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

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

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

Native Born

94.5%

Foreign Born

5.5%

Naturalized

3.0%

US Citizens

97.5%

Dorchester County, South Carolina Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Dorchester County, South Carolina Historical Nativity Trends (2010–2024)

Historical nativity trends for — Figure 2: Evolution of nativity categories and total population volume from 2010 to 2024.

Dorchester County, South Carolina Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	167,201	5.5%	94.5%
2023	164,322	6.3%	93.7%
2022	162,139	5.4%	94.6%
2021	160,180	6.0%	94.0%
2020	161,309	5.6%	94.4%
2019	158,299	5.0%	95.0%
2018	155,474	4.4%	95.6%
2017	151,716	4.7%	95.3%
2016	148,517	4.7%	95.3%
2015	145,715	4.6%	95.4%
2014	142,772	4.3%	95.7%
2013	139,802	4.3%	95.7%
2012	136,836	4.3%	95.7%
2011	133,796	4.1%	95.9%
2010	129,618	4.0%	96.0%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Dorchester County, South Carolina

Approximately 5.5% of residents in Dorchester County, South Carolina were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 97.5%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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