Languages spoken in South Carolina

Of 5,006,696 residents of South Carolina aged 5 and over, 418,840 (8.4%) speak a language other than English at home, and 157,982 (3.2%) speak English less than "very well".

The most common non-English language is Spanish with 262,999 speakers, followed by German (12,948).

Limited-English-proficiency counts are the best public proxy for local demand for interpreters and document translation in healthcare, courts, schools and social services.