Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Population with German Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 466.07K people in South Carolina with German ancestry. Among all South Carolina counties, Greenville County had the highest population with German ancestry (55.31K), followed by Horry County (40.95K), and Lexington County (39.56K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with German ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in South Carolina.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Population with German Ancestry in 2021
Greenville County
Horry County
Lexington County
Charleston County
York County
Richland County
Spartanburg County
Berkeley County
Beaufort County
Dorchester County
Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Population with German Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Greenville County 55307
2 Horry County 40946
3 Lexington County 39557
4 Charleston County 38266
5 York County 33996
6 Richland County 31543
7 Spartanburg County 27014
8 Berkeley County 23708
9 Beaufort County 23324
10 Dorchester County 17921
11 Anderson County 17476
12 Aiken County 15866
13 Pickens County 12811
14 Oconee County 9521
15 Lancaster County 8988
16 Georgetown County 6491
17 Florence County 6397
18 Sumter County 5877
19 Newberry County 5092
20 Laurens County 5073
21 Kershaw County 4801
22 Greenwood County 3864
23 Darlington County 3800
24 Orangeburg County 3432
25 Cherokee County 2911
26 Colleton County 2281
27 Jasper County 2228
28 Edgefield County 1898
29 Chesterfield County 1808
30 Clarendon County 1758
31 Abbeville County 1615
32 Chester County 1487
33 Union County 1457
34 Calhoun County 1211
35 Saluda County 960
36 McCormick County 837
37 Hampton County 704
38 Fairfield County 648
39 Lee County 580
40 Marlboro County 501
41 Williamsburg County 429
42 Barnwell County 422
43 Marion County 383
44 Bamberg County 317
45 Allendale County 284
46 Dillon County 279