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Highest German population share, South Carolina counties · 2020

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, SCSC317,58813.8%–

03Beaufort County, SCSC204,43313.2%–

04Horry County, SCSC427,55112.0%–

05Oconee County, SCSC83,77511.8%–

06York County, SCSC306,88711.3%–

07Dorchester County, SCSC178,39711.0%–

08Lancaster County, SCSC114,29610.8%–

09Georgetown County, SCSC65,91210.7%–

10Berkeley County, SCSC274,66610.7%–

11Greenville County, SCSC583,12510.5%–

12Pickens County, SCSC139,19810.5%–

13McCormick County, SCSC10,2159.5%–

14Charleston County, SCSC436,2009.5%–

15Aiken County, SCSC181,5159.3%–

16Calhoun County, SCSC14,1889.0%–

17Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8578.5%–

18Anderson County, SCSC219,9308.5%–

19Richland County, SCSC434,9568.4%–

20Jasper County, SCSC38,5338.0%–

21Laurens County, SCSC71,8487.7%–

22Kershaw County, SCSC73,1667.3%–

23Saluda County, SCSC19,6806.8%–

24Darlington County, SCSC62,8886.4%–

25Colleton County, SCSC39,3826.0%–

26Sumter County, SCSC105,0675.7%–

27Greenwood County, SCSC70,3795.5%–

28Abbeville County, SCSC24,8365.5%–

29Edgefield County, SCSC29,8085.4%–

30Florence County, SCSC138,5045.2%–

31Clarendon County, SCSC31,0435.1%–

32Union County, SCSC26,7994.8%–

33Chester County, SCSC33,0014.7%–

34Cherokee County, SCSC58,2754.7%–

35Hampton County, SCSC18,1744.4%–

36Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1774.0%–

37Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7403.9%–

38Lee County, SCSC15,7303.3%–

39Allendale County, SCSC7,3553.2%–

40Fairfield County, SCSC20,3403.2%–

41Bamberg County, SCSC12,7962.6%–

42Marlboro County, SCSC25,4882.1%–

43Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6621.8%–

44Barnwell County, SCSC20,6531.4%–

45Dillon County, SCSC27,4581.3%–

46Marion County, SCSC28,2421.2%–

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