ANCESTRY
German Americans
About 41,767,410 US residents are of German ancestry, 12.5% of the population · down 1.9% since 2020. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.
BY NUMBER OF PEOPLE
Largest German populations
BY CONCENTRATION
Highest German share
NATIONAL PROFILE · 2024 ACS 1-YEAR
How the group compares
Median household income
$91,962
US overall: $82,259
Bachelor's degree or higher
44.5%
US overall: 35.6%
Poverty rate
7.1%
US overall: 12.5%
Homeownership
74.1%
US overall: 65.0%
Median age
44.7
US overall: 38.9
Median home value
$354,100
US overall: $376,019
From the Census Bureau's Selected Population Profile (S0201), which publishes socioeconomic data for detailed groups at the national level. US-overall figures shown for comparison.
BY STATE · 2024 ACS 1-YEAR · CLICK A COLUMN TO SORT
Where German Americans earn the most
| Massachusetts | $131,039 | 66.4% | 4.9% | 68.0% | 362,475 |
| New Jersey | $122,347 | 50.1% | 4.1% | 77.2% | 765,560 |
| Connecticut | $118,904 | 56.2% | 5.5% | 76.2% | 273,714 |
| Maryland | $116,511 | 50.5% | 5.3% | 77.8% | 677,427 |
| California | $115,777 | 51.9% | 7.0% | 65.7% | 2,448,696 |
| Virginia | $111,185 | 54.7% | 5.8% | 72.8% | 860,858 |
| New Hampshire | $107,669 | 53.6% | 5.4% | 75.6% | 122,461 |
| Colorado | $106,221 | 55.1% | 6.7% | 71.6% | 1,040,743 |
| Utah | $105,745 | 48.2% | 5.3% | 69.6% | 330,667 |
| Georgia | $103,185 | 50.4% | 7.0% | 75.8% | 675,866 |
| Hawaii | $101,910 | 49.2% | 10.4% | 55.7% | 81,887 |
| Washington | $101,314 | 46.1% | 7.3% | 68.0% | 1,056,953 |
| Texas | $100,364 | 48.4% | 6.3% | 70.1% | 2,436,652 |
| Alaska | $100,342 | 41.4% | 6.5% | 75.5% | 102,864 |
| New York | $97,599 | 48.2% | 7.3% | 69.3% | 1,623,842 |
| Illinois | $96,625 | 46.8% | 5.9% | 77.2% | 1,934,667 |
| Delaware | $95,424 | 40.1% | 4.5% | 86.3% | 120,516 |
| Vermont | $94,744 | 63.1% | 5.1% | 74.3% | 72,670 |
| Minnesota | $94,349 | 42.8% | 6.2% | 78.2% | 1,608,999 |
| North Carolina | $93,450 | 50.8% | 6.8% | 74.5% | 1,009,160 |
| Oregon | $90,016 | 44.1% | 8.3% | 68.4% | 643,797 |
| Arizona | $89,147 | 44.2% | 7.7% | 75.2% | 914,538 |
| Tennessee | $87,770 | 43.7% | 7.9% | 71.5% | 646,133 |
| Florida | $87,733 | 42.2% | 6.8% | 79.1% | 1,970,308 |
| South Carolina | $87,529 | 46.5% | 8.0% | 79.2% | 494,818 |
| Maine | $87,040 | 56.0% | 7.6% | 74.0% | 108,678 |
| Alabama | $86,403 | 41.8% | 9.2% | 77.0% | 307,434 |
| Pennsylvania | $85,882 | 39.3% | 7.1% | 76.4% | 2,747,874 |
| Nevada | $85,745 | 35.0% | 6.5% | 67.4% | 290,579 |
| Louisiana | $85,555 | 43.1% | 9.1% | 79.9% | 300,884 |
| Mississippi | $85,403 | 39.4% | 8.0% | 78.8% | 148,348 |
| North Dakota | $85,262 | 37.2% | 7.0% | 69.5% | 264,168 |
| Wisconsin | $83,942 | 37.6% | 6.7% | 75.0% | 2,009,447 |
| Iowa | $83,417 | 37.7% | 7.4% | 76.9% | 946,883 |
| Ohio | $83,384 | 39.5% | 7.7% | 75.8% | 2,508,213 |
| Missouri | $83,294 | 42.1% | 7.9% | 75.1% | 1,275,958 |
| Kansas | $83,000 | 45.7% | 7.3% | 73.6% | 667,798 |
| Idaho | $82,824 | 37.6% | 8.3% | 73.6% | 320,027 |
| Michigan | $82,484 | 38.1% | 7.6% | 81.6% | 1,689,156 |
| South Dakota | $82,144 | 37.9% | 5.7% | 74.5% | 294,201 |
| Nebraska | $82,040 | 41.6% | 7.0% | 71.7% | 590,413 |
| Kentucky | $80,338 | 39.3% | 9.7% | 73.7% | 553,773 |
| Montana | $79,980 | 40.3% | 8.8% | 72.9% | 256,501 |
| Indiana | $79,716 | 39.4% | 7.1% | 77.0% | 1,302,576 |
| Wyoming | $77,860 | 36.3% | 9.7% | 71.0% | 118,318 |
| New Mexico | $77,124 | 49.4% | 9.5% | 71.4% | 173,827 |
| Oklahoma | $74,686 | 38.4% | 9.7% | 69.5% | 458,805 |
| Arkansas | $71,063 | 36.6% | 9.8% | 72.7% | 260,610 |
| West Virginia | $68,456 | 31.3% | 14.0% | 77.1% | 239,333 |
Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile. The Census publishes a state only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller states are absent by design.
BY METRO AREA · 2024 ACS 1-YEAR · CLICK A COLUMN TO SORT
