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Highest German population share, Ohio counties · 2020

Ohio counties ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: German residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 88 counties in Ohio that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2000

01Putnam County, OHOH34,38054.6%–

02Mercer County, OHOH42,73753.8%–

03Auglaize County, OHOH45,90947.0%–

04Henry County, OHOH27,59843.4%–

05Seneca County, OHOH54,52241.1%–

06Ottawa County, OHOH39,48139.8%–

07Fulton County, OHOH41,85339.6%–

08Sandusky County, OHOH58,65539.1%–

09Shelby County, OHOH48,06537.2%–

10Wyandot County, OHOH21,56736.9%–

11Defiance County, OHOH38,29236.2%–

12Van Wert County, OHOH29,01336.0%–

13Crawford County, OHOH41,89635.5%–

14Paulding County, OHOH18,72735.1%–

15Williams County, OHOH36,54935.1%–

16Hancock County, OHOH75,03434.8%–

17Wood County, OHOH134,17634.7%–

18Huron County, OHOH58,25033.4%–

19Erie County, OHOH73,29632.8%–

20Darke County, OHOH51,52032.4%–

21Allen County, OHOH100,88130.8%–

22Carroll County, OHOH26,47529.9%–

23Ashland County, OHOH52,52329.8%–

24Tuscarawas County, OHOH92,37329.7%–

25Miami County, OHOH112,63429.5%–

26Medina County, OHOH185,02529.4%–

27Wayne County, OHOH116,75829.1%–

28Union County, OHOH73,44628.7%–

29Portage County, OHOH163,40428.6%–

30Coshocton County, OHOH37,18828.3%–

31Stark County, OHOH373,77128.0%–

32Morrow County, OHOH36,30527.3%–

33Clermont County, OHOH216,97727.2%–

34Delaware County, OHOH242,03227.0%–

35Madison County, OHOH46,98527.0%–

36Monroe County, OHOH12,99425.9%–

37Preble County, OHOH40,66425.8%–

38Hamilton County, OHOH838,41825.6%–

39Warren County, OHOH257,18125.5%–

40Geauga County, OHOH95,67625.1%–

41Fairfield County, OHOH169,75225.1%–

42Perry County, OHOH35,91825.0%–

43Richland County, OHOH124,89324.8%–

44Greene County, OHOH174,32224.7%–

45Lucas County, OHOH423,34724.7%–

46Licking County, OHOH185,56424.7%–

47Logan County, OHOH46,30224.7%–

48Knox County, OHOH64,00224.6%–

49Butler County, OHOH400,12824.3%–

50Holmes County, OHOH44,97024.2%–

51Columbiana County, OHOH99,37724.2%–

52Noble County, OHOH14,27624.0%–

53Lake County, OHOH232,21723.4%–

54Washington County, OHOH58,38923.1%–

55Pickaway County, OHOH62,97822.8%–

56Hardin County, OHOH30,07222.8%–

57Lorain County, OHOH323,21922.7%–

58Champaign County, OHOH38,82022.3%–

59Clinton County, OHOH42,30121.9%–

60Harrison County, OHOH14,07021.5%–

61Hocking County, OHOH27,51221.3%–

62Summit County, OHOH538,37621.2%–

63Marion County, OHOH65,11520.9%–

64Clark County, OHOH135,34020.8%–

65Athens County, OHOH63,19720.6%–

66Muskingum County, OHOH87,01420.6%–

67Montgomery County, OHOH539,59820.6%–

68Ashtabula County, OHOH96,71320.5%–

69Brown County, OHOH44,39720.0%–

70Guernsey County, OHOH38,37919.9%–

71Belmont County, OHOH64,43419.7%–

72Mahoning County, OHOH224,70618.9%–

73Ross County, OHOH76,42918.7%–

74Meigs County, OHOH21,58718.5%–

75Franklin County, OHOH1,361,53618.3%–

76Highland County, OHOH43,82318.0%–

77Jefferson County, OHOH63,59717.9%–

78Fayette County, OHOH28,55217.7%–

79Vinton County, OHOH12,64516.7%–

80Jackson County, OHOH32,81716.5%–

81Gallia County, OHOH29,07216.0%–

82Trumbull County, OHOH198,97215.8%–

83Pike County, OHOH27,06115.7%–

84Adams County, OHOH27,86515.6%–

85Morgan County, OHOH13,62615.5%–

86Scioto County, OHOH71,36515.2%–

87Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,92515.0%–

88Lawrence County, OHOH55,71011.3%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES