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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. The median across all 43 is 0.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Georgetown County, SC, up 17 places to #12.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWEDISH SHAREVS 2010

01▲1Beaufort County, SCSC204,4331.1%0.0 pts

02▼1Union County, SCSC26,7990.9%+0.7 pts

03▲9McCormick County, SCSC10,2150.9%+0.7 pts

04▲1Greenville County, SCSC583,1250.8%+0.1 pts

05▲1York County, SCSC306,8870.7%0.0 pts

06▲12Lancaster County, SCSC114,2960.7%+0.1 pts

07▼3Charleston County, SCSC436,2000.6%−0.1 pts

08▼5Dorchester County, SCSC178,3970.6%−0.2 pts

09▲4Lexington County, SCSC317,5880.6%−0.1 pts

10▲10Saluda County, SCSC19,6800.6%+0.4 pts

11Horry County, SCSC427,5510.5%−0.2 pts

12▲17Georgetown County, SCSC65,9120.5%+0.2 pts

13▲3Berkeley County, SCSC274,6660.5%0.0 pts

14▲1Oconee County, SCSC83,7750.4%−0.3 pts

15▼8Pickens County, SCSC139,1980.4%−0.3 pts

16▲6Aiken County, SCSC181,5150.4%0.0 pts

17▼9Laurens County, SCSC71,8480.4%+0.2 pts

18▲1Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8570.4%−0.1 pts

19▼10Anderson County, SCSC219,9300.4%+0.1 pts

20▲7Jasper County, SCSC38,5330.3%0.0 pts

21▲5Chester County, SCSC33,0010.3%−0.1 pts

22▲13Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6620.3%–

23▼2Greenwood County, SCSC70,3790.3%0.0 pts

24▼14Sumter County, SCSC105,0670.3%0.0 pts

25▲3Kershaw County, SCSC73,1660.3%0.0 pts

26▲14Newberry County, SCSC39,5610.3%−0.1 pts

27▼10Richland County, SCSC434,9560.2%−0.2 pts

28▲5Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1770.2%+0.1 pts

29▲13Lee County, SCSC15,7300.2%+0.1 pts

30Abbeville County, SCSC24,8360.2%−0.2 pts

31▼7Darlington County, SCSC62,8880.2%0.0 pts

32▲6Fairfield County, SCSC20,3400.1%0.0 pts

33▼1Florence County, SCSC138,5040.1%−0.1 pts

34▲10Allendale County, SCSC7,3550.1%−0.1 pts

35▲1Hampton County, SCSC18,1740.1%0.0 pts

36▲7Marion County, SCSC28,2420.1%0.0 pts

37Barnwell County, SCSC20,6530.1%−0.3 pts

38▼7Cherokee County, SCSC58,2750.1%−0.1 pts

39▲2Colleton County, SCSC39,3820.1%−0.2 pts

40▼17Clarendon County, SCSC31,0430.0%−0.1 pts

41▼27Edgefield County, SCSC29,8080.0%−0.3 pts

42▼3Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7400.0%0.0 pts

43▼6Dillon County, SCSC27,4580.0%–

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