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Largest Finnish population, South Carolina cities · 2020

South Carolina cities ranked by the number of residents who are Finnish ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 42 cities in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 42 is 29.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFINNISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Rock Hill, SCSC75,911240+248%

02Charleston, SCSC159,423141+220%

03Columbia, SCSC147,035137−8%

04Greenville, SCSC75,310117–

05Hilton Head Island, SCSC38,196101+58%

06Taylors, SCSC24,505101+531%

07Mount Pleasant, SCSC95,46991−19%

08Bluffton, SCSC36,80789+17%

09Goose Creek, SCSC52,01084+56%

10Summerville, SCSC53,17768+152%

11James Island, SCSC12,66065–

12Clover, SCSC7,65960–

13Conway, SCSC30,62759+490%

14Greer, SCSC50,00749−36%

15Forestbrook, SCSC7,47948–

16Lancaster, SCSC9,62348–

17Socastee, SCSC23,79639–

18Carolina Forest, SCSC26,26335–

19North Charleston, SCSC129,24532+45%

20Centerville, SCSC7,04931+182%

21Cayce, SCSC13,68029–

22Clemson University, SCSC7,01529–

23Lake City, SCSC5,94029–

24Lexington, SCSC25,72929–

25Murrells Inlet, SCSC10,04426–

26Hanahan, SCSC22,41524–

27Seven Oaks, SCSC15,92124–

28Myrtle Beach, SCSC40,93722−19%

29Fort Mill, SCSC38,67317–

30West Columbia, SCSC18,48917+70%

31Forest Acres, SCSC10,39016−20%

32Wade Hampton, SCSC20,89814–

33Florence, SCSC41,23112+33%

34Red Hill, SCSC15,92012+20%

35Red Bank, SCSC11,31410–

36Easley, SCSC27,3199−86%

37Garden City, SCSC11,5919–

38Sumter, SCSC43,0949–

39Berea, SCSC16,8628–

40Darlington, SCSC6,0758–

41Oak Grove, SCSC12,2562–

42Beaufort, SCSC15,7751−93%

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