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Highest German population share, Iowa counties

Iowa counties ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: German residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 99 is 32.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Van Buren County, IA, up 25 places to #47.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2010

01Carroll County, IAIA20,30351.6%−11.2 pts

02Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66349.6%−6.7 pts

03Butler County, IAIA14,04947.6%−12.2 pts

04▲1Bremer County, IAIA25,29646.8%−13.2 pts

05▲12Clayton County, IAIA16,84546.6%−14.0 pts

06Delaware County, IAIA17,67446.5%−11.3 pts

07▲4Kossuth County, IAIA14,32246.4%−5.6 pts

08▼4Ida County, IAIA6,77744.9%−14.4 pts

09▼1Dubuque County, IAIA99,38144.7%−12.1 pts

10▼1Grundy County, IAIA12,36144.2%−13.2 pts

11▲12Cherokee County, IAIA11,36943.1%−4.6 pts

12▲20Clay County, IAIA16,20242.9%−2.6 pts

13▲3Floyd County, IAIA14,90142.3%−10.5 pts

14Mitchell County, IAIA10,65041.5%−11.7 pts

15▼5Sac County, IAIA9,52541.4%−16.6 pts

16▲6Cedar County, IAIA18,35941.2%−8.9 pts

17▲1Dickinson County, IAIA18,07741.0%−5.1 pts

18▲6Fayette County, IAIA19,04740.9%−9.2 pts

19▼4Franklin County, IAIA9,86840.7%−6.7 pts

20▼13Jackson County, IAIA19,28840.4%−15.6 pts

21▲10Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89940.1%−3.0 pts

22▲17Winnebago County, IAIA10,25140.0%+1.0 pts

23▲6Buchanan County, IAIA20,88339.8%−9.1 pts

24▲4Hardin County, IAIA16,45539.8%−11.0 pts

25▲10O'Brien County, IAIA14,22039.7%−7.3 pts

26▼14Plymouth County, IAIA25,69739.0%−15.0 pts

27▲11Hancock County, IAIA10,52838.6%−9.4 pts

28▲8Howard County, IAIA9,41538.6%−9.5 pts

29▼9Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73338.0%−11.1 pts

30▼5Iowa County, IAIA16,50437.5%−16.8 pts

31▼10Jones County, IAIA21,25337.4%−13.1 pts

32▲5Benton County, IAIA26,00437.3%−10.8 pts

33▼20Shelby County, IAIA11,68937.2%−12.8 pts

34▲17Adair County, IAIA7,40336.7%−6.2 pts

35▼16Allamakee County, IAIA14,23836.0%−12.9 pts

36▼6Calhoun County, IAIA9,56236.0%−15.8 pts

37▼11Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81936.0%−9.2 pts

38▼4Clinton County, IAIA46,00235.7%−11.8 pts

39▼6Lyon County, IAIA12,35435.0%−12.1 pts

40▲3Boone County, IAIA26,79934.6%−1.4 pts

41▲3Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37234.6%−8.7 pts

42▲3Crawford County, IAIA16,23734.4%−17.0 pts

43▲4Harrison County, IAIA14,62333.9%−10.2 pts

44▼17Osceola County, IAIA5,98033.6%−14.4 pts

45▲19Worth County, IAIA7,33833.6%−10.3 pts

46▲3Monona County, IAIA8,53933.5%−9.3 pts

47▲25Van Buren County, IAIA7,13133.2%+0.9 pts

48▲4Lee County, IAIA32,30633.0%−6.1 pts

49▲1Humboldt County, IAIA9,40932.8%−10.8 pts

50▼9Audubon County, IAIA5,50932.7%−11.3 pts

51▲20Fremont County, IAIA6,52231.1%−1.9 pts

52▲17Greene County, IAIA8,65831.0%−12.4 pts

53▲3Scott County, IAIA175,25930.7%−6.3 pts

54Keokuk County, IAIA9,79730.6%−10.2 pts

55▲19Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36830.6%−9.0 pts

56▼3Mills County, IAIA14,79330.6%−4.7 pts

57Henry County, IAIA19,34930.5%−6.4 pts

58▲2Linn County, IAIA232,02830.3%−10.8 pts

59▲11Madison County, IAIA17,27030.2%−2.2 pts

60▲3Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53230.2%−11.5 pts

61Emmet County, IAIA9,10730.2%−9.3 pts

62▼14Guthrie County, IAIA10,78229.9%−11.9 pts

63▲3Warren County, IAIA57,33129.9%−7.4 pts

64▼24Hamilton County, IAIA14,94429.8%−6.2 pts

65▼7Dallas County, IAIA118,45729.6%−8.3 pts

66▼24Wright County, IAIA12,80129.3%−7.5 pts

67▼2Des Moines County, IAIA38,07729.2%−8.3 pts

68Tama County, IAIA16,79629.1%−10.5 pts

69▼7Washington County, IAIA22,66729.0%−12.7 pts

70▼24Cass County, IAIA12,96028.9%−13.7 pts

71▼16Story County, IAIA101,29128.6%−8.0 pts

72▼13Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99628.1%−12.2 pts

73▲2Johnson County, IAIA160,04428.0%−9.1 pts

74▼7Adams County, IAIA3,61727.8%−5.8 pts

75▲2Webster County, IAIA36,83827.2%−9.5 pts

76▲16Davis County, IAIA9,23027.0%−2.9 pts

77▼4Woodbury County, IAIA106,64926.0%−9.2 pts

78Jasper County, IAIA38,15325.9%−4.5 pts

79▼3Lucas County, IAIA8,84725.5%−7.8 pts

80▲11Union County, IAIA11,82925.2%−3.5 pts

81▲6Polk County, IAIA516,54624.5%−6.0 pts

82▲4Muscatine County, IAIA41,85324.4%−13.3 pts

83▼4Marion County, IAIA34,19224.0%−3.4 pts

84▼1Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44923.7%−10.6 pts

85▲9Ringgold County, IAIA4,64223.4%−7.8 pts

86▼5Marshall County, IAIA39,89023.2%−10.8 pts

87▼2Montgomery County, IAIA10,00221.9%−9.6 pts

88▲10Clarke County, IAIA9,57421.8%−7.6 pts

89▼7Page County, IAIA14,85621.6%−9.2 pts

90▼10Sioux County, IAIA36,77421.5%−3.2 pts

91▲2Louisa County, IAIA10,41621.3%−17.3 pts

92▲3Appanoose County, IAIA12,07721.2%−3.7 pts

93▼5Mahaska County, IAIA21,88020.5%−5.5 pts

94▼10Monroe County, IAIA7,40620.1%−5.1 pts

95▲2Decatur County, IAIA7,65519.6%−2.2 pts

96▼7Taylor County, IAIA5,83518.5%−8.4 pts

97▼7Wayne County, IAIA6,73818.0%−7.1 pts

98▼2Wapello County, IAIA35,21017.6%−5.8 pts

99Jefferson County, IAIA15,29116.4%−12.8 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES