RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 88 SHOWN OF 88

Highest German population share, Ohio counties · 2020

Ohio counties ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2020 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. The median across all 88 is 24.7%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2010

01Putnam County, OHOH34,38054.6%−11.0 pts

02Mercer County, OHOH42,73753.8%−4.8 pts

03Auglaize County, OHOH45,90947.0%−6.0 pts

04Henry County, OHOH27,59843.4%−10.4 pts

05Seneca County, OHOH54,52241.1%−6.5 pts

06Ottawa County, OHOH39,48139.8%−4.8 pts

07Fulton County, OHOH41,85339.6%−5.9 pts

08Sandusky County, OHOH58,65539.1%−2.8 pts

09Shelby County, OHOH48,06537.2%−2.7 pts

10Wyandot County, OHOH21,56736.9%−6.5 pts

11Defiance County, OHOH38,29236.2%−6.1 pts

12Van Wert County, OHOH29,01336.0%−7.6 pts

13Crawford County, OHOH41,89635.5%−7.7 pts

14Paulding County, OHOH18,72735.1%−5.0 pts

15Williams County, OHOH36,54935.1%−11.0 pts

16Hancock County, OHOH75,03434.8%−8.3 pts

17Wood County, OHOH134,17634.7%−6.1 pts

18Huron County, OHOH58,25033.4%−3.0 pts

19Erie County, OHOH73,29632.8%−6.0 pts

20Darke County, OHOH51,52032.4%−6.5 pts

21Allen County, OHOH100,88130.8%−3.9 pts

22Carroll County, OHOH26,47529.9%+0.8 pts

23Ashland County, OHOH52,52329.8%−2.9 pts

24Tuscarawas County, OHOH92,37329.7%−8.3 pts

25Miami County, OHOH112,63429.5%−5.0 pts

26Medina County, OHOH185,02529.4%−3.3 pts

27Wayne County, OHOH116,75829.1%−5.0 pts

28Union County, OHOH73,44628.7%−5.4 pts

29Portage County, OHOH163,40428.6%−2.2 pts

30Coshocton County, OHOH37,18828.3%−1.2 pts

31Stark County, OHOH373,77128.0%−5.5 pts

32Morrow County, OHOH36,30527.3%−3.5 pts

33Clermont County, OHOH216,97727.2%−6.8 pts

34Delaware County, OHOH242,03227.0%−7.2 pts

35Madison County, OHOH46,98527.0%−5.1 pts

36Monroe County, OHOH12,99425.9%−8.9 pts

37Preble County, OHOH40,66425.8%−8.5 pts

38Hamilton County, OHOH838,41825.6%−5.4 pts

39Warren County, OHOH257,18125.5%−3.2 pts

40Geauga County, OHOH95,67625.1%−2.3 pts

41Fairfield County, OHOH169,75225.1%−6.2 pts

42Perry County, OHOH35,91825.0%−0.3 pts

43Richland County, OHOH124,89324.8%−5.8 pts

44Greene County, OHOH174,32224.7%−1.7 pts

45Lucas County, OHOH423,34724.7%−5.1 pts

46Licking County, OHOH185,56424.7%−4.8 pts

47Logan County, OHOH46,30224.7%−6.2 pts

48Knox County, OHOH64,00224.6%−5.9 pts

49Butler County, OHOH400,12824.3%−2.8 pts

50Holmes County, OHOH44,97024.2%−13.5 pts

51Columbiana County, OHOH99,37724.2%−5.0 pts

52Noble County, OHOH14,27624.0%−1.9 pts

53Lake County, OHOH232,21723.4%−3.0 pts

54Washington County, OHOH58,38923.1%−6.2 pts

55Pickaway County, OHOH62,97822.8%−4.1 pts

56Hardin County, OHOH30,07222.8%−10.2 pts

57Lorain County, OHOH323,21922.7%−3.9 pts

58Champaign County, OHOH38,82022.3%−5.3 pts

59Clinton County, OHOH42,30121.9%−4.4 pts

60Harrison County, OHOH14,07021.5%+0.6 pts

61Hocking County, OHOH27,51221.3%−4.0 pts

62Summit County, OHOH538,37621.2%−3.7 pts

63Marion County, OHOH65,11520.9%−8.8 pts

64Clark County, OHOH135,34020.8%−4.5 pts

65Athens County, OHOH63,19720.6%−1.5 pts

66Muskingum County, OHOH87,01420.6%−4.6 pts

67Montgomery County, OHOH539,59820.6%−4.4 pts

68Ashtabula County, OHOH96,71320.5%−4.4 pts

69Brown County, OHOH44,39720.0%−7.0 pts

70Guernsey County, OHOH38,37919.9%−2.4 pts

71Belmont County, OHOH64,43419.7%−6.2 pts

72Mahoning County, OHOH224,70618.9%−2.5 pts

73Ross County, OHOH76,42918.7%−8.3 pts

74Meigs County, OHOH21,58718.5%−6.6 pts

75Franklin County, OHOH1,361,53618.3%−5.9 pts

76Highland County, OHOH43,82318.0%−5.8 pts

77Jefferson County, OHOH63,59717.9%−2.1 pts

78Fayette County, OHOH28,55217.7%−4.2 pts

79Vinton County, OHOH12,64516.7%−0.2 pts

80Jackson County, OHOH32,81716.5%+0.3 pts

81Gallia County, OHOH29,07216.0%+0.1 pts

82Trumbull County, OHOH198,97215.8%−5.9 pts

83Pike County, OHOH27,06115.7%−3.6 pts

84Adams County, OHOH27,86515.6%−2.0 pts

85Morgan County, OHOH13,62615.5%−5.7 pts

86Scioto County, OHOH71,36515.2%−7.8 pts

87Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,92515.0%−2.3 pts

88Lawrence County, OHOH55,71011.3%−4.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS