National Origin in Charleston County, South Carolina (County)

Citizenship and National Origin#1

Percentage of the total popoulation.
Scope: population of South Carolina and Charleston County
Charleston County
South Carolina
0%20%40%60%80%CountCitizen, US-BornCitizen, Territory-BornCitizen, Territory-B…1Citizen, Born Abroad2Citizen, NaturalizedNot Citizen93.871643%94.140638%93.871643%93.9%357,344357k0.284759%0.246845%0.284759%0.3%1,0840.976429%0.840338%0.976429%1.0%3,7172.041910%1.878561%2.041910%2.0%7,7732.825259%2.893618%2.825259%2.8%10,75510.8k
Count number of people in citizenship/nativity category
1Puerto Rico and US Island Areas 2to US citizen parent(s)

Continent of Birth#2

Percentage of the foreign-born population.1
Scope: population of South Carolina and Charleston County
Charleston County
South Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountAmericasAsiaEuropeAfricaOceaniaOther49.093264%55.489866%49.093264%49.1%9,09622.371546%23.151407%22.371546%22.4%4,14521.567358%16.750897%21.567358%21.6%3,9965.650907%3.996255%5.650907%5.7%1,0471.316926%0.611574%1.316926%1.3%2440.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.611574%0
Count number of people born in given place
1excluding those born at sea

Continent of Birth#2

Percentage of the foreign-born population.1
Scope: population of South Carolina and Charleston County
Charleston County
South Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountAmericasAsiaEuropeAfricaOceaniaOther49.093264%55.489866%49.093264%49.1%9,09622.371546%23.151407%22.371546%22.4%4,14521.567358%16.750897%21.567358%21.6%3,9965.650907%3.996255%5.650907%5.7%1,0471.316926%0.611574%1.316926%1.3%2440.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.611574%0
Count number of people born in given place
1excluding those born at sea

Country of Birth#3

Percentage of the foreign-born population.1
Scope: population of South Carolina and Charleston County
Charleston County
South Carolina
Europe
Asia
Americas
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%CountMexicoUnited KingdomIndiaGuatemalaChinaGermanyVietnamPhilippinesEnglandCanada27.838946%30.459093%27.838946%27.8%5,1586.131261%4.034831%6.131261%6.1%1,1363.956174%4.670677%3.956174%4.0%7333.815846%3.327034%3.815846%3.8%7073.680915%3.260285%3.680915%3.7%6823.556779%3.801644%3.556779%3.6%6593.146589%2.138993%3.146589%3.1%5833.065630%4.040032%3.065630%3.1%5682.914508%2.137693%2.914508%2.9%5402.779577%3.418055%2.779577%2.8%515
Count number of people born in given place
1excluding those born at sea

Map of National Origin by County Subdivision in Charleston County

United States National Origin by County Subdivision#4

Born in the United States (excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories) as a percentage of the population (%):
90.6%92.2%93.8%95.4%96.9%98.6%

Europe National Origin by County Subdivision#5

Born in Europe as a percentage of the population (%):
0.1%0.9%1.6%2.3%3.1%3.8%

Asia National Origin by County Subdivision#6

Born in Asia as a percentage of the population (%):
0.00%0.36%0.72%1.08%1.44%1.81%

Africa National Origin by County Subdivision#7

Born in Africa as a percentage of the population (%):
0.00%0.20%0.40%0.60%0.80%1.00%

Australia National Origin by County Subdivision#8

Born in Australia or New Zealand as a percentage of the population (%):
0.000%0.032%0.065%0.097%0.129%0.162%

Americas National Origin by County Subdivision#9

Born in the Americas other than the United States as a percentage of the population (%):
0.2%1.4%2.5%3.6%4.7%5.9%
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Map of National Origin by Tract in Charleston County

United States National Origin by Tract#10

Born in the United States (excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories) as a percentage of the population (%):
75.7%80.5%85.3%90.1%94.9%99.8%

Europe National Origin by Tract#11

Born in Europe as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%0.9%1.7%2.6%3.5%4.4%

Asia National Origin by Tract#12

Born in Asia as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%1.1%2.1%3.2%4.3%5.4%

Africa National Origin by Tract#13

Born in Africa as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%2.0%2.6%

Australia National Origin by Tract#14

Born in Australia or New Zealand as a percentage of the population (%):
0.00%0.20%0.40%0.60%0.80%1.00%

Americas National Origin by Tract#15

Born in the Americas other than the United States as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%4.4%8.7%13.1%17.4%21.9%
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National Origin by Place in Charleston County

There are 19 places that are fully or partially contained within Charleston County (13 fully and 6 partially). This section compares all 19 of those to each other, Charleston County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Charleston County.

