Census Data Map

American Community Survey 2019–2023

Charleston area census tracts by foreign-born residents

Foreign-born residents is highest in North Charleston city (north-northwest 1) (22.3%). This table ranks 98 eligible mapped census tracts.

Foreign-born residents values are ACS five-year survey estimates. Percentage and median rankings exclude tracts below 500 residents; this reduces but does not eliminate sampling uncertainty.

#Census tract areaForeign-born residents
1North Charleston city (north-northwest 1)22.3%
2North Charleston city (south)20.9%
3North Charleston city (north-northwest 4)19.5%
4North Charleston city (south-southwest)19.2%
5North Charleston city (north-northwest 2)18.5%
6North Charleston city (east 2)17.7%
7North Charleston city (northwest 1)16.2%
8North Charleston city (west-northwest)14.2%
9Charleston city (west 1)14%
10North Charleston city (northwest 2)13.6%
11Charleston city (north-northwest)12.8%
12North Charleston city (east-southeast 3)12.2%
13Charleston city (west 2)10.1%
14Charleston city (southeast 2)10%
15Isle of Palms city (northeast)10%
16Charleston city (east 5)9.6%
17Charleston city (north)9.2%
18Mount Pleasant town (north-northeast 1)8.4%
19Charleston city (southwest 1)8.1%
20Hollywood town8.1%
21Mount Pleasant town (southwest 2)8%
22North Charleston city (northwest 3)7.9%
23Charleston city (southwest 3)7.3%
24Charleston city (west 5)7.3%
25Ladson CDP7.3%
26North Charleston city (south-southeast)7.3%
27Charleston city (west-northwest 3)7.2%
28Mount Pleasant town (east)6.7%
29Charleston city (east-northeast 3)6.6%
30Mount Pleasant town (southwest 1)6.4%
31Charleston city (east 7)6.3%
32Charleston city (south-southeast)6.3%
33Charleston city (north-northeast 1)5.9%
34Mount Pleasant town (north 1)5.9%
35North Charleston city (east-southeast 1)5.9%
36Charleston city (northwest 2)5.8%
37Charleston city (west 3)5.8%
38North Charleston city (west-southwest)5.8%
39Charleston city (north-northeast 2)5.7%
40Charleston city (southeast 1)5.6%
41Mount Pleasant town (north-northeast 2)5.5%
42Charleston city (east 2)5.3%
43Charleston city (east-southeast 2)5.1%
44Mount Pleasant town (south-southeast)5%
45Mount Pleasant town (west-northwest)5%
46Charleston city (west 4)4.8%
47Charleston city (west-northwest 2)4.6%
48James Island town4.6%
49Mount Pleasant town (southwest 3)4.6%
50Folly Beach city (west-southwest 2)4.4%
51Rockville town4.4%
52Mount Pleasant town (west-southwest 2)4.2%
53North Charleston city (southeast 3)4.2%
54Kiawah Island town3.9%
55North Charleston city (north-northwest 3)3.7%
56Unincorporated3.7%
57Charleston city (east 1)3.6%
58Charleston city (west-southwest)3.6%
59Charleston city (east-northeast 4)3.5%
60Mount Pleasant town (east-northeast)3.5%
61Mount Pleasant town (south-southwest 1)3.5%
62Charleston city (northwest 1)3.4%
63Mount Pleasant town (south-southwest 2)3.4%
64Charleston city (east-southeast 3)3.2%
65Charleston city (southwest 2)3.2%
66Mount Pleasant town (west-southwest 1)3.2%
67Charleston city (east 6)3.1%
68North Charleston city (west)3.1%
69Charleston city (northwest 3)3%
70North Charleston city (east 1)3%
71Sullivan's Island town2.9%
72Charleston city (east-southeast 1)2.7%
73Charleston city (northeast 2)2.3%
74Charleston city (east-northeast 1)2.2%
75Charleston city (south-southwest 1)2.2%
76Charleston city (south-southwest 2)2.2%
77Meggett town (east-northeast)2.2%
78Isle of Palms city (southwest)2.1%
79North Charleston city (east-southeast 2)2.1%
80Seabrook Island town2.1%
81Charleston city (east 3)1.9%
82Charleston city (east-northeast 5)1.7%
83Charleston city (west-northwest 1)1.6%
84North Charleston city (southeast 1)1.6%
85Charleston city (east-northeast 6)1.5%
86Adams Run CDP1.4%
87Mount Pleasant town (south)1.4%
88Awendaw town (west-southwest)1.2%
89North Charleston city (southeast 2)1.2%
90Meggett town (west-southwest)0.9%
91Mount Pleasant town (north 2)0.9%
92Folly Beach city (west-southwest 1)0.8%
93Awendaw town (east-northeast)0.5%
94North Charleston city (east-southeast 4)0.5%
95Charleston city (east 4)0.3%
96Charleston city (east-northeast 2)0%
97Charleston city (northeast 1)0%
98Folly Beach city (south-southwest)0%

Method and source

Values come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates. Census tracts are small statistical areas, not necessarily neighbourhood boundaries. The result is a descriptive comparison of the mapped area, not a measure of individual households or a prediction. Read about the American Community Survey.