Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 9.88K people in South Carolina with Scandinavian ancestry (0.19% of South Carolina population). Among all South Carolina counties, Oconee County had the highest percentage of its population with Scandinavian ancestry (0.49%), followed by Union County (0.45%), and Kershaw County (0.36%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Scandinavian ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in South Carolina.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
Oconee County
Union County
Kershaw County
Dorchester County
Beaufort County
Spartanburg County
Greenville County
Horry County
Anderson County
Cherokee County
Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Oconee County 0.49
2 Union County 0.45
3 Kershaw County 0.36
4 Dorchester County 0.35
5 Beaufort County 0.34
6 Spartanburg County 0.25
7 Greenville County 0.24
7 Horry County 0.24
8 Anderson County 0.23
8 Cherokee County 0.23
8 Georgetown County 0.23
8 Lexington County 0.23
9 Charleston County 0.21
9 York County 0.21
10 Chester County 0.20
10 McCormick County 0.20
11 Berkeley County 0.19
11 Pickens County 0.19
12 Jasper County 0.16
12 Saluda County 0.16
13 Sumter County 0.14
14 Richland County 0.12
14 Williamsburg County 0.12
15 Dillon County 0.11
16 Lee County 0.10
17 Abbeville County 0.09
17 Aiken County 0.09
17 Darlington County 0.09
17 Lancaster County 0.09
17 Newberry County 0.09
18 Allendale County 0.07
18 Edgefield County 0.07
18 Florence County 0.07
19 Calhoun County 0.06
20 Colleton County 0.05
20 Fairfield County 0.05
20 Laurens County 0.05
20 Orangeburg County 0.05
21 Greenwood County 0.04
21 Marlboro County 0.04
22 Chesterfield County 0.03
23 Clarendon County 0.02