Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Percentage of 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 (9.18% of South Carolina population). Among all South Carolina counties, Lexington County had the highest percentage of its population with German ancestry (13.56%), followed by Newberry County (13.46%), and Beaufort County (12.54%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having 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 Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
Lexington County
Newberry County
Beaufort County
York County
Oconee County
Horry County
Dorchester County
Greenville County
Berkeley County
Georgetown County
Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Lexington County 13.56
2 Newberry County 13.46
3 Beaufort County 12.54
4 York County 12.29
5 Oconee County 12.22
6 Horry County 11.87
7 Dorchester County 11.19
8 Greenville County 10.65
9 Berkeley County 10.55
10 Georgetown County 10.30
11 Pickens County 9.88
12 Lancaster County 9.50
13 Charleston County 9.45
14 Aiken County 9.44
15 McCormick County 8.73
16 Anderson County 8.64
17 Calhoun County 8.53
18 Spartanburg County 8.37
19 Jasper County 7.86
20 Richland County 7.61
21 Laurens County 7.56
22 Kershaw County 7.39
23 Edgefield County 7.32
24 Abbeville County 6.63
25 Darlington County 5.99
26 Colleton County 5.92
27 Greenwood County 5.57
27 Sumter County 5.57
28 Clarendon County 5.56
29 Union County 5.34
30 Cherokee County 5.18
31 Saluda County 5.05
32 Florence County 4.66
33 Chester County 4.61
34 Chesterfield County 4.14
35 Orangeburg County 4.04
36 Hampton County 3.66
37 Lee County 3.47
38 Allendale County 3.42
39 Fairfield County 3.06
40 Bamberg County 2.34
41 Barnwell County 2.03
42 Marlboro County 1.86
43 Williamsburg County 1.37
44 Marion County 1.30
45 Dillon County 0.98