Most Hispanic/Latino cities in South Carolina research summary. We used Saturday Night Science to analyze South Carolina’s most recent Census data to determine the most Hispanic/Latino cities based on the percentage of Hispanic/Latino residents.
21.4% Hispanic · #1 most Hispanic in South Carolina
Located in
Beaufort County, South Carolina
Port Royal is a town on Port Royal Island in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. Largely because of annexation of surrounding areas, the population of Port Royal rose from 3,950 in 2000 to 10,678 in 2010, a 170% increase. As defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, Port Royal is included within the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area. Port Royal is home to Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, and Naval Hospital Beaufort.
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20.7% Hispanic · #2 most Hispanic in South Carolina
Located in
Newberry County, South Carolina
Newberry is a city in Newberry County, South Carolina, United States, in the Piedmont 43 miles northwest of Columbia. The charter was adopted in 1894. The population was 10,277 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Newberry County; at one time it was called Newberry Courthouse.
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16.1% Hispanic · #3 most Hispanic in South Carolina
Located in
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Greer is a city in Greenville and Spartanburg counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 25,515 as of the 2010 census and had risen to an estimated 28,365 as of 2015. Each day, more than three times that number of people pass through the city on the two highways which run through the city. The majority of the city is in Greenville County and is part of the Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin Metropolitan Statistical Area.The city is additionally part of the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC Combined Statistical Area in Upstate South Carolina.
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15.3% Hispanic · #4 most Hispanic in South Carolina
Located in
Beaufort County, South Carolina
Hilton Head Island, sometimes referred to as simply Hilton Head, is a Lowcountry resort town and barrier island in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. It is 20 miles northeast of Savannah, Georgia, and 95 miles southwest of Charleston. The island is named after Captain William Hilton, who in 1663 identified a headland near the entrance to Port Royal Sound, which he named “Hilton’s Head” after himself. The island features 12 miles of beachfront on the Atlantic Ocean and is a popular vacation destination. In 2004, an estimated 2.25 million visitors pumped more than $1.5 billion into the local economy. The year-round population was 37,099 at the 2010 census, although during the peak of summer vacation season the population can swell to 150,000. Over the past decade, the island’s population growth rate was 32%. Hilton Head Island is a primary city within the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort metropolitan area, which had an estimated population of 207,413 in 2015.
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14.9% Hispanic · #5 most Hispanic in South Carolina
Located in
York County, South Carolina
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13.2% Hispanic · #6 most Hispanic in South Carolina
Located in
Horry County, South Carolina
Myrtle Beach is a coastal city on the east coast of the United States in Horry County, South Carolina. It is situated on the center of a large and continuous stretch of beach known as the Grand Strand in northeastern South Carolina.
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12.9% Hispanic · #7 most Hispanic in South Carolina
Located in
Dorchester County, South Carolina
North Charleston is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, with incorporated areas in Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester counties. On June 12, 1972, the city of North Charleston was incorporated and was rated as the ninth-largest city in South Carolina. As of the 2010 Census, North Charleston had a population of 97,471, growing to an estimated population of 108,304 in 2015, and with a current area of more than 76.6 square miles. As defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, for use by the U.S. Census Bureau and other U.S. Government agencies for statistical purposes only, North Charleston is included within the Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville metropolitan area and the Charleston-North Charleston urban area. North Charleston is one of the state’s major industrial centers and is the state’s top city in gross retail sales.
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12.4% Hispanic · #8 most Hispanic in South Carolina
Located in
Lexington County, South Carolina
West Columbia is a city and commuter town in the suburban eastern sections of Lexington County, South Carolina, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population was 14,988. It is a part of the greater Columbia, SC metropolitan statistical area.
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11.7% Hispanic · #9 most Hispanic in South Carolina
Located in
Richland County, South Carolina
Cayce is a city in Lexington and Richland counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina, along the Congaree River. The population was 12,528 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Columbia, South Carolina, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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11.4% Hispanic · #10 most Hispanic in South Carolina
Located in
Lancaster County, South Carolina
The city of Lancaster is the county seat of Lancaster County, South Carolina, United States, located in the Charlotte Metropolitan Area. As of the United States Census of 2010, the city population was 9,134 but due to South Carolina’s strict annexation laws its actual population is well over twenty thousand people. The city was named after the famous House of Lancaster. Locally, Lancaster is pronounced LAYN-ks-tr, rather than the usual American pronunciation LAN-kas-tr. The modern British pronunciation is LANG-kas-tr.
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Methodology: How We Determined The Cities In South Carolina With The Largest Hispanic Population For 2026
We used Saturday Night Science to compare data on race from the US Census for every city in South Carolina.
South Carolina’s most recently available data comes from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey.
Specifically, we looked at table B03002: Hispanic OR LATINO ORIGIN BY RACE. Here are the category names as defined by the Census:
- Hispanic or Latino
- White alone*
- Black or African American alone*
- American Indian and Alaska Native alone*
- Asian alone*
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone*
- Some other race alone*
- Two or more races*
Our particular column of interest here was the number of people who identified as Hispanic or Latino.
