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Largest Norwegian population, South Carolina cities · 2020

South Carolina cities ranked by the number of residents who are Norwegian 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 79 cities in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 79 is 63.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNORWEGIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Charleston, SCSC159,423772+5%

02Columbia, SCSC147,035636−14%

03Greenville, SCSC75,310620+26%

04Mount Pleasant, SCSC95,469549+23%

05Hilton Head Island, SCSC38,196518+53%

06Hanahan, SCSC22,415485+1211%

07Rock Hill, SCSC75,911370+86%

08Bluffton, SCSC36,807348–

09North Charleston, SCSC129,245307−4%

10Aiken, SCSC33,808287+99%

11Wade Hampton, SCSC20,898254+121%

12Greer, SCSC50,007240+131%

13Fort Mill, SCSC38,673235+55%

14Carolina Forest, SCSC26,263193–

15Simpsonville, SCSC28,459170+60%

16Conway, SCSC30,627153+132%

17Myrtle Beach, SCSC40,937143−13%

18Ladson, SCSC16,140142+58%

19Summerville, SCSC53,177142−47%

20Lexington, SCSC25,729141+47%

21Forest Acres, SCSC10,390130+128%

22Easley, SCSC27,319127−20%

23Taylors, SCSC24,505125−34%

24Spartanburg, SCSC39,978121+83%

25Clemson, SCSC18,941117+117%

26Sumter, SCSC43,094115+60%

27Five Forks, SCSC18,656114−54%

28North Myrtle Beach, SCSC21,346112+70%

29North Augusta, SCSC26,982102+113%

30Goose Creek, SCSC52,01095−60%

31Powdersville, SCSC10,77187–

32Seven Oaks, SCSC15,92187+112%

33Lake Murray of Richland, SCSC7,02378+457%

34Garden City, SCSC11,59177+450%

35Socastee, SCSC23,79675+67%

36Tega Cay, SCSC14,45770+106%

37St. Andrews, SCSC19,86869−41%

38Burton, SCSC6,91267+379%

39Greenwood, SCSC22,74564+700%

40Anderson, SCSC31,32363+43%

41Red Hill, SCSC15,92063−35%

42Mauldin, SCSC31,46558−50%

43Oak Grove, SCSC12,25656+124%

44James Island, SCSC12,66055–

45Florence, SCSC41,23152−72%

46Lake Wylie, SCSC16,00652+117%

47Red Bank, SCSC11,31452−16%

48West Columbia, SCSC18,48950−11%

49Hardeeville, SCSC16,45947+4600%

50Cayce, SCSC13,68044−20%

51Laurel Bay, SCSC5,88243−75%

52Seneca, SCSC9,42441+242%

53Fountain Inn, SCSC14,72240+300%

54Hollywood, SCSC5,65237–

55Berea, SCSC16,86236+89%

56Clemson University, SCSC7,01535–

57Camden, SCSC9,20126+271%

58Travelers Rest, SCSC9,13526+30%

59Newberry, SCSC10,89125+92%

60Walterboro, SCSC5,48524–

61Beaufort, SCSC15,77521−72%

62Sangaree, SCSC8,68121−74%

63Valley Falls, SCSC8,23919+73%

64Forestbrook, SCSC7,47918–

65Murrells Inlet, SCSC10,04418–

66Litchfield Beach, SCSC9,04417–

67Orangeburg, SCSC13,38316−57%

68Parker, SCSC12,89815–

69Chester, SCSC5,32414–

70Dillon, SCSC6,22713–

71Lugoff, SCSC9,78612−89%

72Boiling Springs, SCSC12,93611−74%

73Batesburg-Leesville, SCSC5,34690%

74Port Royal, SCSC16,6488−95%

75Blythewood, SCSC7,2337−22%

76Moncks Corner, SCSC20,6127–

77Sans Souci, SCSC7,6656–

78Hartsville, SCSC7,3743−70%

79Irmo, SCSC12,2041−98%

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