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Highest Norwegian population share, South Carolina counties · 2020

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Norwegian ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Norwegian residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 44 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 44 is 0.3%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNORWEGIAN SHAREVS 2010

01Beaufort County, SCSC204,4331.0%+0.1 pts

02Greenville County, SCSC583,1250.6%+0.1 pts

03Anderson County, SCSC219,9300.6%+0.3 pts

04Aiken County, SCSC181,5150.6%+0.3 pts

05Berkeley County, SCSC274,6660.5%0.0 pts

06Lexington County, SCSC317,5880.5%+0.2 pts

07Pickens County, SCSC139,1980.5%+0.1 pts

08Kershaw County, SCSC73,1660.5%0.0 pts

09York County, SCSC306,8870.5%−0.1 pts

10Charleston County, SCSC436,2000.5%0.0 pts

11Oconee County, SCSC83,7750.5%−0.1 pts

12Sumter County, SCSC105,0670.5%+0.3 pts

13Horry County, SCSC427,5510.5%+0.1 pts

14Edgefield County, SCSC29,8080.4%0.0 pts

15Saluda County, SCSC19,6800.4%+0.3 pts

16McCormick County, SCSC10,2150.4%+0.3 pts

17Lee County, SCSC15,7300.4%+0.2 pts

18Lancaster County, SCSC114,2960.4%+0.2 pts

19Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7400.4%+0.3 pts

20Union County, SCSC26,7990.4%−0.2 pts

21Dorchester County, SCSC178,3970.4%−0.2 pts

22Richland County, SCSC434,9560.3%−0.2 pts

23Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8570.3%0.0 pts

24Florence County, SCSC138,5040.2%0.0 pts

25Marlboro County, SCSC25,4880.2%+0.1 pts

26Colleton County, SCSC39,3820.2%+0.1 pts

27Barnwell County, SCSC20,6530.2%+0.2 pts

28Allendale County, SCSC7,3550.2%+0.1 pts

29Greenwood County, SCSC70,3790.2%−0.2 pts

30Jasper County, SCSC38,5330.2%0.0 pts

31Darlington County, SCSC62,8880.1%−0.1 pts

32Bamberg County, SCSC12,7960.1%0.0 pts

33Laurens County, SCSC71,8480.1%0.0 pts

34Chester County, SCSC33,0010.1%+0.1 pts

35Calhoun County, SCSC14,1880.1%−0.1 pts

36Georgetown County, SCSC65,9120.1%−0.3 pts

37Clarendon County, SCSC31,0430.1%0.0 pts

38Newberry County, SCSC39,5610.1%0.0 pts

39Dillon County, SCSC27,4580.1%–

40Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6620.1%–

41Cherokee County, SCSC58,2750.1%−0.1 pts

42Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1770.1%−0.1 pts

43Abbeville County, SCSC24,8360.1%−0.1 pts

44Fairfield County, SCSC20,3400.0%−0.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS