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Highest German population share, South Carolina cities · 2010

South Carolina cities ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2010 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: German residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 98 cities in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 98 is 10.3%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS –

01Tega Cay, SCSC14,45723.6%–

02Lake Murray of Richland, SCSC7,02323.4%–

03Little River, SCSC11,77121.9%–

04Lake Wylie, SCSC16,00621.9%–

05Five Forks, SCSC18,65620.7%–

06Port Royal, SCSC16,64819.2%–

07Central, SCSC5,29818.7%–

08Forestbrook, SCSC7,47917.8%–

09Fort Mill, SCSC38,67317.7%–

10Oak Grove, SCSC12,25617.5%–

11Hilton Head Island, SCSC38,19617.5%–

12Mount Pleasant, SCSC95,46917.3%–

13Garden City, SCSC11,59117.2%–

14Red Bank, SCSC11,31417.2%–

15Laurel Bay, SCSC5,88216.7%–

16Blythewood, SCSC7,23316.2%–

17Socastee, SCSC23,79616.0%–

18Summerville, SCSC53,17715.8%–

19Red Hill, SCSC15,92015.1%–

20North Myrtle Beach, SCSC21,34614.7%–

21Taylors, SCSC24,50514.6%–

22Irmo, SCSC12,20414.6%–

23Goose Creek, SCSC52,01014.4%–

24Clemson, SCSC18,94114.3%–

25West Columbia, SCSC18,48914.2%–

26Cayce, SCSC13,68014.2%–

27Bluffton, SCSC36,80714.1%–

28Lexington, SCSC25,72913.8%–

29Murrells Inlet, SCSC10,04413.4%–

30Aiken, SCSC33,80813.2%–

31Seven Oaks, SCSC15,92112.9%–

32Sangaree, SCSC8,68112.9%–

33Forest Acres, SCSC10,39012.7%–

34Ladson, SCSC16,14012.7%–

35Beaufort, SCSC15,77512.3%–

36Charleston, SCSC159,42312.3%–

37Hanahan, SCSC22,41512.3%–

38Greenville, SCSC75,31012.1%–

39Belvedere, SCSC5,18012.0%–

40Greer, SCSC50,00712.0%–

41Simpsonville, SCSC28,45911.8%–

42Easley, SCSC27,31911.5%–

43Rock Hill, SCSC75,91111.3%–

44Wade Hampton, SCSC20,89811.3%–

45Valley Falls, SCSC8,23911.0%–

46North Augusta, SCSC26,98211.0%–

47Batesburg-Leesville, SCSC5,34611.0%–

48Clover, SCSC7,65910.5%–

49Mauldin, SCSC31,46510.3%–

50Lyman, SCSC7,1039.9%–

51Seneca, SCSC9,4249.9%–

52Newberry, SCSC10,8919.6%–

53Columbia, SCSC147,0359.4%–

54Myrtle Beach, SCSC40,9379.3%–

55Camden, SCSC9,2019.3%–

56Lugoff, SCSC9,7869.2%–

57Clinton, SCSC7,9189.1%–

58Conway, SCSC30,6279.1%–

59Homeland Park, SCSC6,6329.1%–

60Centerville, SCSC7,0498.8%–

61Anderson, SCSC31,3238.6%–

62North Charleston, SCSC129,2458.3%–

63Travelers Rest, SCSC9,1358.2%–

64Berea, SCSC16,8627.9%–

65Hardeeville, SCSC16,4597.5%–

66Burton, SCSC6,9127.3%–

67Florence, SCSC41,2317.3%–

68Boiling Springs, SCSC12,9367.3%–

69Sans Souci, SCSC7,6657.0%–

70Fountain Inn, SCSC14,7226.9%–

71Greenwood, SCSC22,7456.8%–

72Welcome, SCSC6,5276.7%–

73St. Andrews, SCSC19,8686.5%–

74Moncks Corner, SCSC20,6126.5%–

75Parker, SCSC12,8986.5%–

76Spartanburg, SCSC39,9786.4%–

77Hartsville, SCSC7,3746.4%–

78York, SCSC10,6206.3%–

79Gaffney, SCSC12,5836.3%–

80Piedmont, SCSC5,4626.2%–

81Union, SCSC8,0775.9%–

82Laurens, SCSC9,3275.7%–

83Sumter, SCSC43,0945.6%–

84Walterboro, SCSC5,4855.4%–

85Lancaster, SCSC9,6235.4%–

86Darlington, SCSC6,0755.3%–

87Woodruff, SCSC6,0265.0%–

88Georgetown, SCSC8,8694.9%–

89Woodfield, SCSC9,4654.9%–

90Bennettsville, SCSC7,5654.2%–

91Orangeburg, SCSC13,3833.8%–

92Gantt, SCSC15,4013.6%–

93Hollywood, SCSC5,6523.2%–

94Marion, SCSC6,0283.2%–

95Dillon, SCSC6,2272.8%–

96Dentsville, SCSC15,2092.7%–

97Chester, SCSC5,3241.9%–

98Lake City, SCSC5,9400.9%–

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