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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 (2020 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%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2010

01Newberry County, SCSC39,56114.6%−2.2 pts

02Lexington County, SCSC317,58813.8%−3.4 pts

03Beaufort County, SCSC204,43313.2%−2.3 pts

04Horry County, SCSC427,55112.0%−0.8 pts

05Oconee County, SCSC83,77511.8%−1.7 pts

06York County, SCSC306,88711.3%−2.8 pts

07Dorchester County, SCSC178,39711.0%−2.7 pts

08Lancaster County, SCSC114,29610.8%+3.5 pts

09Georgetown County, SCSC65,91210.7%+3.2 pts

10Berkeley County, SCSC274,66610.7%−1.8 pts

11Greenville County, SCSC583,12510.5%−1.1 pts

12Pickens County, SCSC139,19810.5%−1.7 pts

13McCormick County, SCSC10,2159.5%−0.7 pts

14Charleston County, SCSC436,2009.5%−1.8 pts

15Aiken County, SCSC181,5159.3%−0.6 pts

16Calhoun County, SCSC14,1889.0%−5.8 pts

17Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8578.5%−0.2 pts

18Anderson County, SCSC219,9308.5%−1.7 pts

19Richland County, SCSC434,9568.4%−1.1 pts

20Jasper County, SCSC38,5338.0%+3.1 pts

21Laurens County, SCSC71,8487.7%−2.0 pts

22Kershaw County, SCSC73,1667.3%+1.0 pts

23Saluda County, SCSC19,6806.8%−8.0 pts

24Darlington County, SCSC62,8886.4%+2.0 pts

25Colleton County, SCSC39,3826.0%−0.5 pts

26Sumter County, SCSC105,0675.7%−0.2 pts

27Greenwood County, SCSC70,3795.5%−2.5 pts

28Abbeville County, SCSC24,8365.5%−2.1 pts

29Edgefield County, SCSC29,8085.4%+0.3 pts

30Florence County, SCSC138,5045.2%−0.9 pts

31Clarendon County, SCSC31,0435.1%+0.4 pts

32Union County, SCSC26,7994.8%−0.5 pts

33Chester County, SCSC33,0014.7%−0.3 pts

34Cherokee County, SCSC58,2754.7%−1.8 pts

35Hampton County, SCSC18,1744.4%−1.3 pts

36Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1774.0%−1.1 pts

37Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7403.9%−2.1 pts

38Lee County, SCSC15,7303.3%+2.0 pts

39Allendale County, SCSC7,3553.2%+0.9 pts

40Fairfield County, SCSC20,3403.2%−1.8 pts

41Bamberg County, SCSC12,7962.6%−2.4 pts

42Marlboro County, SCSC25,4882.1%−0.6 pts

43Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6621.8%+0.7 pts

44Barnwell County, SCSC20,6531.4%−4.3 pts

45Dillon County, SCSC27,4581.3%−1.9 pts

46Marion County, SCSC28,2421.2%−1.5 pts

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