Born in the USA by Place#16

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Charleston County, selected places in Charleston County, and entities that contain Charleston County
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#McClellanvilleFolly BeachMeggettRavenelJames IslandHollywoodAwendawLincolnvilleSullivan's IslandSullivan's IsIsle of PalmsCharlestonSouth CarolinaS CarolinaRockvilleMount PleasantMt PleasantCharleston County School DistrictCharleston CoCharleston CountyCharlestonCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonSummervilleSeabrook IslandSeabrook IsKiawah IslandGoose CreekLadsonNorth CharlestonN CharlestonSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth Atlantic98.418972%98.418972%98.4%498198.023426%98.023426%98.0%2,678297.883598%97.883598%97.9%1,480397.698908%97.698908%97.7%2,505497.407970%97.407970%97.4%11,53711.5k597.324482%97.324482%97.3%4,838696.919609%96.919609%96.9%1,290796.391263%96.391263%96.4%1,015896.388482%96.388482%96.4%1,975995.740741%95.740741%95.7%4,1361094.773189%94.773189%94.8%123,099123k1194.140638%94.140638%94.1%4,551,3284.55M94.117647%94.117647%94.1%1441294.021076%94.021076%94.0%73,24973.2k1393.871643%93.871643%93.9%357,344357k93.871643%93.871643%93.9%357,344357k93.541141%93.541141%93.5%681,233681k93.184332%93.184332%93.2%44,65344.7k1492.815759%92.815759%92.8%1,6021592.806222%92.806222%92.8%1,4321691.406308%91.406308%91.4%37,06837.1k1790.884888%90.884888%90.9%14,33814.3k1890.397972%90.397972%90.4%95,92495.9k1986.933278%86.933278%86.9%104,107,575104M85.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M85.129478%85.129478%85.1%53,222,27153.2M
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of place out of 19 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by Place#17

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Charleston County, selected places in Charleston County, and entities that contain Charleston County
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticSouthNorth CharlestonN CharlestonSeabrook IslandSeabrook IsKiawah IslandGoose CreekLadsonCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonCharleston County School DistrictCharleston CoCharleston CountyCharlestonSouth CarolinaS CarolinaMount PleasantMt PleasantSummervilleCharlestonRockvilleLincolnvilleIsle of PalmsSullivan's IslandSullivan's IsJames IslandRavenelAwendawHollywoodFolly BeachMeggettMcClellanville7.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M7.959602%2.764749%1.304441%0.770715%0.036902%12.836410%12.8%8,025,2218.03M7.373865%2.522254%0.942202%0.624660%0.038741%11.501722%11.5%13,773,97013.8M5.332994%1.628453%0.609727%0.359994%0.010366%7.941534%7.9%8,42714.113557%1.622248%1.448436%0.000000%0.000000%7.184241%7.2%12423.175632%1.555412%1.231367%0.453662%0.000000%6.416073%6.4%9932.512761%2.411659%0.858136%0.071511%0.036989%5.891056%5.9%2,38943.251775%2.028398%0.576826%0.000000%0.000000%5.856998%5.9%92452.408032%1.304322%0.980267%0.194982%0.039271%4.926875%4.9%35,88135.9k2.389452%1.088861%1.049720%0.275039%0.064097%4.867169%4.9%18,52818.5k2.389452%1.088861%1.049720%0.275039%0.064097%4.867169%4.9%18,52818.5k2.648076%1.104827%0.799383%0.190708%0.029185%4.772179%4.8%230,716231k1.571104%1.517194%1.205283%0.180985%0.109104%4.583670%4.6%3,57162.218327%1.289676%1.005864%0.050085%0.000000%4.563952%4.6%2,18771.387349%1.154841%1.057834%0.345682%0.080069%4.025776%4.0%5,22982.614379%1.307190%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%3.921569%3.9%692.564103%1.044634%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%3.608737%3.6%38101.273148%1.203704%0.787037%0.000000%0.000000%3.263889%3.3%141111.805759%0.536847%0.195217%0.000000%0.000000%2.537823%2.5%52121.182033%0.692334%0.278622%0.000000%0.000000%2.152989%2.2%255131.677067%0.351014%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%2.028081%2.0%52141.202104%0.450789%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%1.652893%1.7%22150.643734%0.643734%0.221283%0.000000%0.000000%1.508751%1.5%75160.768668%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.768668%0.8%21170.661376%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.661376%0.7%10180.395257%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.395257%0.4%219
Count number of foreign born
# rank of place out of 19 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by County Subdivision in Charleston County

There are 11 county subdivisions in Charleston County. This section compares all 11 of those to each other, Charleston County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Charleston County.

Born in the USA by County Subdivision#18

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Charleston County, selected county subdivisions in Charleston County, and entities that contain Charleston County
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#McClellanvilleWadmalaw IslandWadmalaw IsRavenel-HollywoodEdisto IslandJames IslandCharleston CentralCharleston CntrlMount PleasantMt PleasantWest AshleySouth CarolinaS CarolinaJohns IslandCharleston County School DistrictCharleston CoCharleston CountyCharlestonCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonKiawah Island-Seabrook IslandKiawah Is-Seabroo…North CharlestonN CharlestonSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth Atlantic98.507162%98.507162%98.5%4,883198.100451%98.100451%98.1%3,047297.985691%97.985691%98.0%14,10714.1k396.693657%96.693657%96.7%1,433495.738881%95.738881%95.7%40,03840.0k595.496270%95.496270%95.5%34,43534.4k694.447294%94.447294%94.4%84,68984.7k794.181477%94.181477%94.2%69,26269.3k894.140638%94.140638%94.1%4,551,3284.55M93.987876%93.987876%94.0%15,03915.0k993.871643%93.871643%93.9%357,344357k93.871643%93.871643%93.9%357,344357k93.541141%93.541141%93.5%681,233681k92.758413%92.758413%92.8%3,0871090.665947%90.665947%90.7%87,32487.3k1186.933278%86.933278%86.9%104,107,575104M85.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M85.129478%85.129478%85.1%53,222,27153.2M
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of county subdivision out of 11 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by County Subdivision#19

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Charleston County, selected county subdivisions in Charleston County, and entities that contain Charleston County
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticSouthNorth CharlestonN CharlestonKiawah Island-Seabrook IslandKiawah Is-Seabroo…Johns IslandCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonCharleston County School DistrictCharleston CoCharleston CountyCharlestonSouth CarolinaS CarolinaWest AshleyMount PleasantMt PleasantCharleston CentralCharleston CntrlJames IslandEdisto IslandRavenel-HollywoodWadmalaw IslandWadmalaw IsMcClellanville7.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M7.959602%2.764749%1.304441%0.770715%0.036902%12.836410%12.8%8,025,2218.03M7.373865%2.522254%0.942202%0.624660%0.038741%11.501722%11.5%13,773,97013.8M5.813277%1.088108%0.454763%0.359242%0.011421%7.726810%7.7%7,44213.786058%1.562500%1.322115%0.210337%0.000000%6.881010%6.9%22923.749766%0.999938%0.418724%0.187488%0.000000%5.355915%5.4%85732.408032%1.304322%0.980267%0.194982%0.039271%4.926875%4.9%35,88135.9k2.389452%1.088861%1.049720%0.275039%0.064097%4.867169%4.9%18,52818.5k2.389452%1.088861%1.049720%0.275039%0.064097%4.867169%4.9%18,52818.5k2.648076%1.104827%0.799383%0.190708%0.029185%4.772179%4.8%230,716231k1.801716%1.225167%1.211569%0.303232%0.040794%4.582478%4.6%3,37041.484365%1.421912%1.105188%0.161708%0.094794%4.267966%4.3%3,82751.336698%0.809784%0.754319%0.249591%0.160847%3.311240%3.3%1,19461.377331%0.832138%0.523673%0.325203%0.000000%3.058345%3.1%1,27971.821862%0.607287%0.404858%0.000000%0.000000%2.834008%2.8%4280.687643%0.361186%0.347295%0.000000%0.000000%1.396124%1.4%20190.611719%0.611719%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%1.223439%1.2%38100.564858%0.262255%0.161388%0.000000%0.000000%0.988501%1.0%4911
Count number of foreign born
# rank of county subdivision out of 11 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by County in the Charleston Area

There are 3 counties in the Charleston Area. This section compares Charleston County to all of the counties in the Charleston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Charleston County.

Born in the USA by County#20

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Charleston County, selected other counties in the Charleston Area, and entities that contain Charleston County
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#South CarolinaS CarolinaCharleston County School DistrictCharleston CoCharleston CountyCharlestonCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonBerkeley CountyBerkeleyDorchester CountyDorchesterSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth Atlantic94.140638%94.140638%94.1%4,551,3284.55M93.871643%93.871643%93.9%357,344357k93.871643%93.871643%93.9%357,344357k193.541141%93.541141%93.5%681,233681k93.279118%93.279118%93.3%185,701186k293.045241%93.045241%93.0%138,188138k386.933278%86.933278%86.9%104,107,575104M85.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M85.129478%85.129478%85.1%53,222,27153.2M
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of county out of 3 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by County#21

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Charleston County, selected other counties in the Charleston Area, and entities that contain Charleston County
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticSouthBerkeley CountyBerkeleyCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonCharleston County School DistrictCharleston CoCharleston CountyCharlestonSouth CarolinaS CarolinaDorchester CountyDorchester7.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M7.959602%2.764749%1.304441%0.770715%0.036902%12.836410%12.8%8,025,2218.03M7.373865%2.522254%0.942202%0.624660%0.038741%11.501722%11.5%13,773,97013.8M2.723012%1.613414%0.754969%0.083383%0.021097%5.195875%5.2%10,34410.3k12.408032%1.304322%0.980267%0.194982%0.039271%4.926875%4.9%35,88135.9k2.389452%1.088861%1.049720%0.275039%0.064097%4.867169%4.9%18,52818.5k2.389452%1.088861%1.049720%0.275039%0.064097%4.867169%4.9%18,52818.5k22.648076%1.104827%0.799383%0.190708%0.029185%4.772179%4.8%230,716231k2.033437%1.442259%1.104251%0.139378%0.000000%4.719325%4.7%7,0093
Count number of foreign born
# rank of county out of 3 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by County in South Carolina

There are 46 counties in South Carolina. This section compares Charleston County to all of the counties in South Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Charleston County.

Born in the USA by County#22

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Charleston County, selected other counties in South Carolina, and entities that contain Charleston County
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Union CountyUnionChester CountyChesterLee CountyLeeAbbeville CountyAbbevilleBarnwell CountyBarnwellAllendale CountyAllendaleBamberg CountyBambergClarendon CountyClarendonDarlington CountyDarlingtonFairfield CountyFairfieldMcCormick CountyMcCormickColleton CountyColletonMarion CountyMarionOrangeburg CountyOrangeburgWilliamsburg CountyWilliamsburgCherokee CountyCherokeeHampton CountyHamptonKershaw CountyKershawDillon CountyDillonGeorgetown CountyGeorgetownMarlboro CountyMarlboroCalhoun CountyCalhounChesterfield CountyChesterfieldFlorence CountyFlorenceAnderson CountyAndersonLaurens CountyLaurensLancaster CountyLancasterPickens CountyPickensGreenwood CountyGreenwoodOconee CountyOconeeNewberry CountyNewberryEdgefield CountyEdgefieldSumter CountySumterAiken CountyAikenYork CountyYorkSouth CarolinaS CarolinaCharleston County School DistrictCharleston CoCharleston CountyCharlestonLexington CountyLexingtonCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonBerkeley CountyBerkeleyDorchester CountyDorchesterSpartanburg CountySpartanburgRichland CountyRichlandHorry CountyHorryGreenville CountyGreenvilleJasper CountyJasperSaluda CountySaludaBeaufort CountyBeaufortSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth Atlantic99.348324%99.348324%99.3%27,74627.7k199.155234%99.155234%99.2%32,16132.2k299.136841%99.136841%99.1%18,03218.0k398.657368%98.657368%98.7%24,61624.6k498.275311%98.275311%98.3%21,53921.5k598.247992%98.247992%98.2%9,421698.240021%98.240021%98.2%14,79214.8k798.117806%98.117806%98.1%33,41533.4k897.667272%97.667272%97.7%66,11066.1k997.659066%97.659066%97.7%22,48622.5k1097.654497%97.654497%97.7%9,5761197.603210%97.603210%97.6%36,97637.0k1297.523065%97.523065%97.5%31,18331.2k1397.431211%97.431211%97.4%87,42687.4k1497.373233%97.373233%97.4%31,95432.0k1597.339802%97.339802%97.3%54,77754.8k1697.299961%97.299961%97.3%19,74819.7k1797.074021%97.074021%97.1%61,24461.2k1896.907876%96.907876%96.9%30,30630.3k1996.880139%96.880139%96.9%58,90758.9k2096.837773%96.837773%96.8%26,82626.8k2196.715034%96.715034%96.7%14,39714.4k2296.714624%96.714624%96.7%44,56944.6k2396.661736%96.661736%96.7%133,949134k2496.611990%96.611990%96.6%186,180186k2596.478131%96.478131%96.5%64,10264.1k2695.527095%95.527095%95.5%79,96080.0k2795.342191%95.342191%95.3%115,099115k2895.247635%95.247635%95.2%66,56066.6k2995.246434%95.246434%95.2%71,79271.8k3095.168212%95.168212%95.2%35,92635.9k3194.956041%94.956041%95.0%25,05725.1k3294.934158%94.934158%94.9%102,227102k3394.760999%94.760999%94.8%156,494156k3494.149166%94.149166%94.1%231,236231k3594.140638%94.140638%94.1%4,551,3284.55M93.871643%93.871643%93.9%357,344357k93.871643%93.871643%93.9%357,344357k3693.867887%93.867887%93.9%260,673261k3793.541141%93.541141%93.5%681,233681k93.279118%93.279118%93.3%185,701186k3893.045241%93.045241%93.0%138,188138k3992.793708%92.793708%92.8%273,026273k4092.675417%92.675417%92.7%372,317372k4192.596982%92.596982%92.6%278,178278k4291.082787%91.082787%91.1%439,193439k4390.976973%90.976973%91.0%24,73324.7k4490.175508%90.175508%90.2%18,13718.1k4589.580529%89.580529%89.6%157,049157k4686.933278%86.933278%86.9%104,107,575104M85.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M85.129478%85.129478%85.1%53,222,27153.2M
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of county out of 46 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by County#23

