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Largest German population, South Carolina counties · 2010

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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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01Greenville County, SCSC583,12550,726–

02Lexington County, SCSC317,58843,455–

03Charleston County, SCSC436,20038,787–

04Richland County, SCSC434,95635,653–

05Horry County, SCSC427,55133,185–

06York County, SCSC306,88730,160–

07Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85724,375–

08Beaufort County, SCSC204,43324,039–

09Berkeley County, SCSC274,66621,239–

10Anderson County, SCSC219,93018,808–

11Dorchester County, SCSC178,39717,670–

12Aiken County, SCSC181,51515,552–

13Pickens County, SCSC139,19814,302–

14Oconee County, SCSC83,7759,879–

15Florence County, SCSC138,5048,300–

16Laurens County, SCSC71,8486,464–

17Sumter County, SCSC105,0676,286–

18Newberry County, SCSC39,5616,267–

19Greenwood County, SCSC70,3795,517–

20Lancaster County, SCSC114,2965,231–

21Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1774,739–

22Georgetown County, SCSC65,9124,568–

23Kershaw County, SCSC73,1663,762–

24Cherokee County, SCSC58,2753,543–

25Darlington County, SCSC62,8883,017–

26Saluda County, SCSC19,6802,884–

27Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7402,774–

28Colleton County, SCSC39,3822,543–

29Calhoun County, SCSC14,1882,262–

30Abbeville County, SCSC24,8361,942–

31Chester County, SCSC33,0011,693–

32Clarendon County, SCSC31,0431,614–

33Union County, SCSC26,7991,560–

34Edgefield County, SCSC29,8081,360–

35Barnwell County, SCSC20,6531,293–

36Fairfield County, SCSC20,3401,200–

37Hampton County, SCSC18,1741,192–

38Jasper County, SCSC38,5331,149–

39McCormick County, SCSC10,2151,043–

40Dillon County, SCSC27,458999–

41Marion County, SCSC28,242924–

42Bamberg County, SCSC12,796814–

43Marlboro County, SCSC25,488780–

44Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662412–

45Lee County, SCSC15,730258–

46Allendale County, SCSC7,355248–

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