We limited our analysis to places in South Carolina with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 56 cities.
We then calculated the percentage of Hispanic or Latino residents in each South Carolina city. The percentages ranked from 21.4% to 0.4%.
Finally, we ranked each city based on the percentage of the Hispanic or Latino population, with a higher percentage being more Hispanic or Latino. Port Royal was the most Hispanic or Latino, while Lake City was the least Hispanic or Latino city.
We updated this article for 2026. This article represents our eleventh time ranking the cities in South Carolina with the largest Hispanic/Latino population.
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Cities In South Carolina By Hispanic Population
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| Rank | City | Population | Hispanic Population | % Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Royal | 15,579 | 3,330 | 21.4% |
| 2 | Newberry | 10,790 | 2,230 | 20.7% |
| 3 | Greer | 41,536 | 6,707 | 16.1% |
| 4 | Hilton Head Island | 37,911 | 5,806 | 15.3% |
| 5 | Tega Cay | 13,615 | 2,025 | 14.9% |
| 6 | Myrtle Beach | 38,371 | 5,063 | 13.2% |
| 7 | North Charleston | 119,913 | 15,471 | 12.9% |
| 8 | West Columbia | 17,963 | 2,220 | 12.4% |
| 9 | Cayce | 13,741 | 1,601 | 11.7% |
| 10 | Lancaster | 8,921 | 1,014 | 11.4% |
| 11 | Greenwood | 22,536 | 2,454 | 10.9% |
| 12 | Goose Creek | 48,078 | 5,141 | 10.7% |
| 13 | Bluffton | 33,157 | 3,471 | 10.5% |
| 14 | Hanahan | 21,452 | 2,234 | 10.4% |
| 15 | Simpsonville | 26,144 | 2,670 | 10.2% |
| 16 | Mauldin | 27,055 | 2,763 | 10.2% |
| 17 | Easley | 24,841 | 2,490 | 10.0% |
| 18 | Summerville | 51,654 | 4,718 | 9.1% |
| 19 | Laurens | 9,336 | 825 | 8.8% |
| 20 | Fountain Inn | 12,020 | 1,002 | 8.3% |
| 21 | Gaffney | 12,596 | 1,038 | 8.2% |
| 22 | North Augusta | 25,653 | 2,011 | 7.8% |
| 23 | York | 8,969 | 666 | 7.4% |
| 24 | Beaufort | 13,747 | 1,013 | 7.4% |
| 25 | Greenville | 72,935 | 5,287 | 7.2% |
| 26 | Sumter | 43,053 | 3,076 | 7.1% |
| 27 | Rock Hill | 75,259 | 5,202 | 6.9% |
| 28 | Spartanburg | 38,910 | 2,579 | 6.6% |
| 29 | Lexington | 24,585 | 1,616 | 6.6% |
| 30 | Moncks Corner | 15,485 | 1,017 | 6.6% |
| 31 | Camden | 8,267 | 540 | 6.5% |
| 32 | Seneca | 8,993 | 572 | 6.4% |
| 33 | Columbia | 139,643 | 8,651 | 6.2% |
| 34 | Charleston | 154,338 | 9,351 | 6.1% |
| 35 | Irmo | 11,813 | 667 | 5.6% |
| 36 | Fort Mill | 30,775 | 1,712 | 5.6% |
| 37 | Conway | 27,263 | 1,468 | 5.4% |
| 38 | Dillon | 6,354 | 341 | 5.4% |
| 39 | Anderson | 30,051 | 1,522 | 5.1% |
| 40 | North Myrtle Beach | 19,855 | 938 | 4.7% |
| 41 | Aiken | 32,521 | 1,522 | 4.7% |
| 42 | Florence | 40,408 | 1,854 | 4.6% |
| 43 | Walterboro | 5,480 | 230 | 4.2% |
| 44 | Union | 8,079 | 338 | 4.2% |
| 45 | Darlington | 6,120 | 212 | 3.5% |
| 46 | Clemson | 18,072 | 534 | 3.0% |
| 47 | Mount Pleasant | 93,993 | 2,659 | 2.8% |
| 48 | Chester | 5,218 | 127 | 2.4% |
| 49 | Bennettsville | 7,751 | 162 | 2.1% |
| 50 | Georgetown | 8,565 | 153 | 1.8% |
| 51 | Forest Acres | 10,530 | 174 | 1.7% |
| 52 | Clinton | 7,676 | 126 | 1.6% |
| 53 | Hartsville | 7,419 | 78 | 1.1% |
| 54 | Orangeburg | 13,253 | 104 | 0.8% |
| 55 | Marion | 6,206 | 30 | 0.5% |
| 56 | Lake City | 5,988 | 25 | 0.4% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. 56 cities with more than 5,000 residents.
Summary
Summary: Hispanic or Latino Populations Across South Carolina
According to the most recent data, this is an accurate list if you’re looking for a breakdown of Latino populations for each place across South Carolina.
The most Hispanic/Latino cities in South Carolina are Port Royal, Newberry, Greer, Hilton Head Island, Tega Cay, Myrtle Beach, North Charleston, West Columbia, Cayce, and Lancaster.
