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Largest German population, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are German ancestry, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01Greenville County, SCSC583,12559,883–

02Charleston County, SCSC436,20046,301–

03Horry County, SCSC427,55143,198–

04Lexington County, SCSC317,58842,627–

05York County, SCSC306,88735,161–

06Richland County, SCSC434,95631,136–

07Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85728,067–

08Beaufort County, SCSC204,43325,869–

09Berkeley County, SCSC274,66623,482–

10Anderson County, SCSC219,93018,433–

11Aiken County, SCSC181,51518,427–

12Dorchester County, SCSC178,39717,732–

13Pickens County, SCSC139,19812,954–

14Lancaster County, SCSC114,29610,923–

15Oconee County, SCSC83,7759,686–

16Florence County, SCSC138,5047,389–

17Georgetown County, SCSC65,9126,381–

18Sumter County, SCSC105,0675,791–

19Newberry County, SCSC39,5615,598–

20Laurens County, SCSC71,8484,690–

21Kershaw County, SCSC73,1664,661–

22Greenwood County, SCSC70,3794,224–

23Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1773,615–

24Cherokee County, SCSC58,2753,239–

25Jasper County, SCSC38,5333,114–

26Darlington County, SCSC62,8882,729–

27Colleton County, SCSC39,3822,689–

28Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7401,838–

29Clarendon County, SCSC31,0431,800–

30Edgefield County, SCSC29,8081,608–

31Chester County, SCSC33,0011,525–

32Union County, SCSC26,7991,417–

33Saluda County, SCSC19,6801,293–

34Calhoun County, SCSC14,1881,217–

35Abbeville County, SCSC24,8361,200–

36McCormick County, SCSC10,215822–

37Fairfield County, SCSC20,340658–

38Barnwell County, SCSC20,653614–

39Lee County, SCSC15,730564–

40Hampton County, SCSC18,174534–

41Marlboro County, SCSC25,488505–

42Marion County, SCSC28,242455–

43Bamberg County, SCSC12,796437–

44Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662291–

45Dillon County, SCSC27,458232–

46Allendale County, SCSC7,355213–

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