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Most foreign-born residents, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of residents born outside the US (2024 ACS). This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 3.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Lee County, SC, up 12 places to #30.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFOREIGN-BORNVS 2010

01Jasper County, SCSC38,53311.2%+1.7 pts

02Greenville County, SCSC583,1258.7%+0.8 pts

03▲2Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8578.7%+3.0 pts

04▼1Beaufort County, SCSC204,4337.7%−1.8 pts

05▼1Saluda County, SCSC19,6807.3%−1.3 pts

06▲7Lancaster County, SCSC114,2967.1%+3.8 pts

07▲2York County, SCSC306,8876.7%+2.7 pts

08Charleston County, SCSC436,2006.7%+1.1 pts

09▲2Berkeley County, SCSC274,6666.7%+1.2 pts

10▼4Horry County, SCSC427,5516.7%0.0 pts

11▲1Lexington County, SCSC317,5886.5%+1.5 pts

12▼5Richland County, SCSC434,9566.0%+0.7 pts

13▼3Dorchester County, SCSC178,3975.5%+1.5 pts

14Newberry County, SCSC39,5614.9%−0.5 pts

15▲2Oconee County, SCSC83,7754.2%+1.0 pts

16▲2Edgefield County, SCSC29,8084.0%−0.1 pts

17▲7Anderson County, SCSC219,9303.9%+1.2 pts

18▲9Laurens County, SCSC71,8483.8%+0.7 pts

19▲11Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7403.6%+1.0 pts

20▼1Pickens County, SCSC139,1983.5%−0.5 pts

21▲7Colleton County, SCSC39,3823.4%+1.2 pts

22▼7Greenwood County, SCSC70,3793.3%−1.2 pts

23▼7Aiken County, SCSC181,5153.3%−0.2 pts

24▲1Kershaw County, SCSC73,1663.2%+0.2 pts

25▲4Cherokee County, SCSC58,2753.2%+0.3 pts

26▼3Sumter County, SCSC105,0673.0%−0.4 pts

27▼5Florence County, SCSC138,5043.0%+0.3 pts

28▼2Georgetown County, SCSC65,9122.7%−0.3 pts

29▲3Barnwell County, SCSC20,6532.4%+1.2 pts

30▲12Lee County, SCSC15,7302.4%+1.2 pts

31Abbeville County, SCSC24,8362.3%+0.9 pts

32▲4Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6622.3%+1.4 pts

33▼13Hampton County, SCSC18,1742.3%−0.5 pts

34▲9Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1772.2%+0.3 pts

35▲2Marlboro County, SCSC25,4882.1%+0.5 pts

36▲3Calhoun County, SCSC14,1882.0%+0.4 pts

37▼4Clarendon County, SCSC31,0431.9%+0.1 pts

38▼4Darlington County, SCSC62,8881.9%+0.3 pts

39▲5Union County, SCSC26,7991.5%+1.0 pts

40▼5Marion County, SCSC28,2421.4%−0.8 pts

41▲4Dillon County, SCSC27,4581.4%−0.4 pts

42▼2Chester County, SCSC33,0011.3%+0.1 pts

43▼22Bamberg County, SCSC12,7961.3%0.0 pts

44▲2Fairfield County, SCSC20,3401.1%+0.5 pts

45▼4Allendale County, SCSC7,3550.9%−0.2 pts

46▼8McCormick County, SCSC10,2150.8%−0.8 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES