RANKING · 2024 ACS · 104 SHOWN OF 104

Largest German population, South Carolina cities

South Carolina cities ranked by the number of residents who are German ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 104 cities in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 104 is 1,264. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Hardeeville, SC, up 30 places to #39.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Charleston, SCSC159,42319,272+35%

02▲1Mount Pleasant, SCSC95,46914,537+31%

03▼1Columbia, SCSC147,03512,407+3%

04▲1Greenville, SCSC75,3109,368+34%

05▲1North Charleston, SCSC129,2457,305−7%

06▲9Fort Mill, SCSC38,6736,330+247%

07Hilton Head Island, SCSC38,1966,214−3%

08Rock Hill, SCSC75,9115,756−19%

09▼5Summerville, SCSC53,1775,606−12%

10▲4Bluffton, SCSC36,8074,734+212%

11▼2Goose Creek, SCSC52,0104,436−11%

12▲1Aiken, SCSC33,8083,903+3%

13▼1Myrtle Beach, SCSC40,9373,812+53%

14▲6Greer, SCSC50,0073,553+24%

15▼5Carolina Forest, SCSC26,2633,513–

16▲1Five Forks, SCSC18,6563,422+26%

17▲2Wade Hampton, SCSC20,8983,331+46%

18▲3Lexington, SCSC25,7293,279+45%

19▼3Mauldin, SCSC31,4653,111+40%

20▼9Hanahan, SCSC22,4153,048+46%

21▲3North Myrtle Beach, SCSC21,3462,856+45%

22▲8Easley, SCSC27,3192,768+22%

23▲16Conway, SCSC30,6272,585+73%

24▲2Sumter, SCSC43,0942,566+13%

25▲3Lake Wylie, SCSC16,0062,456+34%

26▲7Florence, SCSC41,2312,420−8%

27▲4North Augusta, SCSC26,9822,383+5%

28▼10Taylors, SCSC24,5052,370−25%

29▼6Spartanburg, SCSC39,9782,300−5%

30▲5Clemson, SCSC18,9412,235+15%

31▲11Tega Cay, SCSC14,4572,216+34%

32▼10Simpsonville, SCSC28,4592,165+5%

33▼8West Columbia, SCSC18,4892,159+4%

34▲2Red Hill, SCSC15,9202,0820%

35▼3Garden City, SCSC11,5912,056+35%

36▲4Red Bank, SCSC11,3141,910+10%

37▲1Murrells Inlet, SCSC10,0441,879+91%

38▼11Irmo, SCSC12,2041,871+15%

39▲30Hardeeville, SCSC16,4591,852+723%

40▼3Anderson, SCSC31,3231,842−19%

41▼12Socastee, SCSC23,7961,726−37%

42▲11James Island, SCSC12,6601,699–

43▲9Port Royal, SCSC16,6481,685−16%

44▲1Forest Acres, SCSC10,3901,681+27%

45▼4Litchfield Beach, SCSC9,0441,604–

46▼2Seven Oaks, SCSC15,9211,580−25%

47▼4Beaufort, SCSC15,7751,561+1%

48▲6Oak Grove, SCSC12,2561,461−21%

49▲1Cayce, SCSC13,6801,370−22%

50▼2Seneca, SCSC9,4241,290+62%

51▼5Little River, SCSC11,7711,278−33%

52▼1Moncks Corner, SCSC20,6121,264+161%

53▼19Ladson, SCSC16,1401,193−34%

54▲8Greenwood, SCSC22,7451,107−29%

55▲5Forestbrook, SCSC7,4791,096+46%

56▲10Travelers Rest, SCSC9,1351,034+181%

57▼10Lake Murray of Richland, SCSC7,0231,032−9%

58▼9Sangaree, SCSC8,6811,012−13%

59Fountain Inn, SCSC14,7221,008+97%

60▼5Powdersville, SCSC10,771891–

61Boiling Springs, SCSC12,936883+46%

62▼5St. Andrews, SCSC19,868880−35%

63White Knoll, SCSC8,310829–

64▼8Newberry, SCSC10,891809−18%

65▲23Camden, SCSC9,201706+12%

66▲5Berea, SCSC16,862700−31%

67▲5Clover, SCSC7,659683+33%

68▼3Lugoff, SCSC9,786675+4%

69▲1Lancaster, SCSC9,623596+33%

70▲17Lyman, SCSC7,103579+87%

71▲5York, SCSC10,620572+19%

72▲19Sans Souci, SCSC7,665555−3%

73▲13Walterboro, SCSC5,485545+85%

74▲1Woodruff, SCSC6,026541+167%

75▲8Hartsville, SCSC7,374540+9%

76▼2Parker, SCSC12,898482−27%

77▲3Clinton, SCSC7,918477−39%

78▲3Laurens, SCSC9,327438−17%

79▼15Burton, SCSC6,912432−18%

80▼7Centerville, SCSC7,049428−24%

81▼4Hollywood, SCSC5,652421+183%

82▲3Gaffney, SCSC12,583404−48%

83▼15Piedmont, SCSC5,462396+27%

84▼6Laurel Bay, SCSC5,882390−58%

85▼1Gantt, SCSC15,401385−23%

86▲8Belvedere, SCSC5,180383−41%

87▲12Welcome, SCSC6,527348−25%

88▲5Union, SCSC8,077338−32%

89▼22Valley Falls, SCSC8,239322−47%

90▼1Woodfield, SCSC9,465315−35%

91▼12Central, SCSC5,298302−67%

92▲5Batesburg-Leesville, SCSC5,346298−49%

93▲2Blythewood, SCSC7,233288+22%

94▼4Georgetown, SCSC8,869267−42%

95▲3Orangeburg, SCSC13,383238−54%

96▲6Bennettsville, SCSC7,565231−41%

97▼1Homeland Park, SCSC6,632200−64%

98▼40Clemson University, SCSC7,015140–

99▼7Darlington, SCSC6,075136−60%

100▼18Dentsville, SCSC15,209133−64%

101▲3Lake City, SCSC5,940125+102%

102▼2Chester, SCSC5,324104−6%

103Marion, SCSC6,02883−63%

104▼3Dillon, SCSC6,22758−69%

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