RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 44 SHOWN OF 44

Highest Swedish population share, South Carolina counties · 2020

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Swedish ancestry (2020 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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWEDISH SHAREVS 2010

01Union County, SCSC26,7991.1%+1.0 pts

02Beaufort County, SCSC204,4331.0%−0.1 pts

03Dorchester County, SCSC178,3970.8%+0.0 pts

04Charleston County, SCSC436,2000.7%−0.1 pts

05Greenville County, SCSC583,1250.6%−0.0 pts

06York County, SCSC306,8870.6%−0.1 pts

07Pickens County, SCSC139,1980.6%−0.2 pts

08Laurens County, SCSC71,8480.6%+0.3 pts

09Anderson County, SCSC219,9300.5%+0.2 pts

10Sumter County, SCSC105,0670.5%+0.3 pts

11Horry County, SCSC427,5510.5%−0.3 pts

12McCormick County, SCSC10,2150.5%+0.3 pts

13Lexington County, SCSC317,5880.5%−0.2 pts

14Edgefield County, SCSC29,8080.5%+0.2 pts

15Oconee County, SCSC83,7750.4%−0.3 pts

16Berkeley County, SCSC274,6660.4%−0.1 pts

17Richland County, SCSC434,9560.4%−0.1 pts

18Lancaster County, SCSC114,2960.4%−0.2 pts

19Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8570.4%−0.1 pts

20Saluda County, SCSC19,6800.4%+0.2 pts

21Greenwood County, SCSC70,3790.3%−0.0 pts

22Aiken County, SCSC181,5150.3%−0.2 pts

23Clarendon County, SCSC31,0430.2%+0.1 pts

24Darlington County, SCSC62,8880.2%+0.0 pts

25Calhoun County, SCSC14,1880.2%+0.1 pts

26Chester County, SCSC33,0010.2%−0.3 pts

27Jasper County, SCSC38,5330.2%−0.2 pts

28Kershaw County, SCSC73,1660.2%−0.0 pts

29Georgetown County, SCSC65,9120.2%−0.2 pts

30Abbeville County, SCSC24,8360.2%−0.2 pts

31Cherokee County, SCSC58,2750.1%−0.1 pts

32Florence County, SCSC138,5040.1%−0.1 pts

33Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1770.1%+0.0 pts

34Marlboro County, SCSC25,4880.1%−0.0 pts

35Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6620.1%–

36Hampton County, SCSC18,1740.1%+0.0 pts

37Dillon County, SCSC27,4580.1%–

38Fairfield County, SCSC20,3400.0%−0.1 pts

39Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7400.0%−0.0 pts

40Newberry County, SCSC39,5610.0%−0.3 pts

41Colleton County, SCSC39,3820.0%−0.3 pts

42Lee County, SCSC15,7300.0%−0.0 pts

43Marion County, SCSC28,2420.0%−0.1 pts

44Allendale County, SCSC7,3550.0%−0.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS