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Largest Norwegian population, South Carolina cities

South Carolina cities ranked by the number of residents who are Norwegian 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 83 cities in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 83 is 58. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Port Royal, SC, up 55 places to #19.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNORWEGIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Charleston, SCSC159,423879+20%

02Columbia, SCSC147,035726−2%

03▲1Mount Pleasant, SCSC95,469688+54%

04▲5North Charleston, SCSC129,245677+111%

05▲14Summerville, SCSC53,177503+89%

06▼3Greenville, SCSC75,310477−3%

07▲4Wade Hampton, SCSC20,898428+272%

08▲2Aiken, SCSC33,808425+195%

09▼4Hilton Head Island, SCSC38,196406+20%

10▼4Hanahan, SCSC22,415363+881%

11▼4Rock Hill, SCSC75,911289+45%

12▲2Carolina Forest, SCSC26,263282–

13▲33Lake Wylie, SCSC16,006252+950%

14▲16Goose Creek, SCSC52,010239+1%

15▲16Powdersville, SCSC10,771220–

16▼8Bluffton, SCSC36,807216–

17▲1Ladson, SCSC16,140202+124%

18▼6Greer, SCSC50,007191+84%

19▲55Port Royal, SCSC16,648170+6%

20▼7Fort Mill, SCSC38,673150−1%

21▼1Lexington, SCSC25,729149+55%

22▲4Sumter, SCSC43,094138+92%

23▲1Spartanburg, SCSC39,978124+88%

24▲5North Augusta, SCSC26,982123+156%

25▲3North Myrtle Beach, SCSC21,346110+67%

26▲50Moncks Corner, SCSC20,612106–

27▼10Myrtle Beach, SCSC40,937106−35%

28▲15Oak Grove, SCSC12,256106+324%

29▼14Simpsonville, SCSC28,459100−6%

30▼8Easley, SCSC27,31997−39%

31▲18Hardeeville, SCSC16,45996+9500%

32▲12James Island, SCSC12,66084–

33▼12Forest Acres, SCSC10,39083+46%

34▲8Mauldin, SCSC31,46583−28%

35▼8Five Forks, SCSC18,65671−71%

36▼11Clemson, SCSC18,94166+22%

37▲15Seneca, SCSC9,42464+433%

38▼15Taylors, SCSC24,50562−67%

39▼7Seven Oaks, SCSC15,92160+46%

40▼4Tega Cay, SCSC14,45759+74%

41▲20Beaufort, SCSC15,77558−22%

42▼8Garden City, SCSC11,59158+314%

43▲23Litchfield Beach, SCSC9,04458–

44▲6Cayce, SCSC13,68056+2%

45▼10Socastee, SCSC23,79655+22%

46▼1Florence, SCSC41,23154−71%

47Red Bank, SCSC11,31449−21%

48Gaffney, SCSC12,58347–

49Lancaster, SCSC9,62344–

50▼10Anderson, SCSC31,32343−2%

51▲4Berea, SCSC16,86241+116%

52Little River, SCSC11,77140+167%

53▲5Travelers Rest, SCSC9,13539+95%

54▲8Sangaree, SCSC8,68136−55%

55Belvedere, SCSC5,18034+21%

56▼40Conway, SCSC30,62734−48%

57▼18Greenwood, SCSC22,74534+325%

58Georgetown, SCSC8,86927−37%

59Central, SCSC5,29825−22%

60▼7Fountain Inn, SCSC14,72225+150%

61▲7Parker, SCSC12,89823–

62▲16Hartsville, SCSC7,37422+120%

63▼25Burton, SCSC6,91220+43%

64Marion, SCSC6,02820–

65Murrells Inlet, SCSC10,04420–

66▲11Sans Souci, SCSC7,66520–

67▼16Laurel Bay, SCSC5,88218−90%

68▼12Clemson University, SCSC7,01517–

69▲6Blythewood, SCSC7,23316+78%

70Dentsville, SCSC15,20915+36%

71▼38Lake Murray of Richland, SCSC7,02315+7%

72Welcome, SCSC6,52714–

73▼25West Columbia, SCSC18,48914−75%

74Lyman, SCSC7,10313–

75▼12Valley Falls, SCSC8,23912+9%

76▼5Lugoff, SCSC9,78611−90%

77York, SCSC10,62011−45%

78Union, SCSC8,0779−94%

79▼7Boiling Springs, SCSC12,9368−81%

80▼43St. Andrews, SCSC19,8688−93%

81▼40Red Hill, SCSC15,9208−92%

82Darlington, SCSC6,0754−87%

83▼4Irmo, SCSC12,2043−94%

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