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Charleston County, selected other counties in South Carolina, and entities that contain Charleston County
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticSouthSaluda CountySaludaBeaufort CountyBeaufortJasper CountyJasperGreenville CountyGreenvilleSpartanburg CountySpartanburgHorry CountyHorryRichland CountyRichlandBerkeley CountyBerkeleyLexington CountyLexingtonCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonCharleston County School DistrictCharleston CoCharleston CountyCharlestonYork CountyYorkSouth CarolinaS CarolinaDorchester CountyDorchesterNewberry CountyNewberryAiken CountyAikenEdgefield CountyEdgefieldGreenwood CountyGreenwoodPickens CountyPickensOconee CountyOconeeLancaster CountyLancasterSumter CountySumterChesterfield CountyChesterfieldCalhoun CountyCalhounDillon CountyDillonAnderson CountyAndersonFlorence CountyFlorenceLaurens CountyLaurensMarlboro CountyMarlboroGeorgetown CountyGeorgetownMarion CountyMarionOrangeburg CountyOrangeburgCherokee CountyCherokeeColleton CountyColletonFairfield CountyFairfieldHampton CountyHamptonKershaw CountyKershawDarlington CountyDarlingtonWilliamsburg CountyWilliamsburgMcCormick CountyMcCormickClarendon CountyClarendonBamberg CountyBambergBarnwell CountyBarnwellAllendale CountyAllendaleAbbeville CountyAbbevilleChester CountyChesterLee CountyLeeUnion CountyUnion7.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M7.959602%2.764749%1.304441%0.770715%0.036902%12.836410%12.8%8,025,2218.03M7.373865%2.522254%0.942202%0.624660%0.038741%11.501722%11.5%13,773,97013.8M8.805250%0.258539%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%9.063790%9.1%1,82316.304045%1.568596%0.928039%0.196788%0.011408%9.008875%9.0%15,79415.8k27.993085%0.544398%0.139778%0.029427%0.000000%8.706687%8.7%2,36734.655624%1.729605%1.063894%0.338455%0.058690%7.846268%7.8%37,83437.8k43.305249%1.533839%1.412845%0.087687%0.011895%6.351515%6.4%18,68818.7k53.683534%1.297525%1.072506%0.218362%0.015312%6.287240%6.3%18,88818.9k61.992567%1.841974%0.952101%0.445558%0.037337%5.269538%5.3%21,17021.2k72.723012%1.613414%0.754969%0.083383%0.021097%5.195875%5.2%10,34410.3k82.836494%1.229375%0.627651%0.189412%0.055455%4.938387%4.9%13,71413.7k92.408032%1.304322%0.980267%0.194982%0.039271%4.926875%4.9%35,88135.9k2.389452%1.088861%1.049720%0.275039%0.064097%4.867169%4.9%18,52818.5k2.389452%1.088861%1.049720%0.275039%0.064097%4.867169%4.9%18,52818.5k102.419322%1.330179%0.812684%0.204800%0.024022%4.791007%4.8%11,76711.8k112.648076%1.104827%0.799383%0.190708%0.029185%4.772179%4.8%230,716231k2.033437%1.442259%1.104251%0.139378%0.000000%4.719325%4.7%7,009123.830464%0.468874%0.150993%0.074172%0.042384%4.566887%4.6%1,724132.796314%0.757512%0.667894%0.043598%0.007266%4.272583%4.3%7,056143.710020%0.238745%0.159163%0.000000%0.000000%4.107928%4.1%1,084152.737511%0.812810%0.319114%0.160272%0.008586%4.038294%4.0%2,822161.510909%1.363463%0.574875%0.284124%0.076208%3.809579%3.8%4,599172.449088%0.704478%0.501493%0.072968%0.017247%3.745274%3.7%2,823182.317691%0.586591%0.516104%0.237743%0.027478%3.685606%3.7%3,085191.729166%1.016883%0.566483%0.101224%0.011144%3.424899%3.4%3,688202.380487%0.384090%0.186620%0.097650%0.000000%3.048847%3.0%1,405212.566170%0.248556%0.167943%0.020153%0.000000%3.002821%3.0%447221.435743%1.099990%0.399706%0.000000%0.000000%2.935440%2.9%918231.397963%0.746722%0.482074%0.072648%0.000000%2.699407%2.7%5,202241.047808%1.039870%0.412773%0.134223%0.036803%2.671478%2.7%3,702251.937028%0.400349%0.245327%0.058698%0.009030%2.650432%2.7%1,761262.003465%0.386254%0.122735%0.032489%0.000000%2.544943%2.5%705271.414381%0.631537%0.189132%0.032893%0.014802%2.282745%2.3%1,388281.704457%0.447224%0.100078%0.000000%0.000000%2.251759%2.3%720290.972908%0.860349%0.212858%0.187226%0.012259%2.245601%2.2%2,015301.462487%0.557984%0.117283%0.019547%0.008885%2.166187%2.2%1,219311.573224%0.192693%0.168937%0.044874%0.000000%1.979728%2.0%750320.929425%0.408252%0.312704%0.251900%0.000000%1.902280%1.9%438331.005124%0.655302%0.147812%0.049271%0.000000%1.857509%1.9%377340.955777%0.518307%0.350293%0.017435%0.000000%1.841813%1.8%1,162351.017891%0.416611%0.283650%0.056139%0.020683%1.794974%1.8%1,215361.014749%0.396148%0.222452%0.024378%0.000000%1.657728%1.7%544370.877014%0.336529%0.234550%0.071385%0.000000%1.519478%1.5%149381.133427%0.226098%0.061663%0.055790%0.000000%1.476979%1.5%503390.777047%0.478183%0.166036%0.000000%0.000000%1.421266%1.4%214400.980974%0.278323%0.059315%0.000000%0.000000%1.318611%1.3%289411.115862%0.020857%0.010429%0.000000%0.000000%1.147148%1.1%110420.645265%0.168330%0.112220%0.036071%0.024047%0.985932%1.0%246430.332974%0.212733%0.095576%0.000000%0.000000%0.641283%0.6%208440.269394%0.159437%0.060476%0.016493%0.000000%0.505800%0.5%92450.282870%0.182612%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.465483%0.5%13046
Count number of foreign born
# rank of county out of 46 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Charleston County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Charleston County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Born in the USA by County#24

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Charleston County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Charleston County
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#South CarolinaS CarolinaCharleston County School DistrictCharleston CoCharleston CountyCharlestonAllegheny CountyAlleghenyCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonSt. Louis CountySt. LouisCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaWayne CountyWayneMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFranklin CountyFranklinOakland CountyOaklandSouthSalt Lake CountySalt LakeFulton CountyFultonWake CountyWakeHennepin CountyHennepinPima CountyPimaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticBexar CountyBexarMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgMaricopa CountyMaricopaPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaSuffolk CountySuffolkTarrant CountyTarrantTravis CountyTravisHillsborough CountyHillsboroughMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexSacramento CountySacramentoFresno CountyFresnoSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookHonolulu CountyHonoluluRiverside CountyRiversideNassau CountyNassauKing CountyKingClark CountyClarkFairfield CountyFairfieldDallas CountyDallasSan Diego CountySan DiegoContra Costa CountyContra CostaPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachHarris CountyHarrisWestchester CountyWestchesterOrange CountyOrangeOrange CountyOrangeNew York CountyNew YorkFairfax CountyFairfaxAlameda CountyAlamedaMontgomery CountyMontgomeryLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesBroward CountyBrowardSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraKings CountyKingsBronx CountyBronxQueens CountyQueensMiami-Dade CountyMiami-Dade94.140638%94.140638%94.1%4,551,3284.55M93.871643%93.871643%93.9%357,344357k93.871643%93.871643%93.9%357,344357k93.667057%93.667057%93.7%1,152,4421.15M193.541141%93.541141%93.5%681,233681k92.439534%92.439534%92.4%924,913925k291.243575%91.243575%91.2%1,148,4921.15M390.654919%90.654919%90.7%1,602,4101.60M489.243028%89.243028%89.2%852,544853k589.240316%89.240316%89.2%1,099,5461.10M687.132119%87.132119%87.1%1,076,2691.08M786.933278%86.933278%86.9%104,107,575104M86.517659%86.517659%86.5%945,221945k886.215397%86.215397%86.2%859,358859k985.682612%85.682612%85.7%855,606856k1085.628212%85.628212%85.6%1,035,4721.04M1185.450965%85.450965%85.5%857,362857k1285.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M85.129478%85.129478%85.1%53,222,27153.2M84.522938%84.522938%84.5%1,571,0271.57M1384.015403%84.015403%84.0%850,046850k1483.954992%83.954992%84.0%3,432,5413.43M1583.278759%83.278759%83.3%1,299,0971.30M1683.057879%83.057879%83.1%1,244,3151.24M1782.422649%82.422649%82.4%1,605,2051.61M1880.718200%80.718200%80.7%926,787927k1978.982646%78.982646%79.0%1,044,9871.04M2078.132763%78.132763%78.1%1,224,8171.22M2178.052998%78.052998%78.1%1,154,6381.15M2277.819781%77.819781%77.8%749,529750k2377.577401%77.577401%77.6%1,634,3651.63M2477.421424%77.421424%77.4%4,047,2634.05M2577.085488%77.085488%77.1%760,833761k2676.924057%76.924057%76.9%1,787,6321.79M2776.776403%76.776403%76.8%1,041,7031.04M2876.568633%76.568633%76.6%1,592,2831.59M2976.029888%76.029888%76.0%1,573,9351.57M3075.943535%75.943535%75.9%715,098715k3175.253496%75.253496%75.3%1,891,1611.89M3274.612861%74.612861%74.6%2,427,4222.43M3374.053930%74.053930%74.1%820,462820k3473.704368%73.704368%73.7%1,030,9451.03M3573.049668%73.049668%73.0%3,239,2103.24M3672.216679%72.216679%72.2%699,945700k3771.103495%71.103495%71.1%893,099893k3868.485999%68.485999%68.5%2,145,1262.15M3967.573788%67.573788%67.6%1,104,8241.10M4067.147297%67.147297%67.1%760,703761k4166.776579%66.776579%66.8%1,071,9091.07M4265.451966%65.451966%65.5%671,780672k4364.352742%64.352742%64.4%6,472,0556.47M4464.183004%64.183004%64.2%1,196,2301.20M4560.435923%60.435923%60.4%1,139,2511.14M4659.517763%59.517763%59.5%1,551,5401.55M4757.718309%57.718309%57.7%829,288829k4850.204653%50.204653%50.2%1,159,7331.16M4944.770152%44.770152%44.8%1,192,8641.19M50
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by County#25

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Charleston County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Charleston County
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Miami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeQueens CountyQueensSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraKings CountyKingsBronx CountyBronxLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesBroward CountyBrowardMontgomery CountyMontgomeryAlameda CountyAlamedaOrange CountyOrangeFairfax CountyFairfaxNew York CountyNew YorkHarris CountyHarrisWestchester CountyWestchesterContra Costa CountyContra CostaPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachDallas CountyDallasSan Diego CountySan DiegoClark CountyClarkRiverside CountyRiversideNassau CountyNassauKing CountyKingFresno CountyFresnoSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoFairfield CountyFairfieldCook CountyCookSacramento CountySacramentoOrange CountyOrangeMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexHonolulu CountyHonoluluTravis CountyTravisHillsborough CountyHillsboroughTarrant CountyTarrantSuffolk CountySuffolkMaricopa CountyMaricopaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgHennepin CountyHennepinUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBexar CountyBexarPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaWake CountyWakePima CountyPimaSouth AtlanticFulton CountyFultonSalt Lake CountySalt LakeOakland CountyOaklandSouthFranklin CountyFranklinMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeWayne CountyWayneCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaSt. Louis CountySt. LouisAllegheny CountyAlleghenyCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonCharleston County School DistrictCharleston CoCharleston CountyCharlestonSouth CarolinaS Carolina48.645445%1.806661%1.469101%0.279573%0.029087%52.229868%52.2%1,391,6221.39M122.755260%18.237013%5.431792%1.061510%0.047273%47.532847%47.5%1,098,0141.10M224.541817%9.807719%2.905590%0.605022%0.205034%38.065182%38.1%717,550718k318.487432%10.260882%7.207851%1.179430%0.095249%37.230844%37.2%970,553971k426.550180%3.802448%2.679106%1.857132%0.022968%34.911834%34.9%501,608502k520.084736%12.065251%1.709778%0.549509%0.135814%34.545088%34.5%3,474,2533.47M626.854081%2.783859%2.569509%0.462608%0.045070%32.715127%32.7%609,738610k712.320594%11.945096%5.206012%3.044611%0.093436%32.609748%32.6%334,697335k819.281381%9.075471%2.002782%0.882124%0.451715%31.693472%31.7%508,749509k914.035325%14.020128%1.662947%0.521197%0.137507%30.377104%30.4%951,475951k1015.688061%9.390522%2.990325%2.147699%0.091801%30.308407%30.3%343,360343k1113.020271%8.690456%5.442667%1.320743%0.419269%28.893405%28.9%472,404472k1217.789812%5.495599%1.262421%1.053277%0.063100%25.664209%25.7%1,138,0171.14M1314.942083%5.091779%4.650294%0.758851%0.083468%25.526475%25.5%247,410247k1410.958413%10.248167%2.184715%0.674414%0.332604%24.398312%24.4%270,315270k1518.211455%2.814070%2.319345%0.419515%0.044182%23.808567%23.8%333,024333k1617.144478%4.537666%1.327468%0.605240%0.031993%23.646846%23.6%594,258594k1712.073686%8.905696%1.883532%0.530160%0.137489%23.530564%23.5%765,533766k1812.578829%6.970354%1.638913%0.726903%0.103664%22.018662%22.0%455,820456k1915.876297%4.427960%1.060161%0.402902%0.112312%21.879631%21.9%508,459508k2011.224343%6.688601%3.386200%0.495504%0.027196%21.821844%21.8%296,079296k2111.531341%4.690390%3.161549%1.781395%0.392248%21.556923%21.6%448,287448k2214.726318%5.770692%0.640600%0.153557%0.072470%21.363636%21.4%205,766206k2315.076559%5.016248%0.633154%0.502147%0.084110%21.312218%21.3%448,996449k2411.686905%4.573617%4.201810%0.606297%0.085491%21.154120%21.2%199,191199k259.863235%5.668020%4.764657%0.745049%0.034395%21.075355%21.1%1,101,7301.10M269.687825%6.465085%3.003583%0.789495%0.561752%20.507740%20.5%303,371303k2714.477869%3.580655%1.468566%0.595436%0.031209%20.153735%20.2%253,142253k288.166444%6.354514%4.015859%1.309190%0.110359%19.956367%20.0%312,838313k2915.801029%1.809526%0.840933%0.689565%0.125532%19.266585%19.3%190,161190k3010.848511%4.714782%1.223157%0.658436%0.074030%17.518917%17.5%201,148201k3111.181361%3.072047%1.328059%0.495745%0.036657%16.113869%16.1%213,196213k329.754412%3.875834%1.388272%0.802042%0.082874%15.903435%15.9%309,724310k339.193862%3.157403%2.747358%0.287759%0.020826%15.407208%15.4%230,820231k349.517655%3.275367%1.368383%0.481393%0.086534%14.729333%14.7%602,216602k357.347095%4.325175%1.514370%1.405255%0.074621%14.666516%14.7%148,392148k364.686483%3.710849%3.595903%1.394483%0.054496%13.442215%13.4%162,552163k377.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M9.837526%2.289074%0.700382%0.353688%0.015441%13.196112%13.2%245,276245k385.152769%4.355686%2.214960%1.328578%0.019616%13.071609%13.1%203,909204k395.441449%4.949648%1.400695%1.174673%0.044764%13.011228%13.0%129,927130k408.829128%2.273212%1.229396%0.461858%0.109833%12.903428%12.9%129,465129k417.959602%2.764749%1.304441%0.770715%0.036902%12.836410%12.8%8,025,2218.03M5.051582%4.613060%1.641423%1.137489%0.077050%12.520604%12.5%124,800125k427.119242%3.055785%1.289407%0.478070%0.468459%12.410963%12.4%135,592136k436.866740%2.671762%2.097611%0.478864%0.054403%12.169379%12.2%150,318150k447.373865%2.522254%0.942202%0.624660%0.038741%11.501722%11.5%13,773,97013.8M3.938665%2.706153%2.269020%0.929375%0.023699%9.866912%9.9%121,572122k454.285957%2.734098%1.346689%0.448547%0.013085%8.828375%8.8%84,33884.3k464.572942%2.076722%1.249552%0.391776%0.012277%8.303269%8.3%146,768147k472.812562%2.660899%1.087304%0.394372%0.021768%6.976905%7.0%87,81987.8k483.227692%1.865955%1.177541%0.576977%0.037279%6.885444%6.9%68,89368.9k492.913050%1.441042%0.841949%0.389154%0.035030%5.620225%5.6%69,14969.1k502.408032%1.304322%0.980267%0.194982%0.039271%4.926875%4.9%35,88135.9k2.389452%1.088861%1.049720%0.275039%0.064097%4.867169%4.9%18,52818.5k2.389452%1.088861%1.049720%0.275039%0.064097%4.867169%4.9%18,52818.5k2.648076%1.104827%0.799383%0.190708%0.029185%4.772179%4.8%230,716231k
Count number of foreign born
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

Definitions

This page discusses the citizenship status and place of birth of the residents of Charleston County. In all cases, including citizenship status, the results are based solely on survey responses and were not further verified.

  • Citizen, US-Born: a person that was born in the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and other outlying areas
  • Citizen, Territory-Born: born in Puerto-Rico or a US outlying area
  • Citizen, Born Abroad: born abroad of American parents
  • Citizen, Naturalized: not a citizen at birth, but has become one since
  • Not Citizen: foreign born non-citizen, regardless of formal immigration status

These definition were taken directly from the US Census Bureau, and reflect respondents status at the time of the survey.

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Principal Cities:
Charleston, North Charleston
Cities:
Charleston, Folly Beach, Goose Creek, Isle of Palms, North Charleston
Towns:
Awendaw, Hollywood, James Island, Kiawah Island, Lincolnville, McClellanville, Meggett, Mount Pleasant, Ravenel, Rockville, Seabrook Island, Sullivan's Island, Summerville
Unincorporated Places:
Ladson
ZIP Codes:
29401, 29403, 29404, 29405, 29406, 29407, 29409, 29412, 29414, 29418, 29420, 29423, 29424, 29426, 29429, 29438, 29439, 29449, 29450, 29451, 29455, 29456, 29458, 29464, 29466, 29470, 29482, 29483, 29485, 29487
Unified School District:
Charleston County
Congressional Districts:
SC-1, SC-6
State Senate Districts:
SC-34, SC-37, SC-38, SC-41, SC-42, SC-43, SC-44, SC-45
State House Districts:
SC-HD-015, SC-HD-094, SC-HD-099, SC-HD-108, SC-HD-109, SC-HD-110, SC-HD-111, SC-HD-112, SC-HD-113, SC-HD-114, SC-HD-115, SC-HD-116, SC-HD-117, SC-HD-119
Neighboring Counties:
Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Georgetown
Nearby Counties:
Beaufort, Clarendon, Williamsburg