Charleston County, South Carolina Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

Place of birth and citizenship status analysis for Charleston County, South Carolina

Charleston County, South Carolina Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

93.3%

Foreign Born

6.7%

Naturalized

2.8%

US Citizens

96.1%

Charleston County, South Carolina Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

Nativity Treemap for
Figure 1: Proportional distribution of population by place of birth in .


Charleston County, South Carolina Population & Nativity History

Table 1: Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
YearTotal PopForeign BornNative Born
2024420,2646.7%93.3%
2023414,7116.5%93.5%
2022409,8405.8%94.2%
2021404,9465.9%94.1%
2020407,5435.8%94.2%
2019401,1655.4%94.6%
2018394,7084.9%95.1%
2017387,8475.0%95.0%
2016380,6734.9%95.1%
2015372,9045.0%95.0%
2014365,6745.1%94.9%
2013358,7365.4%94.6%
2012352,5485.5%94.5%
2011346,9815.6%94.4%
2010342,4345.6%94.4%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Charleston County, South Carolina

Approximately 6.7% of residents in Charleston County, South Carolina were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 96.1%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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