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Highest Finnish population share, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Finnish ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Finnish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 31 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 31 is 0.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Kershaw County, SC, up 20 places to #3.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFINNISH SHAREVS 2010

01▲2Greenville County, SCSC583,1250.3%+0.1 pts

02Beaufort County, SCSC204,4330.2%0.0 pts

03▲20Kershaw County, SCSC73,1660.2%+0.1 pts

04▲13Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8570.2%0.0 pts

05▲4Anderson County, SCSC219,9300.2%+0.1 pts

06▲7Dorchester County, SCSC178,3970.2%+0.1 pts

07▲4Charleston County, SCSC436,2000.1%+0.1 pts

08▼1Horry County, SCSC427,5510.1%0.0 pts

09▼4Lancaster County, SCSC114,2960.1%+0.1 pts

10Aiken County, SCSC181,5150.1%+0.1 pts

11▲13Chester County, SCSC33,0010.1%–

12Cherokee County, SCSC58,2750.1%–

13▼1Sumter County, SCSC105,0670.1%+0.1 pts

14▲4Richland County, SCSC434,9560.1%0.0 pts

15▼1Edgefield County, SCSC29,8080.1%–

16▼12York County, SCSC306,8870.1%0.0 pts

17▲3Lexington County, SCSC317,5880.1%0.0 pts

18▼17Darlington County, SCSC62,8880.1%+0.1 pts

19▼3Pickens County, SCSC139,1980.1%−0.1 pts

20Barnwell County, SCSC20,6530.1%–

21Georgetown County, SCSC65,9120.1%0.0 pts

22▲3Oconee County, SCSC83,7750.1%0.0 pts

23Saluda County, SCSC19,6800.1%–

24▼14Laurens County, SCSC71,8480.1%0.0 pts

25▼6Florence County, SCSC138,5040.1%0.0 pts

26▼18Berkeley County, SCSC274,6660.0%0.0 pts

27▼21Abbeville County, SCSC24,8360.0%−0.1 pts

28Colleton County, SCSC39,3820.0%0.0 pts

29▼7Marion County, SCSC28,2420.0%0.0 pts

30Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7400.0%–

31▼1Greenwood County, SCSC70,3790.0%0.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES