0.4 pts

16Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8570.6%+0.3 pts

17Clarendon County, SCSC31,0430.6%+0.3 pts

18Charleston County, SCSC436,2000.6%+0.2 pts

19Hampton County, SCSC18,1740.5%+0.3 pts

20Greenwood County, SCSC70,3790.5%+0.1 pts

21Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1770.5%+0.4 pts

22Oconee County, SCSC83,7750.5%−0.1 pts

23Georgetown County, SCSC65,9120.5%+0.4 pts

24Barnwell County, SCSC20,6530.4%+0.1 pts

25Lee County, SCSC15,7300.4%–

26Lancaster County, SCSC114,2960.4%+0.1 pts

27Florence County, SCSC138,5040.4%+0.1 pts

28Edgefield County, SCSC29,8080.4%−0.1 pts

29Anderson County, SCSC219,9300.4%+0.1 pts

30Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7400.4%+0.3 pts

31Abbeville County, SCSC24,8360.4%–

32Marlboro County, SCSC25,4880.3%+0.2 pts

33Darlington County, SCSC62,8880.3%+0.2 pts

34Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6620.3%0.0 pts

35Bamberg County, SCSC12,7960.3%0.0 pts

36McCormick County, SCSC10,2150.3%+0.2 pts

37Sumter County, SCSC105,0670.3%−0.3 pts

38Union County, SCSC26,7990.2%0.0 pts

39Chester County, SCSC33,0010.2%0.0 pts

40Newberry County, SCSC39,5610.2%0.0 pts

41Colleton County, SCSC39,3820.1%−0.3 pts

42Dillon County, SCSC27,4580.0%−0.2 pts

43Marion County, SCSC28,2420.0%0.0 pts

44Jasper County, SCSC38,5330.0%−0.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS