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Charleston, SC Historical Place of Birth and Citizenship Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

Total population: 125,458

	Charleston, SC	%	South Carolina	U.S.
Native	120,586	96.12%, see rank	95.21%	86.93%
Born in the State of Residence	62,898	50.13%, see rank	58.27%	58.73%
Born in Different State	56,003	44.64%, see rank	35.87%	26.78%
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island Areas, or Born Abroad to American Parent(s)	1,685	1.34%, see rank	1.07%	1.42%
Foreign Born	4,872	3.88%, see rank	4.79%	13.07%
Foreign Born with U.S. Citizenship	2,082	1.66%, see rank	1.72%	5.99%
Foreign Born without U.S. Citizenship	2,790	2.22%, see rank	3.07%	7.09%
Born In Europe	1,552	1.24%, see rank	0.80%	1.53%
Born In Asia	1,273	1.01%, see rank	1.05%	3.82%
Born In Africa	469	0.37%, see rank	0.18%	0.55%
Born In Oceania	44	0.04%, see rank	0.02%	0.07%
Born In Latin America	1,336	1.06%, see rank	2.57%	6.83%
Born In Northern America	198	0.16%, see rank	0.17%	0.26%

ACS 2008-2012 data

Total population: 120,903

	Charleston, SC	%	South Carolina	U.S.
Native	115,891	95.85%, see rank	95.20%	87.13%
Born in the State of Residence	63,125	52.21%, see rank	58.77%	58.71%
Born in Different State	51,099	42.26%, see rank	35.45%	27.04%
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island Areas, or Born Abroad to American Parent(s)	1,667	1.38%, see rank	0.98%	1.38%
Foreign Born	5,012	4.15%, see rank	4.80%	12.87%
Foreign Born with U.S. Citizenship	2,097	1.73%, see rank	1.57%	5.71%
Foreign Born without U.S. Citizenship	2,915	2.41%, see rank	3.23%	7.16%
Born In Europe	1,467	1.21%, see rank	0.83%	1.56%
Born In Asia	1,540	1.27%, see rank	1.00%	3.67%
Born In Africa	285	0.24%, see rank	0.13%	0.51%
Born In Oceania	53	0.04%, see rank	0.02%	0.07%
Born In Latin America	1,425	1.18%, see rank	2.66%	6.79%
Born In Northern America	242	0.20%, see rank	0.16%	0.26%

ACS 2006-2010 data

Total population: 116,347

	Charleston, SC	%	South Carolina	U.S.
Native	110,778	95.21%, see rank	95.30%	87.28%
Born in the State of Residence	61,576	52.92%, see rank	59.37%	58.66%
Born in Different State	47,738	41.03%, see rank	34.98%	27.28%
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island Areas, or Born Abroad to American Parent(s)	1,464	1.26%, see rank	0.95%	1.33%
Foreign Born	5,569	4.79%, see rank	4.70%	12.72%
Foreign Born with U.S. Citizenship	2,097	1.80%, see rank	1.47%	5.48%
Foreign Born without U.S. Citizenship	3,472	2.98%, see rank	3.24%	7.24%
Born In Europe	1,487	1.28%, see rank	0.82%	1.59%
Born In Asia	1,604	1.38%, see rank	0.97%	3.54%
Born In Africa	314	0.27%, see rank	0.14%	0.48%
Born In Oceania	43	0.04%, see rank	0.02%	0.07%
Born In Latin America	1,834	1.58%, see rank	2.58%	6.77%
Born In Northern America	287	0.25%, see rank	0.17%	0.27%

ACS 2005-2009 data

Total population: 112,349

	Charleston, SC	%	South Carolina	U.S.
Native	107,653	95.82%, see rank	95.61%	87.61%
Born in the State of Residence	60,494	53.84%, see rank	60.19%	58.98%
Born in Different State	45,787	40.75%, see rank	34.53%	27.35%
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island Areas, or Born Abroad to American Parent(s)	1,372	1.22%, see rank	0.89%	1.29%
Foreign Born	4,696	4.18%, see rank	4.39%	12.39%
Foreign Born with U.S. Citizenship	2,026	1.80%, see rank	1.41%	5.28%
Foreign Born without U.S. Citizenship	2,670	2.38%, see rank	2.98%	7.11%
Born In Europe	1,377	1.23%, see rank	0.82%	1.64%
Born In Asia	1,525	1.36%, see rank	0.98%	3.34%
Born In Africa	287	0.26%, see rank	0.14%	0.46%
Born In Oceania	43	0.04%, see rank	0.02%	0.07%
Born In Latin America	1,099	0.98%, see rank	2.26%	6.60%
Born In Northern America	365	0.32%, see rank	0.17%	0.28%

US Census 2000 data

Total population: 96,650

	Charleston, SC	%	South Carolina	U.S.
Native	92,676	95.89%, see rank	97.11%	88.95%
Born in the State of Residence	55,880	57.82%, see rank	64.03%	59.96%
Born in Different State	36,091	37.34%, see rank	32.24%	27.74%
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island Areas, or Born Abroad to American Parent(s)	705	0.73%, see rank	0.84%	1.25%
Foreign Born	3,410	3.53%, see rank	2.89%	11.05%
Foreign Born with U.S. Citizenship	1,416	1.47%, see rank	1.07%	4.46%
Foreign Born without U.S. Citizenship	1,994	2.06%, see rank	1.82%	6.60%
Born In Europe	1,343	1.39%, see rank	0.68%	1.75%
Born In Asia	1,085	1.12%, see rank	0.73%	2.92%
Born In Africa	203	0.21%, see rank	0.08%	0.31%
Born In Oceania	36	0.04%, see rank	0.02%	0.06%
Born In Latin America	556	0.58%, see rank	1.24%	5.72%
Born In Northern America	187	0.19%, see rank	0.14%	0.29%

* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.