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Largest foreign-born population, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties with the most residents born outside the United States, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not share. This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 1,842. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Orangeburg County, SC, up 5 places to #23.

SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Largest foreign-born population by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPFOREIGN-BORN POPULATIONVS 2010
01Greenville County, SCSC583,12547,765+34%
02▲3Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85730,292+87%
03Charleston County, SCSC436,20028,308+44%
04Horry County, SCSC427,55125,571+42%
05▼3Richland County, SCSC434,95625,204+24%
06▲1Lexington County, SCSC317,58819,847+52%
07▼1York County, SCSC306,88719,814+115%
08▲1Berkeley County, SCSC274,66616,611+69%
09▼1Beaufort County, SCSC204,43315,114−3%
10Dorchester County, SCSC178,3979,156+67%
11▲1Anderson County, SCSC219,9308,300+60%
12▲1Lancaster County, SCSC114,2967,382+193%
13▼2Aiken County, SCSC181,5155,746+2%
14Pickens County, SCSC139,1984,775−1%
15Florence County, SCSC138,5044,085+13%
16▲3Jasper County, SCSC38,5333,607+53%
17▲1Oconee County, SCSC83,7753,387+41%
18▼2Sumter County, SCSC105,0673,142−13%
19▲1Laurens County, SCSC71,8482,626+27%
20▼3Greenwood County, SCSC70,3792,303−26%
21▲1Kershaw County, SCSC73,1662,216+18%
22▼1Newberry County, SCSC39,5611,874−6%
23▲5Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1771,842+4%
24Cherokee County, SCSC58,2751,788+15%
25▼2Georgetown County, SCSC65,9121,719−4%
26▲1Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7401,563+28%
27▼2Saluda County, SCSC19,6801,393−18%
28▲1Colleton County, SCSC39,3821,314+57%
29▼3Darlington County, SCSC62,8881,167+6%
30Edgefield County, SCSC29,8081,1000%
31▲3Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662689+119%
32▼1Clarendon County, SCSC31,043580−4%
33Abbeville County, SCSC24,836568+55%
34▲3Marlboro County, SCSC25,488553+20%
35▲3Barnwell County, SCSC20,653493+85%
36Chester County, SCSC33,001419+10%
37▼5Hampton County, SCSC18,174413−28%
38▼3Marion County, SCSC28,242402−45%
39▲3Union County, SCSC26,799391+188%
40▲3Dillon County, SCSC27,458382−33%
41▼1Lee County, SCSC15,730380+67%
42▼1Calhoun County, SCSC14,188278+21%
43▲3Fairfield County, SCSC20,340228+50%
44▼5Bamberg County, SCSC12,796167−20%
45▼1McCormick County, SCSC10,21575−52%
46▼1Allendale County, SCSC7,35572−38%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES