Which county has the highest german share?

Oliver County, North Dakota ranks #1 with 68.3% (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by german share?

Oliver County, North Dakota, Logan County, North Dakota, Emmons County, North Dakota, McIntosh County, North Dakota, Campbell County, South Dakota.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,134 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is german share measured?

Share of all residents who are German ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 134 SHOWN OF 3,134

Highest German population share, US counties · 2020

US 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.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2010

3001Ashley County, ARAR17,8312.6%−0.7 pts

3002Frio County, TXTX18,8232.6%−2.4 pts

3003Laurens County, GAGA51,0412.6%−1.0 pts

3004Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8322.6%−2.0 pts

3005Warren County, GAGA5,2692.6%0.0 pts

3006Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5372.6%−3.1 pts

3007Loving County, TXTX522.6%–

3008Bienville Parish, LALA12,2692.6%−3.2 pts

3009Dodge County, GAGA19,6632.6%+0.2 pts

3010Claiborne Parish, LALA13,3542.6%−1.8 pts

3011Bradley County, ARAR9,8282.6%−0.6 pts

3012Desha County, ARAR9,9842.5%−1.3 pts

3013Echols County, GAGA3,6852.5%−9.2 pts

3014Lawrence County, MSMS11,8192.5%−2.2 pts

3015Ware County, GAGA36,9062.5%−3.0 pts

3016Terrell County, GAGA8,6562.5%+0.1 pts

3017Jasper County, MSMS15,7852.5%+0.6 pts

3018Vance County, NCNC42,6382.5%−0.3 pts

3019Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,2192.5%−0.1 pts

3020Calhoun County, GAGA5,4132.5%−0.5 pts

3021Catahoula Parish, LALA8,2232.5%−6.5 pts

3022Marengo County, ALAL18,3112.5%−3.6 pts

3023Miller County, GAGA5,8122.4%+0.6 pts

3024Appling County, GAGA19,1002.4%−0.9 pts

3025Queens County, NYNY2,358,1822.4%−0.8 pts

3026Clarke County, MSMS15,1022.4%−1.9 pts

3027Hinds County, MSMS211,8882.4%−0.8 pts

3028Dougherty County, GAGA82,6162.4%−1.3 pts

3029Grant Parish, LALA22,0752.4%−3.9 pts

3030Martin County, NCNC21,6012.4%−1.5 pts

3031Copiah County, MSMS27,4972.4%−2.1 pts

3032Winston County, MSMS17,4732.4%−0.4 pts

3033Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3912.3%−2.7 pts

3034Clay County, GAGA2,8152.3%−0.6 pts

3035Newton County, MSMS20,9602.3%−3.2 pts

3036Talbot County, GAGA5,7092.3%−2.1 pts

3037Bladen County, NCNC30,0072.3%−1.1 pts

3038Marion County, MSMS24,0012.2%−1.1 pts

3039Webster County, GAGA2,3692.2%−5.8 pts

3040Twiggs County, GAGA7,5972.2%0.0 pts

3041Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7302.2%−1.5 pts

3042Glascock County, GAGA3,1412.2%−3.1 pts

3043Humphreys County, MSMS7,0012.2%+1.2 pts

3044Sampson County, NCNC61,5042.2%−3.1 pts

3045Schley County, GAGA4,5932.2%−6.3 pts

3046Yazoo County, MSMS22,9472.2%−0.3 pts

3047Mora County, NMNM4,0512.2%−2.2 pts

3048Montgomery County, GAGA8,6352.1%−1.5 pts

3049Scotland County, NCNC33,3222.1%−2.9 pts

3050Tensas Parish, LALA3,7002.1%−1.1 pts

3051Washington County, MSMS40,4462.1%−1.0 pts

3052Yoakum County, TXTX7,4382.1%−8.7 pts

3053Jefferson County, GAGA15,0112.1%+0.2 pts

3054Marlboro County, SCSC25,4882.1%−0.6 pts

3055Imperial County, CACA181,4112.1%−1.8 pts

3056Coahoma County, MSMS19,8492.1%0.0 pts

3057Smith County, MSMS13,9912.0%−3.4 pts

3058Seminole County, GAGA9,1622.0%−1.8 pts

3059Lincoln County, ARAR12,7642.0%−5.0 pts

3060Calhoun County, MSMS12,6432.0%−4.1 pts

3061Petersburg, VAVA33,7342.0%−0.1 pts

3062North Slope, AKAK10,5822.0%−2.1 pts

3063Randolph County, GAGA6,1561.9%−1.3 pts

3064Dimmit County, TXTX8,0241.9%−2.2 pts

3065Emanuel County, GAGA23,1471.9%−2.8 pts

3066Washington County, NCNC10,6381.9%−2.4 pts

3067Scott County, MSMS28,0731.9%−2.6 pts

3068Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8771.9%−0.3 pts

3069Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1211.9%−1.1 pts

3070Wilcox County, GAGA8,7971.9%−4.2 pts

3071Clarke County, ALAL22,0141.9%−0.9 pts

3072Dooly County, GAGA11,1561.9%−1.0 pts

3073Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6621.8%+0.7 pts

3074Chicot County, ARAR9,1071.8%−1.6 pts

3075Stewart County, GAGA4,6311.8%−4.5 pts

3076Bolivar County, MSMS28,2621.8%−0.2 pts

3077Cameron County, TXTX433,9461.8%−1.2 pts

3078Quitman County, MSMS5,3641.8%−3.1 pts

3079Butler County, ALAL18,1001.7%−2.0 pts

3080Hidalgo County, TXTX921,5491.7%−1.0 pts

3081Wilcox County, ALAL9,6661.7%−0.5 pts

3082Grenada County, MSMS20,8681.7%−3.0 pts

3083Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9411.7%−1.5 pts

3084Wilkinson County, GAGA8,6501.7%−0.6 pts

3085Mitchell County, GAGA20,4671.7%−2.2 pts

3086Leake County, MSMS21,6621.7%−1.3 pts

3087Macon County, ALAL18,1321.6%0.0 pts

3088Turner County, GAGA8,9831.6%−1.4 pts

3089Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,0291.6%−0.7 pts

3090Bleckley County, GAGA12,8661.6%−1.4 pts

3091Hancock County, GAGA8,6821.6%+0.2 pts

3092Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4331.5%−0.3 pts

3093Tunica County, MSMS8,8191.5%−1.1 pts

3094Robeson County, NCNC119,9411.5%−0.9 pts

3095Bullock County, ALAL9,7801.5%−0.4 pts

3096Sumter County, ALAL11,5881.4%−0.7 pts

3097Barnwell County, SCSC20,6531.4%−4.3 pts

3098Sunflower County, MSMS22,8931.4%+0.1 pts

3099McKinley County, NMNM68,1191.4%−0.4 pts

3100Adams County, MSMS30,0611.4%−2.6 pts

3101Culberson County, TXTX2,2671.3%−1.4 pts

3102Kemper County, MSMS8,6001.3%−1.7 pts

3103Montgomery County, MSMS9,3541.3%−1.7 pts

3104Dillon County, SCSC27,4581.3%−1.9 pts

3105Marion County, SCSC28,2421.2%−1.5 pts

3106Madison Parish, LALA8,8441.2%−1.1 pts

3107Zapata County, TXTX13,7531.2%−1.6 pts

3108Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5821.1%−3.6 pts

3109Issaquena County, MSMS1,2631.1%−1.6 pts

3110Leflore County, MSMS25,6861.0%−0.3 pts

3111Atkinson County, GAGA8,4541.0%−0.9 pts

3112Greene County, ALAL7,0671.0%−2.2 pts

3113Walthall County, MSMS13,9281.0%−2.4 pts

3114Clayton County, GAGA297,4710.9%−1.2 pts

3115Claiborne County, MSMS8,0580.9%−1.2 pts

3116Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,5550.9%+0.3 pts

3117Conecuh County, ALAL10,8990.9%−1.1 pts

3118Webb County, TXTX281,2240.9%−0.3 pts

3119Carroll County, MSMS9,2260.9%−0.3 pts

3120Early County, GAGA10,4550.9%−4.7 pts

3121Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3320.9%−0.3 pts

3122Sharkey County, MSMS3,0970.7%−1.1 pts

3123Lowndes County, ALAL9,3590.7%−1.8 pts

3124Wayne County, MSMS19,8070.7%−1.0 pts

3125Telfair County, GAGA11,1950.6%−0.3 pts

3126Taliaferro County, GAGA1,6620.6%−4.2 pts

3127Maverick County, TXTX58,8230.5%−0.4 pts

3128Kalawao County, HIHI820.5%−17.1 pts

3129Crockett County, TXTX2,7690.4%−4.1 pts

3130Zavala County, TXTX9,0370.4%−2.5 pts

3131Holmes County, MSMS15,4650.3%−1.1 pts

3132Wheeler County, GAGA7,5700.3%−2.4 pts

3133Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,9320.2%–

3134Starr County, TXTX66,3190.2%−0.3 pts

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