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Highest Swedish population share, South Carolina counties · 2010

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Swedish ancestry (2010 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Swedish 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWEDISH SHAREVS –

01Beaufort County, SCSC204,4331.1%–

02Dorchester County, SCSC178,3970.8%–

03Horry County, SCSC427,5510.8%–

04Charleston County, SCSC436,2000.8%–

05Pickens County, SCSC139,1980.7%–

06Oconee County, SCSC83,7750.7%–

07Lexington County, SCSC317,5880.7%–

08Greenville County, SCSC583,1250.7%–

09York County, SCSC306,8870.7%–

10Lancaster County, SCSC114,2960.6%–

11Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8570.5%–

12Berkeley County, SCSC274,6660.5%–

13Richland County, SCSC434,9560.5%–

14Chester County, SCSC33,0010.4%–

15Aiken County, SCSC181,5150.4%–

16Barnwell County, SCSC20,6530.4%–

17Jasper County, SCSC38,5330.4%–

18Georgetown County, SCSC65,9120.4%–

19Newberry County, SCSC39,5610.3%–

20Abbeville County, SCSC24,8360.3%–

21Greenwood County, SCSC70,3790.3%–

22Colleton County, SCSC39,3820.3%–

23Edgefield County, SCSC29,8080.3%–

24Anderson County, SCSC219,9300.3%–

25Allendale County, SCSC7,3550.3%–

26Sumter County, SCSC105,0670.2%–

27Laurens County, SCSC71,8480.2%–

28Florence County, SCSC138,5040.2%–

29Cherokee County, SCSC58,2750.2%–

30Kershaw County, SCSC73,1660.2%–

31Darlington County, SCSC62,8880.2%–

32McCormick County, SCSC10,2150.2%–

33Saluda County, SCSC19,6800.2%–

34Fairfield County, SCSC20,3400.2%–

35Union County, SCSC26,7990.2%–

36Clarendon County, SCSC31,0430.1%–

37Marlboro County, SCSC25,4880.1%–

38Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1770.1%–

39Marion County, SCSC28,2420.1%–

40Calhoun County, SCSC14,1880.1%–

41Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7400.1%–

42Hampton County, SCSC18,1740.1%–

43Lee County, SCSC15,7300.1%–

44Bamberg County, SCSC12,7960.0%–

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