RANKING · 2024 ACS · 43 SHOWN OF 43

Highest Swedish population share, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Swedish ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Swedish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 43 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWEDISH SHAREVS 2010

01Beaufort County, SCSC204,4331.1%+0.0 pts

02Union County, SCSC26,7990.9%+0.7 pts

03McCormick County, SCSC10,2150.9%+0.7 pts

04Greenville County, SCSC583,1250.8%+0.1 pts

05York County, SCSC306,8870.7%+0.0 pts

06Lancaster County, SCSC114,2960.7%+0.1 pts

07Charleston County, SCSC436,2000.6%−0.1 pts

08Dorchester County, SCSC178,3970.6%−0.2 pts

09Lexington County, SCSC317,5880.6%−0.1 pts

10Saluda County, SCSC19,6800.6%+0.4 pts

11Horry County, SCSC427,5510.5%−0.2 pts

12Georgetown County, SCSC65,9120.5%+0.2 pts

13Berkeley County, SCSC274,6660.5%+0.0 pts

14Oconee County, SCSC83,7750.4%−0.3 pts

15Pickens County, SCSC139,1980.4%−0.3 pts

16Aiken County, SCSC181,5150.4%−0.0 pts

17Laurens County, SCSC71,8480.4%+0.2 pts

18Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8570.4%−0.1 pts

19Anderson County, SCSC219,9300.4%+0.1 pts

20Jasper County, SCSC38,5330.3%−0.0 pts

21Chester County, SCSC33,0010.3%−0.1 pts

22Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6620.3%–

23Greenwood County, SCSC70,3790.3%−0.0 pts

24Sumter County, SCSC105,0670.3%+0.0 pts

25Kershaw County, SCSC73,1660.3%+0.0 pts

26Newberry County, SCSC39,5610.3%−0.1 pts

27Richland County, SCSC434,9560.2%−0.2 pts

28Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1770.2%+0.1 pts

29Lee County, SCSC15,7300.2%+0.1 pts

30Abbeville County, SCSC24,8360.2%−0.2 pts

31Darlington County, SCSC62,8880.2%−0.0 pts

32Fairfield County, SCSC20,3400.1%−0.0 pts

33Florence County, SCSC138,5040.1%−0.1 pts

34Allendale County, SCSC7,3550.1%−0.1 pts

35Hampton County, SCSC18,1740.1%+0.0 pts

36Marion County, SCSC28,2420.1%+0.0 pts

37Barnwell County, SCSC20,6530.1%−0.3 pts

38Cherokee County, SCSC58,2750.1%−0.1 pts

39Colleton County, SCSC39,3820.1%−0.2 pts

40Clarendon County, SCSC31,0430.0%−0.1 pts

41Edgefield County, SCSC29,8080.0%−0.3 pts

42Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7400.0%−0.0 pts

43Dillon County, SCSC27,4580.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES