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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 (2023 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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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2000

01Newberry County, SCSC39,56114.6%–

02Lexington County, SCSC317,58814.0%–

03Beaufort County, SCSC204,43313.2%–

04Oconee County, SCSC83,77512.0%–

05York County, SCSC306,88712.0%–

06Horry County, SCSC427,55111.3%–

07Charleston County, SCSC436,20011.0%–

08Greenville County, SCSC583,12510.9%–

09Dorchester County, SCSC178,39710.6%–

10Aiken County, SCSC181,51510.6%–

11Lancaster County, SCSC114,29610.5%–

12Georgetown County, SCSC65,9129.8%–

13Jasper County, SCSC38,5339.7%–

14Pickens County, SCSC139,1989.6%–

15Berkeley County, SCSC274,6669.5%–

16Anderson County, SCSC219,9308.8%–

17Calhoun County, SCSC14,1888.6%–

18McCormick County, SCSC10,2158.4%–

19Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8578.1%–

20Richland County, SCSC434,9567.4%–

21Colleton County, SCSC39,3826.9%–

22Laurens County, SCSC71,8486.8%–

23Kershaw County, SCSC73,1666.8%–

24Saluda County, SCSC19,6806.8%–

25Greenwood County, SCSC70,3796.1%–

26Edgefield County, SCSC29,8085.9%–

27Clarendon County, SCSC31,0435.8%–

28Cherokee County, SCSC58,2755.7%–

29Sumter County, SCSC105,0675.5%–

30Florence County, SCSC138,5045.4%–

31Union County, SCSC26,7995.3%–

32Abbeville County, SCSC24,8364.9%–

33Chester County, SCSC33,0014.7%–

34Darlington County, SCSC62,8884.4%–

35Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1774.3%–

36Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7404.2%–

37Lee County, SCSC15,7303.5%–

38Bamberg County, SCSC12,7963.4%–

39Fairfield County, SCSC20,3403.2%–

40Barnwell County, SCSC20,6533.0%–

41Hampton County, SCSC18,1742.9%–

42Allendale County, SCSC7,3552.8%–

43Marlboro County, SCSC25,4881.9%–

44Marion County, SCSC28,2421.6%–

45Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6621.0%–

46Dillon County, SCSC27,4580.8%–

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