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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. The median across all 46 is 6.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Charleston County, SC, up 7 places to #7.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

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

04▲1Oconee County, SCSC83,77512.0%−1.5 pts

05▲1York County, SCSC306,88712.0%−2.1 pts

06▼2Horry County, SCSC427,55111.3%−1.6 pts

07▲7Charleston County, SCSC436,20011.0%−0.3 pts

08▲3Greenville County, SCSC583,12510.9%−0.7 pts

09▼2Dorchester County, SCSC178,39710.6%−3.0 pts

10▲5Aiken County, SCSC181,51510.6%+0.7 pts

11▼3Lancaster County, SCSC114,29610.5%+3.2 pts

12▼3Georgetown County, SCSC65,9129.8%+2.3 pts

13▲7Jasper County, SCSC38,5339.7%+4.8 pts

14▼2Pickens County, SCSC139,1989.6%−2.5 pts

15▼5Berkeley County, SCSC274,6669.5%−3.0 pts

16▲2Anderson County, SCSC219,9308.8%−1.5 pts

17▼1Calhoun County, SCSC14,1888.6%−6.3 pts

18▼5McCormick County, SCSC10,2158.4%−1.8 pts

19▼2Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8578.1%−0.7 pts

20▼1Richland County, SCSC434,9567.4%−2.2 pts

21▲4Colleton County, SCSC39,3826.9%+0.4 pts

22▼1Laurens County, SCSC71,8486.8%−2.8 pts

23▼1Kershaw County, SCSC73,1666.8%+0.6 pts

24▼1Saluda County, SCSC19,6806.8%−8.0 pts

25▲2Greenwood County, SCSC70,3796.1%−1.9 pts

26▲3Edgefield County, SCSC29,8085.9%+0.8 pts

27▲4Clarendon County, SCSC31,0435.8%+1.1 pts

28▲6Cherokee County, SCSC58,2755.7%−0.7 pts

29▼3Sumter County, SCSC105,0675.5%−0.4 pts

30Florence County, SCSC138,5045.4%−0.8 pts

31▲1Union County, SCSC26,7995.3%−0.1 pts

32▼4Abbeville County, SCSC24,8364.9%−2.7 pts

33Chester County, SCSC33,0014.7%−0.4 pts

34▼10Darlington County, SCSC62,8884.4%0.0 pts

35▲1Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1774.3%−0.8 pts

36▲1Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7404.2%−1.8 pts

37▲1Lee County, SCSC15,7303.5%+2.2 pts

38▲3Bamberg County, SCSC12,7963.4%−1.7 pts

39▲1Fairfield County, SCSC20,3403.2%−1.8 pts

40▲4Barnwell County, SCSC20,6533.0%−2.7 pts

41▼6Hampton County, SCSC18,1742.9%−2.7 pts

42▼3Allendale County, SCSC7,3552.8%+0.5 pts

43▼1Marlboro County, SCSC25,4881.9%−0.7 pts

44▲2Marion County, SCSC28,2421.6%−1.2 pts

45▼2Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6621.0%−0.2 pts

46▼1Dillon County, SCSC27,4580.8%−2.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES