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Highest German population share, South Carolina cities

South Carolina cities ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: German residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 104 cities in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2000

01Fort Mill, SCSC38,67320.6%–

02Murrells Inlet, SCSC10,04418.7%–

03Five Forks, SCSC18,65618.3%–

04Garden City, SCSC11,59117.7%–

05Litchfield Beach, SCSC9,04417.7%–

06Hardeeville, SCSC16,45917.0%–

07Red Bank, SCSC11,31416.9%–

08Hilton Head Island, SCSC38,19616.4%–

09Tega Cay, SCSC14,45716.3%–

10Forest Acres, SCSC10,39016.0%–

11Wade Hampton, SCSC20,89815.9%–

12Irmo, SCSC12,20415.8%–

13Mount Pleasant, SCSC95,46915.5%–

14Lake Wylie, SCSC16,00615.3%–

15Lake Murray of Richland, SCSC7,02314.7%–

16Forestbrook, SCSC7,47914.7%–

17North Myrtle Beach, SCSC21,34614.4%–

18Seneca, SCSC9,42414.3%–

19Bluffton, SCSC36,80714.3%–

20Hanahan, SCSC22,41514.2%–

21James Island, SCSC12,66013.9%–

22Carolina Forest, SCSC26,26313.4%–

23Lexington, SCSC25,72913.3%–

24Red Hill, SCSC15,92013.1%–

25Greenville, SCSC75,31012.8%–

26Charleston, SCSC159,42312.5%–

27Clemson, SCSC18,94112.4%–

28Travelers Rest, SCSC9,13512.4%–

29West Columbia, SCSC18,48912.0%–

30Aiken, SCSC33,80812.0%–

31Woodruff, SCSC6,02611.9%–

32Oak Grove, SCSC12,25611.9%–

33Sangaree, SCSC8,68111.7%–

34Mauldin, SCSC31,46511.5%–

35Beaufort, SCSC15,77511.4%–

36Easley, SCSC27,31911.1%–

37Little River, SCSC11,77110.9%–

38Summerville, SCSC53,17710.9%–

39Port Royal, SCSC16,64810.8%–

40White Knoll, SCSC8,31010.0%–

41Cayce, SCSC13,68010.0%–

42Walterboro, SCSC5,4859.9%–

43Myrtle Beach, SCSC40,9379.9%–

44Seven Oaks, SCSC15,9219.9%–

45Taylors, SCSC24,5059.7%–

46Conway, SCSC30,6279.5%–

47Clover, SCSC7,6599.4%–

48North Augusta, SCSC26,9829.3%–

49Goose Creek, SCSC52,0109.2%–

50Columbia, SCSC147,0358.9%–

51Lyman, SCSC7,1038.8%–

52Greer, SCSC50,0078.6%–

53Camden, SCSC9,2018.5%–

54Fountain Inn, SCSC14,7228.4%–

55Simpsonville, SCSC28,4598.3%–

56Powdersville, SCSC10,7718.3%–

57Moncks Corner, SCSC20,6128.2%–

58Hollywood, SCSC5,6527.8%–

59Rock Hill, SCSC75,9117.6%–

60Newberry, SCSC10,8917.5%–

61Belvedere, SCSC5,1807.4%–

62Ladson, SCSC16,1407.4%–

63Hartsville, SCSC7,3747.3%–

64Socastee, SCSC23,7967.3%–

65Piedmont, SCSC5,4627.3%–

66Sans Souci, SCSC7,6657.2%–

67Lugoff, SCSC9,7866.9%–

68Boiling Springs, SCSC12,9366.8%–

69Lancaster, SCSC9,6236.7%–

70Laurel Bay, SCSC5,8826.6%–

71York, SCSC10,6206.4%–

72Burton, SCSC6,9126.3%–

73Clinton, SCSC7,9186.2%–

74Anderson, SCSC31,3236.1%–

75North Charleston, SCSC129,2456.1%–

76Centerville, SCSC7,0496.1%–

77Batesburg-Leesville, SCSC5,3466.0%–

78Florence, SCSC41,2316.0%–

79Sumter, SCSC43,0946.0%–

80Spartanburg, SCSC39,9785.9%–

81Central, SCSC5,2985.7%–

82Welcome, SCSC6,5275.3%–

83Blythewood, SCSC7,2335.0%–

84Greenwood, SCSC22,7454.9%–

85Laurens, SCSC9,3274.7%–

86St. Andrews, SCSC19,8684.4%–

87Union, SCSC8,0774.2%–

88Berea, SCSC16,8624.2%–

89Valley Falls, SCSC8,2393.9%–

90Parker, SCSC12,8983.7%–

91Woodfield, SCSC9,4653.3%–

92Gaffney, SCSC12,5833.2%–

93Georgetown, SCSC8,8693.1%–

94Homeland Park, SCSC6,6323.0%–

95Bennettsville, SCSC7,5653.0%–

96Gantt, SCSC15,4012.5%–

97Darlington, SCSC6,0752.2%–

98Lake City, SCSC5,9402.1%–

99Clemson University, SCSC7,0152.0%–

100Chester, SCSC5,3242.0%–

101Orangeburg, SCSC13,3831.8%–

102Marion, SCSC6,0281.3%–

103Dillon, SCSC6,2270.9%–

104Dentsville, SCSC15,2090.9%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES