Spanish - is the most common language spoken in South Carolina aside from English, and by a substantial margin. There are an estimated 221,714 Spanish speakers in the state, giving them a population share of just shy of 4.62 percent.

German is the second-most common non-English language spoken in South Carolina, though it sits far behind Spanish. The 12,601 German speakers represent approximately 0.26 percent of the population in the state.

Chinese - In third place on this list is Chinese (including Cantonese and Mandarin), which has a population share of a bit less than 0.25 percent. In total, there are an estimated 11,894 Chinese speakers in South Carolina.

French with a population share of just shy of 0.23 percent, French (including Cajun) is the fourth most common non-English language spoken in South Carolina. Overall, there are approximately 10,970 French speakers in the state.

Tagalog - Sitting a little behind French on this list is Tagalog (including Filipino). The 8,536 make up nearly 0.18 percent of the population of South Carolina.

Vietnamese - following Tagalog on this list is Vietnamese. The 7,530 Vietnamese speakers represent a little less than 0.16 percent of South Carolina residents.

Russian coming in just barely behind Vietnamese when it comes to the number of speakers in South Carolina is Russian. The 7,189 Russian speakers make up about 0.15 percent of the state’s population.

Portuguese - In eighth place on the list of the top ten non-English languages of South Carolina is Portuguese. Its 5,686 speakers represent a population share of about 0.12 percent.

Hindi - In South Carolina, there are an estimated 5,400 Hindi speakers among its residents. That results in a population share of a bit more than 0.11 percent.

Gujarati - Rounding out the top ten is Gujarati, which is a language from India. The 4,812 speakers make up about 0.10 percent of the residents of South Carolina.