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Largest German population, South Carolina cities · 2020

South Carolina cities ranked by the number of residents who are German ancestry, from the 2020 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.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Charleston, SCSC159,42314,499+1%

02Columbia, SCSC147,03514,102+17%

03Mount Pleasant, SCSC95,46912,017+8%

04Summerville, SCSC53,1777,145+12%

05Greenville, SCSC75,3106,897−1%

06North Charleston, SCSC129,2456,775−14%

07Hilton Head Island, SCSC38,1966,686+4%

08Rock Hill, SCSC75,9115,280−26%

09Goose Creek, SCSC52,0104,723−6%

10Carolina Forest, SCSC26,2633,620–

11Hanahan, SCSC22,4153,587+72%

12Myrtle Beach, SCSC40,9373,406+37%

13Aiken, SCSC33,8083,235−15%

14Bluffton, SCSC36,8073,211+112%

15Fort Mill, SCSC38,6733,207+76%

16Mauldin, SCSC31,4653,040+37%

17Five Forks, SCSC18,6563,017+11%

18Taylors, SCSC24,5052,974−6%

19Wade Hampton, SCSC20,8982,922+28%

20Greer, SCSC50,0072,919+2%

21Lexington, SCSC25,7292,818+24%

22Simpsonville, SCSC28,4592,759+34%

23Spartanburg, SCSC39,9782,713+12%

24North Myrtle Beach, SCSC21,3462,643+34%

25West Columbia, SCSC18,4892,503+20%

26Sumter, SCSC43,0942,437+8%

27Irmo, SCSC12,2042,370+46%

28Lake Wylie, SCSC16,0062,307+26%

29Socastee, SCSC23,7962,306−16%

30Easley, SCSC27,3192,272−0%

31North Augusta, SCSC26,9822,246−1%

32Garden City, SCSC11,5912,235+47%

33Florence, SCSC41,2312,082−21%

34Ladson, SCSC16,1402,065+15%

35Clemson, SCSC18,9412,041+5%

36Red Hill, SCSC15,9201,968−6%

37Anderson, SCSC31,3231,878−18%

38Murrells Inlet, SCSC10,0441,761+79%

39Conway, SCSC30,6271,730+16%

40Red Bank, SCSC11,3141,644−5%

41Litchfield Beach, SCSC9,0441,643–

42Tega Cay, SCSC14,4571,487−10%

43Beaufort, SCSC15,7751,478−4%

44Seven Oaks, SCSC15,9211,463−31%

45Forest Acres, SCSC10,3901,456+10%

46Little River, SCSC11,7711,452−24%

47Lake Murray of Richland, SCSC7,0231,439+27%

48Seneca, SCSC9,4241,432+80%

49Sangaree, SCSC8,6811,355+17%

50Cayce, SCSC13,6801,352−23%

51Moncks Corner, SCSC20,6121,342+177%

52Port Royal, SCSC16,6481,309−35%

53James Island, SCSC12,6601,289–

54Oak Grove, SCSC12,2561,222−34%

55Powdersville, SCSC10,7711,130–

56Newberry, SCSC10,8911,120+14%

57St. Andrews, SCSC19,8681,081−20%

58Clemson University, SCSC7,015974–

59Fountain Inn, SCSC14,722967+89%

60Forestbrook, SCSC7,479944+25%

61Boiling Springs, SCSC12,936836+38%

62Greenwood, SCSC22,745774−50%

63White Knoll, SCSC8,310760–

64Burton, SCSC6,912742+41%

65Lugoff, SCSC9,786738+14%

66Travelers Rest, SCSC9,135701+90%

67Valley Falls, SCSC8,239675+11%

68Piedmont, SCSC5,462670+115%

69Hardeeville, SCSC16,459663+195%

70Lancaster, SCSC9,623662+48%

71Berea, SCSC16,862657−36%

72Clover, SCSC7,659603+17%

73Centerville, SCSC7,049589+4%

74Parker, SCSC12,898558−16%

75Woodruff, SCSC6,026526+159%

76York, SCSC10,620518+8%

77Hollywood, SCSC5,652518+248%

78Laurel Bay, SCSC5,882504−46%

79Central, SCSC5,298501−45%

80Clinton, SCSC7,918486−38%

81Laurens, SCSC9,327474−10%

82Dentsville, SCSC15,209463+27%

83Hartsville, SCSC7,374455−8%

84Gantt, SCSC15,401453−9%

85Gaffney, SCSC12,583451−42%

86Walterboro, SCSC5,485445+51%

87Lyman, SCSC7,103423+37%

88Camden, SCSC9,201401−37%

89Woodfield, SCSC9,465384−21%

90Georgetown, SCSC8,869383−16%

91Sans Souci, SCSC7,665366−36%

92Darlington, SCSC6,075361+7%

93Union, SCSC8,077350−30%

94Belvedere, SCSC5,180325−50%

95Blythewood, SCSC7,233318+34%

96Homeland Park, SCSC6,632306−44%

97Batesburg-Leesville, SCSC5,346284−51%

98Orangeburg, SCSC13,383236−55%

99Welcome, SCSC6,527216−54%

100Chester, SCSC5,324168+51%

101Dillon, SCSC6,227155−18%

102Bennettsville, SCSC7,565141−64%

103Marion, SCSC6,02866−71%

104Lake City, SCSC5,94033−47%

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