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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 (2023 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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNORWEGIAN SHAREVS 2000

01Beaufort County, SCSC204,4331.0%–

02Greenville County, SCSC583,1250.6%–

03Anderson County, SCSC219,9300.6%–

04Aiken County, SCSC181,5150.6%–

05Berkeley County, SCSC274,6660.5%–

06Lexington County, SCSC317,5880.5%–

07Pickens County, SCSC139,1980.5%–

08Kershaw County, SCSC73,1660.5%–

09York County, SCSC306,8870.5%–

10Charleston County, SCSC436,2000.5%–

11Oconee County, SCSC83,7750.5%–

12Sumter County, SCSC105,0670.5%–

13Horry County, SCSC427,5510.5%–

14Edgefield County, SCSC29,8080.4%–

15Saluda County, SCSC19,6800.4%–

16McCormick County, SCSC10,2150.4%–

17Lee County, SCSC15,7300.4%–

18Lancaster County, SCSC114,2960.4%–

19Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7400.4%–

20Union County, SCSC26,7990.4%–

21Dorchester County, SCSC178,3970.4%–

22Richland County, SCSC434,9560.3%–

23Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8570.3%–

24Florence County, SCSC138,5040.2%–

25Marlboro County, SCSC25,4880.2%–

26Colleton County, SCSC39,3820.2%–

27Barnwell County, SCSC20,6530.2%–

28Allendale County, SCSC7,3550.2%–

29Greenwood County, SCSC70,3790.2%–

30Jasper County, SCSC38,5330.2%–

31Darlington County, SCSC62,8880.1%–

32Bamberg County, SCSC12,7960.1%–

33Laurens County, SCSC71,8480.1%–

34Chester County, SCSC33,0010.1%–

35Calhoun County, SCSC14,1880.1%–

36Georgetown County, SCSC65,9120.1%–

37Clarendon County, SCSC31,0430.1%–

38Newberry County, SCSC39,5610.1%–

39Dillon County, SCSC27,4580.1%–

40Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6620.1%–

41Cherokee County, SCSC58,2750.1%–

42Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1770.1%–

43Abbeville County, SCSC24,8360.1%–

44Fairfield County, SCSC20,3400.0%–

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