Languages in South Carolina (State)

Language Spoken At Home#1

Percentage of the total population living in households in which a given language is spoken at home.
Scope: population of the United States and South Carolina
South Carolina
United States
0%2%4%6%8%10%12%CountSpanishGermanFrench1Chinese2Tagalog3VietnameseArabicRussianKoreanGujarati4.419025%13.105530%4.419025%4.4%200,761201k0.250820%0.322889%0.250820%0.3%11,39511.4k0.235037%0.410100%0.235037%0.2%10,67810.7k0.222051%1.060159%0.222051%0.2%10,08810.1k0.157337%0.563118%0.157337%0.2%7,1480.129691%0.486855%0.129691%0.1%5,8920.111400%0.363857%0.111400%0.1%5,0610.108758%0.301383%0.108758%0.1%4,9410.102991%0.369818%0.102991%0.1%4,6790.100196%0.132246%0.100196%0.1%4,552
Count number of people speaking given language at home
1including Cajun 2including Mandarin, Cantonese 3including Filipino

Speaking English 'Very Well'#2

Percentage of people living in households in which a given language is spoken at home.
Scope: population of the United States and South Carolina
Less Than 'Very Well' 'Very Well'
United States
South Carolina
50%0%50%Don'tDoGermanFrench1Tagalog2GujaratiArabicRussianSpanishKoreanChinese3Vietnamese-14.137780%-15.531691%-14.137780%14.1%85.862220%84.468309%85.862220%85.9%1,6119,784-21.277393%-20.435910%-21.277393%21.3%78.722607%79.564090%78.722607%78.7%2,2728,406-32.246782%-31.875946%-32.246782%32.2%67.753218%68.124054%67.753218%67.8%2,3054,843-33.282074%-34.550527%-33.282074%33.3%66.717926%65.449473%66.717926%66.7%1,5153,037-34.933808%-37.405871%-34.933808%34.9%65.066192%62.594129%65.066192%65.1%1,7683,293-40.072860%-44.829344%-40.072860%40.1%59.927140%55.170656%59.927140%59.9%1,9802,961-44.493203%-41.560410%-44.493203%44.5%55.506797%58.439590%55.506797%55.5%89,32589.3k111,436111k-44.924129%-54.055576%-44.924129%44.9%55.075871%45.944424%55.075871%55.1%2,1022,577-54.034496%-55.476722%-54.034496%54.0%45.965504%44.523278%45.965504%46.0%5,4514,637-60.777325%-58.713636%-60.777325%60.8%39.222675%41.286364%39.222675%39.2%3,5812,311
Don't number of people that don't speak English 'very well'
Do number of people that do speak English 'very well'
1including Cajun 2including Filipino 3including Mandarin, Cantonese

Language by State in the United States

There are 50 states in the United States. This section compares South Carolina to all of the states in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with South Carolina.

Spanish Spoken at Home by State#3

Percentage of the total population living in households in which Spanish is spoken.
Scope: population of South Carolina, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain South Carolina
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#TexasCaliforniaNew MexicoNevadaFloridaArizonaNew JerseyNew YorkIllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesColoradoRhode IslandConnecticutUtahOregonMassachusettsWashingtonIdahoGeorgiaKansasMarylandNorth CarolinaN CarolinaNebraskaDelawareVirginiaOklahomaArkansasWyomingPennsylvaniaIndianaWisconsinSouth CarolinaS CarolinaTennesseeIowaMinnesotaLouisianaAlaskaAlabamaMichiganKentuckyMissouriMississippiOhioNew HampshireSouth DakotaHawaiiNorth DakotaMontanaWest VirginiaVermontMaine29.512011%29.512011%29.5%7,373,7977.37M128.787214%28.787214%28.8%10,407,91510.4M228.015085%28.015085%28.0%545,986546k321.123566%21.123566%21.1%561,619562k420.892141%20.892141%20.9%3,936,1293.94M520.427867%20.427867%20.4%1,285,6561.29M615.926284%15.926284%15.9%1,335,7291.34M715.032768%15.032768%15.0%2,785,0812.79M813.232963%13.232963%13.2%1,596,0911.60M913.105530%13.105530%13.1%39,145,06639.1M11.884980%11.884980%11.9%597,078597k1011.632811%11.632811%11.6%116,296116k1111.517761%11.517761%11.5%391,576392k129.939643%9.939643%9.9%267,820268k138.922994%8.922994%8.9%334,636335k148.603765%8.603765%8.6%548,794549k158.393129%8.393129%8.4%556,129556k167.943040%7.943040%7.9%120,847121k177.935208%7.935208%7.9%748,955749k187.538962%7.538962%7.5%203,505204k197.452966%7.452966%7.5%416,796417k207.396109%7.396109%7.4%690,417690k217.362800%7.362800%7.4%128,899129k226.860664%6.860664%6.9%60,31160.3k236.800564%6.800564%6.8%530,447530k246.800514%6.800514%6.8%245,483245k255.141835%5.141835%5.1%142,819143k264.998514%4.998514%5.0%27,24527.2k274.670721%4.670721%4.7%563,727564k284.626104%4.626104%4.6%285,410285k294.590155%4.590155%4.6%248,533249k304.419025%4.419025%4.4%200,761201k313.926162%3.926162%3.9%241,296241k323.905289%3.905289%3.9%113,633114k333.817511%3.817511%3.8%194,772195k343.615292%3.615292%3.6%156,774157k353.528310%3.528310%3.5%24,07824.1k363.249851%3.249851%3.2%147,816148k372.925168%2.925168%2.9%273,083273k382.573243%2.573243%2.6%106,467106k392.509444%2.509444%2.5%142,678143k402.404747%2.404747%2.4%67,25667.3k412.206979%2.206979%2.2%240,366240k422.092448%2.092448%2.1%26,42426.4k432.038652%2.038652%2.0%16,12516.1k441.955632%1.955632%2.0%25,85425.9k451.612284%1.612284%1.6%11,04011.0k461.342483%1.342483%1.3%12,92012.9k471.041404%1.041404%1.0%18,16418.2k481.036265%1.036265%1.0%6,175490.902214%0.902214%0.9%11,41111.4k50
Count number of people speaking Spanish at home
# rank of state out of 50 by percentage speaking Spanish at home

