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Highest German population share, Indiana counties

Indiana 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 92 counties in Indiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 92 is 20.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Jennings County, IN, up 38 places to #41.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2010

01Dubois County, ININ44,01646.7%−11.3 pts

02▲4Spencer County, ININ20,06136.1%−10.9 pts

03▲5Posey County, ININ24,98834.3%−9.3 pts

04Franklin County, ININ23,28632.4%−8.0 pts

05▼3Dearborn County, ININ51,60932.2%−14.3 pts

06▲9Ohio County, ININ5,99431.9%−1.5 pts

07▲4Whitley County, ININ35,04630.9%−7.3 pts

08▲11Perry County, ININ19,38930.0%−7.8 pts

09▲9Wells County, ININ28,88329.8%−8.6 pts

10▼3Steuben County, ININ34,79929.6%−8.2 pts

11▼2Ripley County, ININ29,43429.6%−13.8 pts

12▲4Decatur County, ININ26,57629.0%−0.7 pts

13▲7Gibson County, ININ33,09128.8%+0.6 pts

14▼9LaGrange County, ININ41,30528.4%−7.7 pts

15▼3Warrick County, ININ66,80328.4%−6.9 pts

16▼13Pulaski County, ININ12,46328.2%−4.1 pts

17▼4Huntington County, ININ37,22428.1%−9.8 pts

18▼4Adams County, ININ36,65027.8%−15.1 pts

19▼9DeKalb County, ININ44,53527.1%−9.3 pts

20▼3Vanderburgh County, ININ181,99526.5%−5.8 pts

21▲2Noble County, ININ47,93726.0%−6.2 pts

22▲2Benton County, ININ8,88325.6%−6.7 pts

23▼1Allen County, ININ402,32925.0%−8.4 pts

24▲29Switzerland County, ININ10,03724.4%−1.0 pts

25▲9Harrison County, ININ40,43724.3%−6.8 pts

26▲2White County, ININ25,16423.9%−3.2 pts

27▼6Jay County, ININ20,11823.8%−10.4 pts

28▲2Kosciusko County, ININ80,89223.5%−9.9 pts

29▲9Hamilton County, ININ387,03623.5%−5.5 pts

30▼1Floyd County, ININ82,15323.4%−6.0 pts

31▲1Wabash County, ININ30,71323.3%−8.0 pts

32▲16Union County, ININ6,86323.2%−3.0 pts

33Marshall County, ININ46,59923.1%−12.3 pts

34▲13Parke County, ININ16,64222.6%−1.1 pts

35▲4Knox County, ININ35,65222.4%−4.5 pts

36▲15Hancock County, ININ90,96921.8%−4.4 pts

37▲5Pike County, ININ12,00321.7%−3.3 pts

38▼2Brown County, ININ15,77721.6%−5.6 pts

39▲26Blackford County, ININ11,73021.2%−9.6 pts

40▲5Miami County, ININ34,48720.8%−6.4 pts

41▲38Jennings County, ININ27,62220.8%−5.3 pts

42▲17Montgomery County, ININ38,95420.4%−2.2 pts

43▲9Jefferson County, ININ33,27920.3%−3.2 pts

44▼1Jackson County, ININ47,37020.1%−8.6 pts

45▼10Crawford County, ININ10,50920.1%−3.7 pts

46▼20LaPorte County, ININ111,29420.1%−10.7 pts

47▼20Jasper County, ININ33,89420.0%−7.5 pts

48▼23Fulton County, ININ20,09119.9%−8.8 pts

49▲33Carroll County, ININ20,65519.7%−10.0 pts

50▼6Tippecanoe County, ININ190,45619.7%−7.8 pts

51▼10Boone County, ININ80,68919.6%−9.4 pts

52▼6Elkhart County, ININ208,77419.5%−8.9 pts

53▲10Clark County, ININ130,45119.3%−5.0 pts

54▲21Rush County, ININ16,76719.0%−4.4 pts

55▼18Porter County, ININ176,04918.9%−10.1 pts

56▼2Fayette County, ININ23,53318.8%−1.6 pts

57▼26Newton County, ININ14,18818.7%−11.8 pts

58▼8Shelby County, ININ45,88218.6%−9.9 pts

59▼4St. Joseph County, ININ272,86118.6%−6.7 pts

60▲6Cass County, ININ37,83618.4%−5.5 pts

61▼12Daviess County, ININ34,20918.3%−13.1 pts

62▲5Martin County, ININ9,85618.2%−9.7 pts

63▼2Johnson County, ININ174,26217.7%−10.4 pts

64▲4Monroe County, ININ143,34517.7%−7.1 pts

65▼3Tipton County, ININ15,31917.6%−10.9 pts

66▼9Wayne County, ININ66,16917.6%−6.8 pts

67▲21Orange County, ININ19,83417.5%−1.3 pts

68▲17Grant County, ININ66,52417.4%−2.1 pts

69▼5Greene County, ININ31,16517.3%−8.2 pts

70▲2Hendricks County, ININ193,51017.3%−11.0 pts

71Starke County, ININ23,42517.3%−10.0 pts

72▼2Delaware County, ININ113,10617.2%−5.7 pts

73▼15Warren County, ININ8,47417.2%−10.5 pts

74▲13Henry County, ININ49,13716.9%−3.0 pts

75▼1Randolph County, ININ24,43816.5%−7.2 pts

76▲8Sullivan County, ININ20,83116.5%−4.3 pts

77▼1Vermillion County, ININ15,48816.4%−3.1 pts

78▼38Clay County, ININ26,41016.3%−12.9 pts

79▼6Howard County, ININ83,90416.3%−6.1 pts

80▼3Vigo County, ININ106,51216.2%−6.4 pts

81Madison County, ININ135,08816.2%−5.3 pts

82▼22Bartholomew County, ININ85,72916.2%−12.3 pts

83▼5Morgan County, ININ74,96716.1%−9.1 pts

84▼1Lawrence County, ININ45,56815.8%−2.6 pts

85▲1Washington County, ININ28,38315.3%−9.9 pts

86▼30Fountain County, ININ17,01315.3%−6.3 pts

87▼7Clinton County, ININ33,32215.3%−7.1 pts

88▲2Putnam County, ININ37,87613.5%−10.1 pts

89▲3Marion County, ININ992,19613.3%−5.5 pts

90▼1Lake County, ININ504,61213.3%−2.8 pts

91▼22Owen County, ININ21,88612.4%−16.2 pts

92▼1Scott County, ININ25,05311.1%−4.5 pts

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