South Carolina: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How South Carolina's foreign-born population changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
4.9%
2023
5.6%
Total change
+0.7 pp
% change
+14.3%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.9% | — |
| 2019 | 5.0% | +0.1 pp (2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.2% | — |
| 2022 | 5.3% | +0.1 pp (1.9%) |
| 2023 | 5.6% | +0.3 pp (5.7%) |