Language by State in the South

There are 17 states in the South. This section compares South Carolina to all of the states in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with South Carolina.

Spanish Spoken at Home by State#13

Percentage of the total population living in households in which Spanish is spoken.
Scope: population of South Carolina, selected other states in the South, and entities that contain South Carolina
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#TexasFloridaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDistrict of ColumbiaD.C.GeorgiaMarylandNorth CarolinaN CarolinaDelawareVirginiaOklahomaArkansasSouth CarolinaS CarolinaTennesseeLouisianaAlabamaKentuckyMississippiWest Virginia29.512011%29.512011%29.5%7,373,7977.37M120.892141%20.892141%20.9%3,936,1293.94M213.105530%13.105530%13.1%39,145,06639.1M8.791289%8.791289%8.8%54,24754.2k37.935208%7.935208%7.9%748,955749k47.452966%7.452966%7.5%416,796417k57.396109%7.396109%7.4%690,417690k66.860664%6.860664%6.9%60,31160.3k76.800564%6.800564%6.8%530,447530k86.800514%6.800514%6.8%245,483245k95.141835%5.141835%5.1%142,819143k104.419025%4.419025%4.4%200,761201k113.926162%3.926162%3.9%241,296241k123.615292%3.615292%3.6%156,774157k133.249851%3.249851%3.2%147,816148k142.573243%2.573243%2.6%106,467106k152.404747%2.404747%2.4%67,25667.3k161.041404%1.041404%1.0%18,16418.2k17
Count number of people speaking Spanish at home
# rank of state out of 17 by percentage speaking Spanish at home

Definitions

This page discusses the languages spoken at home by the residents of South Carolina, and the extent to which the report speaking English. All data are based on survey responses and were not verified in any other way. A full list of the languages recognized in the survey is as follows:

  • Armenian, Austronesian (including Ilocano, Samoan, Hawaiian), Arabic, Afro-Asiatic (including Amharic, Somali), Bengali, Chinese (including Mandarin, Cantonese), Dutch et al. (including Dutch, Afrikaans, Yiddish, Pennsylvania Dutch), Dravidian languages (including Malayalam, Kannada), French (including Cajun), German, Greek, Gujarati, Haitian, Hindi, Hmong, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Khmer, Nepali, Marathi, or other Indic languages, Navajo, Other Slavic (including Ukrainian), Other Indo-European languages, Other Asian, Other Native American, Other, Portuguese, Polish, Persian (including Farsi, Dari), Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Serbo-Croatian, Swahili et al. (or other languages of Central, Eastern, and Southern Africa), Telugu, Tamil, Tai-Kadai (including Thai, Lao), Tagalog (including Filipino), Urdu, Vietnamese, and Western African

