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Largest Finnish population, South Carolina cities

South Carolina cities ranked by the number of residents who are Finnish ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 44 cities in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 44 is 36. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Garden City, SC, up 18 places to #19.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFINNISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01▲1Charleston, SCSC159,423326+641%

02▲12Greer, SCSC50,007180+137%

03▲16North Charleston, SCSC129,245160+627%

04▲4Bluffton, SCSC36,807146+92%

05▲5Summerville, SCSC53,177129+378%

06▼5Rock Hill, SCSC75,911118+71%

07Lugoff, SCSC9,786117–

08Five Forks, SCSC18,65690−3%

09▲15Lexington, SCSC25,72987–

10▼3Mount Pleasant, SCSC95,46981−28%

11Clemson, SCSC18,94169–

12Gaffney, SCSC12,58363–

13▼8Hilton Head Island, SCSC38,19655−14%

14▼2Clover, SCSC7,65951–

15▼12Columbia, SCSC147,03551−66%

16▲16Wade Hampton, SCSC20,89844–

17▲8Murrells Inlet, SCSC10,04441–

18Carolina Forest, SCSC26,26340–

19▲18Garden City, SCSC11,59140–

20▲1Cayce, SCSC13,68038–

21▼15Taylors, SCSC24,50538+138%

22Spartanburg, SCSC39,97836–

23▼19Greenville, SCSC75,31031–

24▲16Darlington, SCSC6,07530–

25▼2Lake City, SCSC5,94029–

26▲5Forest Acres, SCSC10,39026+30%

27▼1Hanahan, SCSC22,41526–

28Aiken, SCSC33,80825−48%

29Hollywood, SCSC5,65223–

30Powdersville, SCSC10,77121–

31▼22Goose Creek, SCSC52,01020−63%

32Ladson, SCSC16,14019–

33▼18Forestbrook, SCSC7,47918–

34Simpsonville, SCSC28,45918–

35▼1Red Hill, SCSC15,92016+60%

36North Myrtle Beach, SCSC21,34615–

37Moncks Corner, SCSC20,61212–

38▼27James Island, SCSC12,66011–

39▼9West Columbia, SCSC18,48911+10%

40Blythewood, SCSC7,23310+150%

41▲1Beaufort, SCSC15,7758−43%

42▼6Easley, SCSC27,3198−87%

43▼15Myrtle Beach, SCSC40,9378−70%

44▼31Conway, SCSC30,6276−40%

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