German Americans across metro areas
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $170,283 | 65.6% | 5.2% | 62.0% | 96,405 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $169,065 | 67.5% | 5.7% | 62.6% | 307,198 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $155,850 | 67.0% | 2.7% | 76.1% | 69,177 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $152,192 | 70.5% | 3.5% | 71.3% | 545,911 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $148,942 | 71.1% | 4.0% | 66.0% | 276,943 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $136,072 | 59.1% | 5.0% | 66.9% | 1,058,806 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $126,863 | 57.1% | 5.2% | 62.8% | 281,725 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $121,655 | 56.6% | 5.2% | 78.9% | 67,258 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $121,484 | 61.1% | 4.0% | 63.1% | 296,580 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $120,421 | 59.3% | 7.0% | 57.5% | 601,261 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $118,713 | 56.3% | 4.7% | 78.1% | 86,642 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $118,429 | 60.7% | 4.7% | 70.2% | 497,314 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $117,582 | 66.5% | 5.1% | 70.5% | 145,922 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $116,539 | 50.7% | 4.5% | 76.7% | 362,471 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $116,130 | 58.2% | 6.0% | 76.1% | 384,989 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $115,919 | 53.1% | 5.3% | 64.5% | 493,931 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $115,345 | 52.4% | 6.3% | 72.2% | 506,146 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $113,838 | 54.4% | 4.4% | 69.8% | 620,774 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $113,485 | 54.7% | 6.8% | 69.9% | 76,041 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $112,331 | 53.3% | 4.1% | 66.3% | 125,196 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $111,906 | 55.3% | 4.5% | 75.7% | 1,111,630 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $110,120 | 49.9% | 4.3% | 74.8% | 814,297 |
| Richmond, VA | $109,519 | 56.9% | 6.0% | 69.4% | 117,818 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $109,470 | 53.0% | 4.3% | 77.4% | 68,932 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $108,440 | 47.5% | 5.5% | 71.3% | 235,647 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $107,658 | 54.1% | 5.3% | 75.5% | 293,885 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $106,773 | 50.1% | 4.7% | 77.4% | 957,784 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $106,113 | 55.1% | 4.2% | 68.1% | 199,230 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $105,562 | 50.3% | 5.4% | 68.4% | 359,231 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $103,558 | 49.2% | 7.8% | 73.3% | 242,663 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $103,221 | 53.7% | 7.5% | 73.1% | 89,698 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $102,204 | 50.4% | 6.0% | 69.0% | 64,021 |
| Birmingham, AL | $102,033 | 52.0% | 8.8% | 79.6% | 66,064 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $101,336 | 52.8% | 5.5% | 72.9% | 404,789 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $100,334 | 45.3% | 6.8% | 70.7% | 158,966 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $99,935 | 48.3% | 6.4% | 70.5% | 253,594 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $98,546 | 48.8% | 7.8% | 71.2% | 140,481 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $98,294 | 46.7% | 6.4% | 74.9% | 616,559 |
| Madison, WI | $97,914 | 55.1% | 7.3% | 67.3% | 227,073 |
| Fresno, CA | $97,437 | 36.7% | 9.6% | 67.2% | 68,639 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $97,138 | 36.1% | 6.8% | 76.5% | 251,665 |
| Columbus, OH | $96,800 | 50.0% | 6.9% | 71.3% | 423,149 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $96,264 | 46.4% | 5.8% | 80.0% | 693,557 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $95,747 | 51.6% | 4.4% | 73.6% | 197,540 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $95,721 | 47.2% | 7.1% | 69.4% | 255,620 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $95,338 | 45.2% | 5.7% | 75.8% | 206,674 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $95,295 | 41.6% | 5.4% | 83.1% | 584,288 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $95,225 | 37.9% | 6.3% | 86.7% | 108,399 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $93,662 | 40.9% | 8.0% | 73.1% | 65,706 |
| Boise City, ID | $93,297 | 42.5% | 6.5% | 74.7% | 132,413 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $93,233 | 52.6% | 4.9% | 72.8% | 349,760 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $93,023 | 37.4% | 6.5% | 78.5% | 191,948 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $93,006 | 45.1% | 6.5% | 81.4% | 206,993 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $92,549 | 45.3% | 6.7% | 77.8% | 570,393 |
| Lancaster, PA | $91,987 | 40.2% | 5.0% | 73.8% | 174,959 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $91,870 | 45.4% | 5.7% | 68.9% | 119,618 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $91,626 | 47.5% | 6.3% | 74.6% | 163,214 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $90,574 | 40.1% | 4.8% | 83.7% | 83,093 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $90,452 | 52.5% | 8.6% | 77.6% | 73,188 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $90,304 | 46.7% | 5.0% | 72.5% | 457,812 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $89,558 | 41.8% | 4.6% | 75.9% | 154,973 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $86,954 | 42.3% | 7.9% | 76.9% | 576,528 |
| Rochester, NY | $86,644 | 45.2% | 6.8% | 75.0% | 180,254 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $86,484 | 46.0% | 6.7% | 73.1% | 168,833 |
| Cleveland, OH | $86,100 | 41.7% | 6.0% | 78.2% | 368,270 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $86,048 | 42.8% | 6.0% | 76.3% | 363,479 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $85,878 | 53.9% | 8.4% | 76.0% | 94,555 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $85,492 | 37.7% | 9.6% | 66.2% | 111,017 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $85,351 | 36.1% | 6.4% | 65.8% | 182,278 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $85,271 | 42.6% | 6.2% | 79.6% | 208,600 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $84,432 | 45.9% | 5.2% | 83.1% | 138,432 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $84,054 | 49.3% | 6.8% | 70.3% | 84,598 |
| Reno, NV | $84,034 | 38.9% | 7.2% | 64.8% | 73,005 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $83,687 | 45.2% | 8.1% | 70.6% | 165,951 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $83,596 | 41.6% | 5.0% | 75.8% | 72,929 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $83,401 | 42.6% | 6.2% | 75.5% | 231,217 |
| Knoxville, TN | $83,400 | 46.8% | 7.1% | 70.8% | 101,925 |
| Syracuse, NY | $82,712 | 45.4% | 8.4% | 72.8% | 86,809 |
| Columbia, SC | $81,825 | 47.2% | 7.8% | 77.1% | 75,417 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $81,371 | 34.5% | 7.9% | 84.9% | 82,132 |
| Akron, OH | $79,852 | 42.1% | 8.7% | 73.2% | 143,311 |
| Tucson, AZ | $78,473 | 48.0% | 8.4% | 72.1% | 131,319 |
| Wichita, KS | $78,333 | 45.4% | 8.2% | 71.9% | 149,429 |
| Toledo, OH | $77,646 | 41.4% | 8.8% | 70.4% | 146,230 |
| Tulsa, OK | $76,203 | 41.8% | 6.7% | 66.0% | 125,860 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $67,158 | 35.0% | 11.0% | 72.9% | 75,898 |
| Springfield, MO | $66,960 | 38.7% | 11.2% | 62.8% | 91,750 |
Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile. The Census publishes a metro area only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller metro areas are absent by design.
BY CITY · 2024 ACS 1-YEAR · CLICK A COLUMN TO SORT
German Americans across cities
| New York | $144,085 | 74.9% | 7.1% | 37.3% | 252,446 |
| San Diego | $130,656 | 67.9% | 6.1% | 51.2% | 110,327 |
| Chicago | $120,158 | 75.4% | 6.7% | 50.1% | 195,593 |
| Denver | $118,855 | 74.5% | 5.8% | 53.3% | 97,912 |
| Austin | $117,081 | 75.0% | 5.4% | 49.0% | 111,718 |
| Seattle | $115,916 | 76.6% | 5.9% | 46.4% | 102,727 |
| Fort Worth | $112,821 | 54.8% | 4.9% | 68.3% | 61,823 |
| Charlotte | $112,477 | 71.8% | 4.6% | 60.9% | 69,232 |
| Los Angeles | $111,591 | 67.1% | 10.1% | 40.6% | 153,870 |
| Houston | $101,956 | 67.8% | 7.6% | 55.4% | 105,945 |
| Dallas | $101,767 | 73.5% | 5.2% | 49.1% | 72,540 |
| Phoenix | $99,474 | 52.8% | 7.2% | 65.0% | 164,493 |
| Kansas City | $97,907 | 59.2% | 9.3% | 61.3% | 72,489 |
| Portland | $96,879 | 67.6% | 8.3% | 57.2% | 87,961 |
| Mesa | $90,696 | 39.8% | 4.9% | 75.5% | 69,279 |
| Indianapolis city (balance) | $86,511 | 54.0% | 5.9% | 64.8% | 110,551 |
| Philadelphia | $85,482 | 57.7% | 9.4% | 57.3% | 100,235 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) | $84,235 | 44.4% | 5.4% | 75.0% | 84,503 |
| Jacksonville | $82,143 | 44.3% | 6.7% | 62.8% | 73,885 |
| San Antonio | $81,667 | 49.9% | 7.3% | 60.2% | 102,339 |
| Oklahoma City | $81,550 | 47.2% | 8.3% | 66.0% | 70,576 |
| Columbus | $80,991 | 52.9% | 11.0% | 54.5% | 139,689 |
| Milwaukee | $69,940 | 49.8% | 9.1% | 56.7% | 77,927 |
Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile. The Census publishes a citie only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller cities are absent by design.
ABOUT THIS GROUP
Frequently asked
How many people of German ancestry live in the United States?
About 41,767,410 US residents are of German ancestry, roughly 12.5% of the population, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.
Which US city has the largest German population?
New York, NY has the largest German population of any US city, with about 248,962 residents of German ancestry.
Which state has the most residents of German ancestry?
Pennsylvania leads all states with about 2,809,843 residents of German ancestry.
What is the median household income of German Americans?
German Americans have a median household income of about $91,962, per the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile.
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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR DETAILED-ORIGIN TABLES (B03001 / B02015 / B02019 / B04006) · PROFILE: ACS 1-YEAR S0201 · UPDATED 2024