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Largest Portuguese population, South Carolina cities · 2020

South Carolina cities ranked by the number of residents who are Portuguese ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 62 cities in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 62 is 33.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPORTUGUESE POPULATIONVS 2010

01North Charleston, SCSC129,245501+107%

02Taylors, SCSC24,505282+944%

03Mount Pleasant, SCSC95,469281+46%

04Columbia, SCSC147,035221+96%

05Charleston, SCSC159,423205+88%

06Lake Wylie, SCSC16,006156+1850%

07Myrtle Beach, SCSC40,937139−61%

08Summerville, SCSC53,177139−10%

09Spartanburg, SCSC39,978135+322%

10Goose Creek, SCSC52,010128+885%

11North Myrtle Beach, SCSC21,34696+860%

12Port Royal, SCSC16,64896+140%

13Greenville, SCSC75,31095+332%

14Fort Mill, SCSC38,67393–

15Five Forks, SCSC18,65687–

16Carolina Forest, SCSC26,26366–

17Beaufort, SCSC15,77555+129%

18Rock Hill, SCSC75,91155+2%

19Conway, SCSC30,62752−38%

20James Island, SCSC12,66052–

21Bluffton, SCSC36,80750+400%

22Simpsonville, SCSC28,45949+81%

23Gaffney, SCSC12,58348–

24Newberry, SCSC10,89147–

25Sangaree, SCSC8,68146+142%

26Greer, SCSC50,00741−13%

27White Knoll, SCSC8,31041–

28Hardeeville, SCSC16,45939+875%

29Clemson, SCSC18,94138+19%

30Hilton Head Island, SCSC38,19637−65%

31St. Andrews, SCSC19,86833–

32Lugoff, SCSC9,78629–

33Sumter, SCSC43,09428+27%

34Garden City, SCSC11,59127+108%

35Litchfield Beach, SCSC9,04427–

36Red Bank, SCSC11,31427–

37Florence, SCSC41,23125–

38Tega Cay, SCSC14,45725–

39Lexington, SCSC25,72924–

40Aiken, SCSC33,80823+21%

41Clemson University, SCSC7,01523–

42North Augusta, SCSC26,98222−33%

43Irmo, SCSC12,20420−52%

44Laurens, SCSC9,32720–

45Ladson, SCSC16,14018–

46Boiling Springs, SCSC12,93617–

47Lancaster, SCSC9,62317–

48Centerville, SCSC7,04916–

49Murrells Inlet, SCSC10,04416–

50Red Hill, SCSC15,92016−41%

51Easley, SCSC27,31915–

52Burton, SCSC6,91214–

53Dillon, SCSC6,22713–

54Gantt, SCSC15,40111–

55Seneca, SCSC9,42410+25%

56West Columbia, SCSC18,48910−33%

57Anderson, SCSC31,3239−87%

58Woodfield, SCSC9,4659–

59Parker, SCSC12,8987–

60Greenwood, SCSC22,7455–

61Wade Hampton, SCSC20,8985−93%

62Travelers Rest, SCSC9,1354–

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