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Highest German population share, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: German residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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Highest German population share by state
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2010
01Newberry County, SCSC39,56114.6%−2.3 pts
02Lexington County, SCSC317,58814.0%−3.2 pts
03Beaufort County, SCSC204,43313.2%−2.2 pts
04Oconee County, SCSC83,77512.0%−1.5 pts
05York County, SCSC306,88712.0%−2.1 pts
06Horry County, SCSC427,55111.3%−1.6 pts
07Charleston County, SCSC436,20011.0%−0.3 pts
08Greenville County, SCSC583,12510.9%−0.7 pts
09Dorchester County, SCSC178,39710.6%−3.0 pts
10Aiken County, SCSC181,51510.6%+0.7 pts
11Lancaster County, SCSC114,29610.5%+3.2 pts
12Georgetown County, SCSC65,9129.8%+2.3 pts
13Jasper County, SCSC38,5339.7%+4.8 pts
14Pickens County, SCSC139,1989.6%−2.5 pts
15Berkeley County, SCSC274,6669.5%−3.0 pts
16Anderson County, SCSC219,9308.8%−1.5 pts
17Calhoun County, SCSC14,1888.6%−6.3 pts
18McCormick County, SCSC10,2158.4%−1.8 pts
19Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8578.1%−0.7 pts
20Richland County, SCSC434,9567.4%−2.2 pts
21Colleton County, SCSC39,3826.9%+0.4 pts
22Laurens County, SCSC71,8486.8%−2.8 pts
23Kershaw County, SCSC73,1666.8%+0.6 pts
24Saluda County, SCSC19,6806.8%−8.0 pts
25Greenwood County, SCSC70,3796.1%−1.9 pts
26Edgefield County, SCSC29,8085.9%+0.8 pts
27Clarendon County, SCSC31,0435.8%+1.1 pts
28Cherokee County, SCSC58,2755.7%−0.7 pts
29Sumter County, SCSC105,0675.5%−0.4 pts
30Florence County, SCSC138,5045.4%−0.8 pts
31Union County, SCSC26,7995.3%−0.1 pts
32Abbeville County, SCSC24,8364.9%−2.7 pts
33Chester County, SCSC33,0014.7%−0.4 pts
34Darlington County, SCSC62,8884.4%−0.0 pts
35Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1774.3%−0.8 pts
36Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7404.2%−1.8 pts
37Lee County, SCSC15,7303.5%+2.2 pts
38Bamberg County, SCSC12,7963.4%−1.7 pts
39Fairfield County, SCSC20,3403.2%−1.8 pts
40Barnwell County, SCSC20,6533.0%−2.7 pts
41Hampton County, SCSC18,1742.9%−2.7 pts
42Allendale County, SCSC7,3552.8%+0.5 pts
43Marlboro County, SCSC25,4881.9%−0.7 pts
44Marion County, SCSC28,2421.6%−1.2 pts
45Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6621.0%−0.2 pts
46Dillon County, SCSC27,4580.8%−2.3 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES