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| Total Population | Native-Born Population (#) | Native-Born Population (%) | Foreign-Born Population (#) | Foreign-Born Population (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 4012012 | 3896034 | 97.1 | 115978 | 2.9 |
| Abbeville | 26167 | 25899 | 99 | 268 | 1 |
| Aiken | 142552 | 139300 | 97.7 | 3252 | 2.3 |
| Allendale | 11211 | 11051 | 98.6 | 160 | 1.4 |
| Anderson | 165740 | 163224 | 98.5 | 2516 | 1.5 |
| Bamberg | 16658 | 16505 | 99.1 | 153 | 0.9 |
| Barnwell | 23478 | 23348 | 99.4 | 130 | 0.6 |
| Beaufort | 120937 | 113341 | 93.7 | 7596 | 6.3 |
| Berkeley | 142651 | 138208 | 96.9 | 4443 | 3.1 |
| Calhoun | 15185 | 15038 | 99 | 147 | 1 |
| Charleston | 309969 | 298845 | 96.4 | 11124 | 3.6 |
| Cherokee | 52537 | 51830 | 98.7 | 707 | 1.3 |
| Chester | 34068 | 33783 | 99.2 | 285 | 0.8 |
| Chesterfield | 42768 | 42079 | 98.4 | 689 | 1.6 |
| Clarendon | 32502 | 32095 | 98.7 | 407 | 1.3 |
| Colleton | 38264 | 37811 | 98.8 | 453 | 1.2 |
| Darlington | 67394 | 66810 | 99.1 | 584 | 0.9 |
| Dillon | 30722 | 30413 | 99 | 309 | 1 |
| Dorchester | 96413 | 93723 | 97.2 | 2690 | 2.8 |
| Edgefield | 24595 | 24283 | 98.7 | 312 | 1.3 |
| Fairfield | 23454 | 23344 | 99.5 | 110 | 0.5 |
| Florence | 125761 | 123521 | 98.2 | 2240 | 1.8 |
| Georgetown | 55797 | 54586 | 97.8 | 1211 | 2.2 |
| Greenville | 379616 | 361196 | 95.1 | 18420 | 4.9 |
| Greenwood | 66271 | 64429 | 97.2 | 1842 | 2.8 |
| Hampton | 21386 | 21228 | 99.3 | 158 | 0.7 |
| Horry | 196629 | 188823 | 96 | 7806 | 4 |
| Jasper | 20678 | 19554 | 94.6 | 1124 | 5.4 |
| Kershaw | 52647 | 51778 | 98.3 | 869 | 1.7 |
| Lancaster | 61351 | 60524 | 98.7 | 827 | 1.3 |
| Laurens | 69567 | 68480 | 98.4 | 1087 | 1.6 |
| Lee | 20119 | 19701 | 97.9 | 418 | 2.1 |
| Lexington | 216014 | 209731 | 97.1 | 6283 | 2.9 |
| McCormick | 9958 | 9899 | 99.4 | 59 | 0.6 |
| Marion | 35466 | 34954 | 98.6 | 512 | 1.4 |
| Marlboro | 28818 | 28646 | 99.4 | 172 | 0.6 |
| Newberry | 36108 | 34852 | 96.5 | 1256 | 3.5 |
| Oconee | 66215 | 64619 | 97.6 | 1596 | 2.4 |
| Orangeburg | 91582 | 90656 | 99 | 926 | 1 |
| Pickens | 110757 | 107589 | 97.1 | 3168 | 2.9 |
| Richland | 320677 | 308031 | 96.1 | 12646 | 3.9 |
| Saluda | 19181 | 18041 | 94.1 | 1140 | 5.9 |
| Spartanburg | 253791 | 244395 | 96.3 | 9396 | 3.7 |
| Sumter | 104646 | 102497 | 97.9 | 2149 | 2.1 |
| Union | 29881 | 29695 | 99.4 | 186 | 0.6 |
| Williamsburg | 37217 | 37045 | 99.5 | 172 | 0.5 |
| York | 164614 | 160634 | 97.6 | 3980 | 2.4 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000. Demographic Profiles, Table DP-2.