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Largest foreign-born population, South Carolina counties · 2020

South Carolina counties with the most residents born outside the United States, as of the 2020 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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFOREIGN-BORN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Greenville County, SCSC583,12543,781+23%

02Richland County, SCSC434,95624,406+20%

03Charleston County, SCSC436,20023,742+21%

04Horry County, SCSC427,55123,141+28%

05Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85721,765+35%

06York County, SCSC306,88716,308+77%

07Lexington County, SCSC317,58815,585+19%

08Beaufort County, SCSC204,43315,001−4%

09Berkeley County, SCSC274,66612,250+25%

10Dorchester County, SCSC178,3978,997+64%

11Aiken County, SCSC181,5156,740+20%

12Anderson County, SCSC219,9306,131+18%

13Lancaster County, SCSC114,2965,028+99%

14Pickens County, SCSC139,1984,500−7%

15Florence County, SCSC138,5044,222+16%

16Sumter County, SCSC105,0673,249−10%

17Greenwood County, SCSC70,3793,239+4%

18Oconee County, SCSC83,7753,086+28%

19Jasper County, SCSC38,5332,803+19%

20Laurens County, SCSC71,8481,878−9%

21Newberry County, SCSC39,5611,865−7%

22Kershaw County, SCSC73,1661,847−1%

23Georgetown County, SCSC65,9121,772−1%

24Cherokee County, SCSC58,2751,495−4%

25Saluda County, SCSC19,6801,418−17%

26Darlington County, SCSC62,8881,237+13%

27Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7401,096−10%

28Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1771,035−42%

29Colleton County, SCSC39,3821,028+23%

30Edgefield County, SCSC29,808947−14%

31Clarendon County, SCSC31,043622+3%

32Hampton County, SCSC18,174601+4%

33Abbeville County, SCSC24,836586+60%

34Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662559+77%

35Marion County, SCSC28,242544−25%

36Chester County, SCSC33,001542+42%

37Marlboro County, SCSC25,488459−1%

38Barnwell County, SCSC20,653438+65%

39Bamberg County, SCSC12,796427+105%

40Lee County, SCSC15,730264+16%

41Calhoun County, SCSC14,188238+4%

42Union County, SCSC26,799233+71%

43Dillon County, SCSC27,458221−61%

44McCormick County, SCSC10,215161+3%

45Allendale County, SCSC7,355132+14%

46Fairfield County, SCSC20,340101−34%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS