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Highest German population share, South Carolina counties · 2010

South Carolina counties 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 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 7.2%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS –

01Lexington County, SCSC317,58817.2%–

02Newberry County, SCSC39,56116.8%–

03Beaufort County, SCSC204,43315.5%–

04Calhoun County, SCSC14,18814.9%–

05Saluda County, SCSC19,68014.7%–

06York County, SCSC306,88714.0%–

07Dorchester County, SCSC178,39713.6%–

08Oconee County, SCSC83,77513.5%–

09Horry County, SCSC427,55112.8%–

10Berkeley County, SCSC274,66612.5%–

11Pickens County, SCSC139,19812.1%–

12Greenville County, SCSC583,12511.6%–

13Charleston County, SCSC436,20011.3%–

14Anderson County, SCSC219,93010.2%–

15McCormick County, SCSC10,21510.2%–

16Aiken County, SCSC181,5159.9%–

17Laurens County, SCSC71,8489.6%–

18Richland County, SCSC434,9569.6%–

19Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8578.8%–

20Greenwood County, SCSC70,3798.0%–

21Georgetown County, SCSC65,9127.6%–

22Abbeville County, SCSC24,8367.6%–

23Lancaster County, SCSC114,2967.2%–

24Colleton County, SCSC39,3826.5%–

25Cherokee County, SCSC58,2756.5%–

26Kershaw County, SCSC73,1666.3%–

27Florence County, SCSC138,5046.2%–

28Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7406.0%–

29Sumter County, SCSC105,0675.9%–

30Barnwell County, SCSC20,6535.7%–

31Hampton County, SCSC18,1745.6%–

32Union County, SCSC26,7995.4%–

33Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1775.1%–

34Edgefield County, SCSC29,8085.1%–

35Chester County, SCSC33,0015.1%–

36Bamberg County, SCSC12,7965.0%–

37Fairfield County, SCSC20,3405.0%–

38Jasper County, SCSC38,5334.9%–

39Clarendon County, SCSC31,0434.7%–

40Darlington County, SCSC62,8884.4%–

41Dillon County, SCSC27,4583.2%–

42Marion County, SCSC28,2422.8%–

43Marlboro County, SCSC25,4882.7%–

44Allendale County, SCSC7,3552.3%–

45Lee County, SCSC15,7301.3%–

46Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6621.2%–

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