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Largest Portuguese population, South Carolina counties · 2020

South Carolina counties 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 40 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPORTUGUESE POPULATIONVS 2010

01York County, SCSC306,8871,044+503%

02Greenville County, SCSC583,125955+36%

03Charleston County, SCSC436,200952+48%

04Horry County, SCSC427,551912+6%

05Dorchester County, SCSC178,397859+171%

06Richland County, SCSC434,956703+103%

07Berkeley County, SCSC274,666492+41%

08Beaufort County, SCSC204,433444+81%

09Lexington County, SCSC317,588429+16%

10Spartanburg County, SCSC380,857307−17%

11Pickens County, SCSC139,198280+157%

12Anderson County, SCSC219,930201−31%

13Oconee County, SCSC83,775181+183%

14Aiken County, SCSC181,515160+72%

15Cherokee County, SCSC58,275123+58%

16Lancaster County, SCSC114,296114–

17Kershaw County, SCSC73,16683+60%

18Laurens County, SCSC71,84882+1071%

19Sumter County, SCSC105,06772+3%

20Georgetown County, SCSC65,91264+33%

21Darlington County, SCSC62,88861–

22Jasper County, SCSC38,53351+1175%

23Newberry County, SCSC39,56151−20%

24Florence County, SCSC138,50444+159%

25Greenwood County, SCSC70,37944–

26Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74031+1450%

27Barnwell County, SCSC20,65319–

28Dillon County, SCSC27,45817–

29Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66217+42%

30Chester County, SCSC33,00115–

31Clarendon County, SCSC31,04314−26%

32Bamberg County, SCSC12,79613–

33Lee County, SCSC15,73012–

34Saluda County, SCSC19,68012−33%

35Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1778−20%

36Marion County, SCSC28,2427−89%

37Hampton County, SCSC18,1747−83%

38Abbeville County, SCSC24,8365–

39Allendale County, SCSC7,3553+200%

40Colleton County, SCSC39,3821−86%

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