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Major Counties:
Aiken, Anderson, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester, Florence, Greenville, Horry, Lexington, Pickens, Richland, Spartanburg, Sumter, York
Counties:
Abbeville, Aiken, Allendale, Anderson, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Berkeley, Calhoun, Charleston, Cherokee, Chester, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Colleton, Darlington, Dillon, Dorchester, Edgefield, Fairfield, Florence, Georgetown, Greenville, Greenwood, Hampton, Horry, Jasper, Kershaw, Lancaster, Laurens, Lee, Lexington, Marion, Marlboro, McCormick, Newberry, Oconee, Orangeburg, Pickens, Richland, Saluda, Spartanburg, Sumter, Union, Williamsburg, York
Metro Areas:
Augusta Area, Bennettsville Area, Charleston Area, Charlotte Area, Columbia Area, Florence Area, Gaffney Area, Georgetown Area, Greenville Area, Greenwood Area, Hilton Head Island Area, Myrtle Beach Area, Newberry Area, Orangeburg Area, Seneca Area, Spartanburg Area, Sumter Area
Major Cities:
Aiken, Anderson, Beaufort, Cayce, Charleston, Clemson, Columbia, Conway, Easley, Florence, Forest Acres, Gaffney, Goose Creek, Greenville, Greenwood, Greer, Hanahan, Mauldin, Myrtle Beach, North Augusta, North Charleston, North Myrtle Beach, Orangeburg, Rock Hill, Simpsonville, Spartanburg, Sumter, West Columbia
Major Towns:
Bluffton, Fort Mill, Hilton Head Island, Irmo, James Island, Lexington, Mount Pleasant, Port Royal, Summerville
Major Unincorporated Places:
Berea, Dentsville, Five Forks, Gantt, Ladson, Lake Wylie, Parker, Red Hill, Seven Oaks, Socastee, St. Andrews, Taylors, Wade Hampton
Congressional Districts:
SC-1, SC-2, SC-3, SC-4, SC-5, SC-6, SC-7
State House Districts:
SC-HD-001, SC-HD-002, SC-HD-003, SC-HD-004, SC-HD-005, SC-HD-006, SC-HD-007, SC-HD-008, SC-HD-009, SC-HD-010, SC-HD-011, SC-HD-012, SC-HD-013, SC-HD-014, SC-HD-015, SC-HD-016, SC-HD-017, SC-HD-018, SC-HD-019, SC-HD-020, SC-HD-021, SC-HD-022, SC-HD-023, SC-HD-024, SC-HD-025, SC-HD-026, SC-HD-027, SC-HD-028, SC-HD-029, SC-HD-030, SC-HD-031, SC-HD-032, SC-HD-033, SC-HD-034, SC-HD-035, SC-HD-036, SC-HD-037, SC-HD-038, SC-HD-039, SC-HD-040, SC-HD-041, SC-HD-042, SC-HD-043, SC-HD-044, SC-HD-045, SC-HD-046, SC-HD-047, SC-HD-048, SC-HD-049, SC-HD-050, SC-HD-051, SC-HD-052, SC-HD-053, SC-HD-054, SC-HD-055, SC-HD-056, SC-HD-057, SC-HD-058, SC-HD-059, SC-HD-060, SC-HD-061, SC-HD-062, SC-HD-063, SC-HD-064, SC-HD-065, SC-HD-066, SC-HD-067, SC-HD-068, SC-HD-069, SC-HD-070, SC-HD-071, SC-HD-072, SC-HD-073, SC-HD-074, SC-HD-075, SC-HD-076, SC-HD-077, SC-HD-078, SC-HD-079, SC-HD-080, SC-HD-081, SC-HD-082, SC-HD-083, SC-HD-084, SC-HD-085, SC-HD-086, SC-HD-087, SC-HD-088, SC-HD-089, SC-HD-090, SC-HD-091, SC-HD-092, SC-HD-093, SC-HD-094, SC-HD-095, SC-HD-096, SC-HD-097, SC-HD-098, SC-HD-099, SC-HD-100, SC-HD-101, SC-HD-102, SC-HD-103, SC-HD-104, SC-HD-105, SC-HD-106, SC-HD-107, 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-118, SC-HD-119, SC-HD-120, SC-HD-121, SC-HD-122, SC-HD-123, SC-HD-124
State Senate Districts:
SC-1, SC-2, SC-3, SC-4, SC-5, SC-6, SC-7, SC-8, SC-9, SC-10, SC-11, SC-12, SC-13, SC-14, SC-15, SC-16, SC-17, SC-18, SC-19, SC-20, SC-21, SC-22, SC-23, SC-24, SC-25, SC-26, SC-27, SC-28, SC-29, SC-30, SC-31, SC-32, SC-33, SC-34, SC-35, SC-36, SC-37, SC-38, SC-39, SC-40, SC-41, SC-42, SC-43, SC-44, SC-45, SC-46
Neighboring States:
Georgia, North Carolina