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Highest Danish population share, South Carolina counties · 2020

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Danish ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Danish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 35 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDANISH SHAREVS 2000

01Lexington County, SCSC317,5880.4%–

02Beaufort County, SCSC204,4330.3%–

03York County, SCSC306,8870.2%–

04Edgefield County, SCSC29,8080.2%–

05Oconee County, SCSC83,7750.2%–

06Charleston County, SCSC436,2000.2%–

07Berkeley County, SCSC274,6660.2%–

08Greenville County, SCSC583,1250.2%–

09Dorchester County, SCSC178,3970.2%–

10Horry County, SCSC427,5510.2%–

11Calhoun County, SCSC14,1880.1%–

12Pickens County, SCSC139,1980.1%–

13Richland County, SCSC434,9560.1%–

14Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7400.1%–

15Georgetown County, SCSC65,9120.1%–

16Aiken County, SCSC181,5150.1%–

17Lancaster County, SCSC114,2960.1%–

18Laurens County, SCSC71,8480.1%–

19Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8570.1%–

20Sumter County, SCSC105,0670.1%–

21Anderson County, SCSC219,9300.1%–

22Kershaw County, SCSC73,1660.1%–

23Florence County, SCSC138,5040.1%–

24Barnwell County, SCSC20,6530.1%–

25Union County, SCSC26,7990.0%–

26Colleton County, SCSC39,3820.0%–

27Bamberg County, SCSC12,7960.0%–

28Clarendon County, SCSC31,0430.0%–

29Darlington County, SCSC62,8880.0%–

30Greenwood County, SCSC70,3790.0%–

31Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1770.0%–

32Abbeville County, SCSC24,8360.0%–

33Marion County, SCSC28,2420.0%–

34Jasper County, SCSC38,5330.0%–

35Cherokee County, SCSC58,2750.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES