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Highest Swedish population share, South Carolina counties · 2020

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Swedish ancestry (2023 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 2000

01Union County, SCSC26,7991.1%–

02Beaufort County, SCSC204,4331.0%–

03Dorchester County, SCSC178,3970.8%–

04Charleston County, SCSC436,2000.7%–

05Greenville County, SCSC583,1250.6%–

06York County, SCSC306,8870.6%–

07Pickens County, SCSC139,1980.6%–

08Laurens County, SCSC71,8480.6%–

09Anderson County, SCSC219,9300.5%–

10Sumter County, SCSC105,0670.5%–

11Horry County, SCSC427,5510.5%–

12McCormick County, SCSC10,2150.5%–

13Lexington County, SCSC317,5880.5%–

14Edgefield County, SCSC29,8080.5%–

15Oconee County, SCSC83,7750.4%–

16Berkeley County, SCSC274,6660.4%–

17Richland County, SCSC434,9560.4%–

18Lancaster County, SCSC114,2960.4%–

19Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8570.4%–

20Saluda County, SCSC19,6800.4%–

21Greenwood County, SCSC70,3790.3%–

22Aiken County, SCSC181,5150.3%–

23Clarendon County, SCSC31,0430.2%–

24Darlington County, SCSC62,8880.2%–

25Calhoun County, SCSC14,1880.2%–

26Chester County, SCSC33,0010.2%–

27Jasper County, SCSC38,5330.2%–

28Kershaw County, SCSC73,1660.2%–

29Georgetown County, SCSC65,9120.2%–

30Abbeville County, SCSC24,8360.2%–

31Cherokee County, SCSC58,2750.1%–

32Florence County, SCSC138,5040.1%–

33Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1770.1%–

34Marlboro County, SCSC25,4880.1%–

35Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6620.1%–

36Hampton County, SCSC18,1740.1%–

37Dillon County, SCSC27,4580.1%–

38Fairfield County, SCSC20,3400.0%–

39Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7400.0%–

40Newberry County, SCSC39,5610.0%–

41Colleton County, SCSC39,3820.0%–

42Lee County, SCSC15,7300.0%–

43Marion County, SCSC28,2420.0%–

44Allendale County, SCSC7,3550.0%–

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