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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.43K people in South Carolina with Pennsylvania German ancestry. Among all South Carolina counties, Horry County had the highest population with Pennsylvania German ancestry (311), followed by Greenville County (261), and Spartanburg County (218).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania German Ancestry in 2021
Horry County
Greenville County
Spartanburg County
Georgetown County
Richland County
Berkeley County
Beaufort County
Lexington County
Charleston County
Oconee County
Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Population with Pennsylvania German Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Horry County 311
2 Greenville County 261
3 Spartanburg County 218
4 Georgetown County 87
5 Richland County 78
6 Berkeley County 77
7 Beaufort County 61
8 Lexington County 55
9 Charleston County 54
10 Oconee County 48
11 Clarendon County 29
12 York County 25
13 Orangeburg County 19
14 Anderson County 17
15 Pickens County 16
16 Abbeville County 15
16 Dorchester County 15
17 Chesterfield County 10
17 Kershaw County 10
18 Lee County 9
19 Cherokee County 5
19 Hampton County 5
19 Sumter County 5