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Largest South American population, South Carolina counties · 2020

South Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are South American origin, 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 39 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSOUTH AMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Greenville County, SCSC583,1259,128+72%

02Beaufort County, SCSC204,4332,484+49%

03Charleston County, SCSC436,2001,988+68%

04Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8571,803+132%

05Horry County, SCSC427,5511,758+93%

06York County, SCSC306,8871,621+83%

07Berkeley County, SCSC274,6661,602+200%

08Richland County, SCSC434,9561,426+40%

09Lexington County, SCSC317,5881,368+87%

10Lancaster County, SCSC114,296853+577%

11Anderson County, SCSC219,930798+143%

12Dorchester County, SCSC178,397755+166%

13Aiken County, SCSC181,515583+61%

14Florence County, SCSC138,504402+5%

15Pickens County, SCSC139,198377+83%

16Kershaw County, SCSC73,166365+280%

17Sumter County, SCSC105,067267+685%

18Oconee County, SCSC83,775253+148%

19Jasper County, SCSC38,533217+32%

20Greenwood County, SCSC70,379200+85%

21Laurens County, SCSC71,848143+13%

22Chester County, SCSC33,00193+39%

23Marlboro County, SCSC25,48867+644%

24Cherokee County, SCSC58,27557+27%

25Georgetown County, SCSC65,91252−37%

26Newberry County, SCSC39,56146+119%

27Saluda County, SCSC19,68041+105%

28Dillon County, SCSC27,45840–

29Clarendon County, SCSC31,04335−19%

30Darlington County, SCSC62,88833+230%

31Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17726−10%

32Abbeville County, SCSC24,83625+257%

33Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66217–

34Calhoun County, SCSC14,18815–

35Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74014−48%

36Colleton County, SCSC39,38214–

37Bamberg County, SCSC12,7968–

38Edgefield County, SCSC29,8088–

39Union County, SCSC26,7997−79%

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