Hispanics in South Carolina

South Carolina's Hispanic population tripled in the last 10 years, according to the U.S. Census Bureau
The number of Hispanics and Latinos grew from 30,551 in 1990 to 95,076 in 2000, which means 211%. Hispanic now comprise 2.36 % of South Carolina's population.

COUNTIES

Of the 379,616 residents in Greenville County, 14,283 are Hispanic or Latino.
Richland County has 8,713 Hispanics
Beaufort County has 8,208 Hispanics
Charleston County has 7,434 Hispanics
Spartanburg's has 7,081 Hispanics
In Anderson County, 1,832 of the 165,740 residents are Hispanic or Latino.
Pickens County has 1,879 Hispanics, according the the Census Bureau.
Jasper County had the greatest percentage change in its Hispanic/Latino population. It was 1,624 % (from 69 people in 1990 to 1,190 persons in 2000)

HISPANIC BUYING POWER IN SOUTH CAROLINA

Year Million %Change
1990 $378
2001 $1,022 170%

HISPANIC BUSINESS IN SOUTH CAROLINA: 2,000

SOURCES: Census 2000