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Highest German population share, US metro areas

US metro areas 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. New Ulm, MN leads at 56.8%. 925 metro areas qualify in total. Wisconsin carries 9 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR201020202024
RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2000
01New Ulm, MNMN25,51756.8%
02Celina, OHOH42,73753.8%
03Carroll, IAIA20,30351.6%
04Beaver Dam, WIWI89,09749.4%
05Manitowoc, WIWI81,71047.9%
06Wausau, WIWI139,43246.9%
07Fond du Lac, WIWI104,66946.8%
08Jasper, ININ44,01646.7%
09Hutchinson, MNMN36,63146.5%
10Watertown, WIWI86,50546.1%
11Hays, KSKS29,07546.1%
12Sheboygan, WIWI118,04745.1%
13Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,06044.8%
14Bismarck, NDND139,75044.8%
15Dubuque, IAIA99,38144.7%
16Wapakoneta, OHOH45,90944.3%
17Aberdeen, SDSD41,58344.2%
18Beatrice, NENE21,71143.6%
19Appleton, WIWI249,87643.4%
20Spencer, IAIA16,20242.9%
21Jamestown, NDND21,41442.9%
22Oshkosh, WIWI174,21842.7%
23St. Marys, PAPA29,92642.5%
24Alexandria, MNMN40,12042.4%
25Wahpeton, NDND23,01942.2%
26Norfolk, NENE49,22841.4%
27Mankato, MNMN104,90741.2%
28Spirit Lake, IAIA18,07741.0%
29Effingham, ILIL44,72741.0%
30Selinsgrove, PAPA39,65540.8%
31Dickinson, NDND39,14240.5%
32Platteville, WIWI52,44640.5%
33Baraboo, WIWI66,65240.2%
34Watertown, SDSD29,56239.8%
35Fairmont, MNMN19,44039.5%
36Shawano, WIWI45,75939.4%
37Le Mars, IAIA25,69739.0%
38Tiffin, OHOH54,52238.6%
39Brookings, SDSD37,63538.5%
40La Crosse, WIWI171,18238.4%
41St. Cloud, MNMN205,85438.4%
42Winona, MNMN50,52338.1%
43Hastings, NENE40,57738.1%
44Mitchell, SDSD25,91337.9%
45Kearney, NENE57,96237.8%
46Menomonie, WIWI46,22337.7%
47Stevens Point, WIWI71,94337.5%
48Fergus Falls, MNMN61,04137.0%
49Freeport, ILIL43,22036.8%
50Eau Claire, WIWI176,64736.8%
51Sparta, WIWI46,57236.5%
52Rice Lake, WIWI46,48436.3%
53Van Wert, OHOH29,01336.1%
54Yankton, SDSD23,63536.0%
55Clinton, IAIA46,00235.7%
56Sidney, OHOH48,06535.7%
57Defiance, OHOH38,29234.9%
58Pierre, SDSD20,58834.9%
59Altoona, PAPA119,54134.8%
60Mason City, IAIA49,71034.5%
61Red Wing, MNMN48,19534.1%
62Vermillion, SDSD15,03134.1%
63Marshall, MNMN25,68434.1%
64Somerset, PAPA72,00434.1%
65Sandusky, OHOH112,77733.8%
66Fremont, OHOH58,65533.7%
67Waterloo, IAIA169,18933.7%
68Fargo, NDND269,52833.7%
69Fremont, NENE38,05733.7%
70Madison, WIWI709,68533.5%
71Green Bay, WIWI336,75633.4%
72Whitewater, WIWI106,12733.4%
73Findlay, OHOH75,03433.3%
74North Platte, NENE33,97233.3%
75Great Bend, KSKS24,79033.2%
76Sioux Falls, SDSD314,63833.2%
77Bucyrus, OHOH41,89633.2%
78Fort Madison, IAIA32,30633.0%
79Gettysburg, PAPA107,59433.0%
80Lincoln, NENE352,08132.6%
81Brainerd, MNMN100,56232.5%
82Rochester, MNMN231,18432.4%
83Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,49732.3%
84Spearfish, SDSD29,45932.0%
85Williamsport, PAPA112,58731.8%
86Racine, WIWI198,91931.7%
87Quincy, ILIL74,14631.7%
88Johnstown, PAPA128,96831.7%
89Willmar, MNMN44,72031.6%
90York, PAPA473,19731.6%
91Owatonna, MNMN37,46431.6%
92Janesville, WIWI166,47231.6%
93Lebanon, PAPA146,38031.5%
94Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,28531.4%
95Huron, SDSD19,62431.3%
96Rochelle, ILIL51,39931.3%
97Columbus, NENE46,58331.1%
98Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,01031.0%
99Oil City, PAPA49,34630.9%
100Greenville, OHOH51,52030.9%
101Lancaster, PAPA563,15930.7%
102Minot, NDND75,69430.6%
103Lewistown, PAPA46,12730.6%
104Sunbury, PAPA107,78830.5%
105McPherson, KSKS30,06430.5%
106Pontiac, ILIL35,05730.5%
107Marinette, WIWI65,51530.2%
108Fredericksburg, TXTX28,52730.2%
109Scottsbluff, NENE36,27230.2%
110Albert Lea, MNMN30,44030.0%
111Jefferson City, MOMO152,71229.9%
112Chambersburg, PAPA160,65229.9%
113Ames, IAIA128,09029.9%
114Lewisburg, PAPA42,31329.9%
115Lock Haven, PAPA37,87029.7%
116Grand Island, NENE78,07629.7%
117Angola, ININ34,79929.6%
118Rapid City, SDSD156,93429.6%
119Faribault, MNMN69,93929.5%
120Pottsville, PAPA145,08529.5%
121Atchison, KSKS16,17229.2%
122Sterling, COCO20,65429.2%
123Greensburg, ININ26,57629.0%
124Lima, OHOH100,88128.9%
125Billings, MTMT193,60328.9%
126Coshocton, OHOH37,18828.6%
127Worthington, MNMN22,33828.6%
128Burlington, IAIA44,06128.4%
129Huntingdon, PAPA43,00128.3%
130Dixon, ILIL32,91428.2%
131Lawrence, KSKS120,92028.2%
132Iowa City, IAIA182,71128.2%
133Huntington, ININ37,22428.1%
134Bloomsburg, PAPA66,19327.9%
135Reading, PAPA440,07227.9%
136Decatur, ININ36,65027.8%
137Evansville, ININ273,78627.7%
138Bay City, MIMI102,12327.7%
139Cody, WYWY31,17127.6%
140Kenosha, WIWI168,44827.5%
141Norwalk, OHOH58,25027.4%
142Omaha, NENE1,009,83627.3%
143Grand Forks, NDND105,04627.2%
144Sterling, ILIL54,12127.2%
145Fort Dodge, IAIA36,83827.2%
146Auburn, ININ44,53527.1%
147Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,29527.0%
148Maryville, MOMO20,17427.0%
149New Philadelphia, OHOH92,37326.9%
150Ashland, OHOH52,52326.9%
151Salina, KSKS59,12126.8%
152Austin, MNMN40,97126.7%
153Grand Rapids, MNMN45,40426.5%
154Lexington, NENE26,25526.4%
155Lincoln, ILIL27,18226.1%
156Meadville, PAPA81,79226.1%
157Kendallville, ININ47,93726.0%
158Des Moines, IAIA758,53926.0%
159Toledo, OHOH599,37625.9%
160Canton, OHOH400,24625.8%
161Fort Wayne, ININ466,25825.8%
162Hutchinson, KSKS61,53925.7%
163Harrisburg, PAPA617,42725.7%
164Batavia, NYNY58,41625.7%
165Petoskey, MIMI33,77525.7%
166Manhattan, KSKS136,12225.7%
167Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,85825.6%
168Bloomington, ILIL171,41925.6%
169Wooster, OHOH116,75825.5%
170Midland, MIMI83,75425.5%
171Sioux City, IAIA145,73825.4%
172St. Louis, MOMO2,814,42125.4%
173Fort Collins, COCO377,29225.3%
174Olean, NYNY75,39025.2%
175Peoria, ILIL363,50525.2%
176Brenham, TXTX38,28825.1%
177Ottawa, ILIL145,90225.1%
178State College, PAPA157,39325.0%
179Cumberland, MDMD93,64024.9%
180Saginaw, MIMI187,68824.9%
181Davenport, IAIA380,45224.8%
182Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,69124.7%
183Traverse City, MIMI156,97224.6%
184Monroe, MIMI156,00424.6%
185Laramie, WYWY38,55824.6%
186Alpena, MIMI28,85324.6%
187Muscatine, IAIA41,85324.4%
188Bemidji, MNMN47,05524.4%
189Mansfield, OHOH124,89324.4%
190Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,99224.3%
191Urbana, OHOH38,82024.3%
192Helena, MTMT97,15324.2%
193Centralia, ILIL36,38224.2%
194Indiana, PAPA82,87824.2%
195Columbia, MOMO219,06224.1%
196Ludington, MIMI29,04024.1%
197Adrian, MIMI97,77924.1%
198Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,21524.0%
199Pella, IAIA34,19224.0%
200Sturgis, MIMI60,96823.9%
201Monticello, ININ25,16423.9%
202Casper, WYWY80,52623.8%
203Storm Lake, IAIA20,44923.7%
204Bellefontaine, OHOH46,30223.6%
205Warsaw, ININ80,89223.5%
206Owosso, MIMI67,68123.4%
207Topeka, KSKS233,05223.4%
208Wabash, ININ30,71323.3%
209Ottawa, KSKS26,29923.3%
210St. Joseph, MOMO119,17023.2%
211Marshalltown, IAIA39,89023.2%
212Plymouth, ININ46,59923.1%
213Mount Vernon, OHOH64,00223.1%
214Salem, OHOH99,37722.9%
215Warren, PAPA37,03822.7%
216Athens, OHOH63,19722.6%
217Marietta, OHOH58,38922.6%
218Niles, MIMI152,44422.5%
219Erie, PAPA265,83222.4%
220Hillsdale, MIMI45,73822.4%
221Vincennes, ININ35,65222.4%
222Canton, ILIL32,90122.3%
223Bozeman, MTMT128,74022.3%
224Rockford, ILIL337,24222.3%
225Duluth, MNMN281,21922.2%
226Hermitage, PAPA107,86022.2%
227Cadillac, MIMI49,71922.1%
228Gillette, WYWY48,14522.1%
229Wichita, KSKS663,80922.1%
230Coldwater, MIMI45,99322.1%
231Alma, MIMI41,19022.1%
232Charleston, ILIL46,60722.1%
233Iron Mountain, MIMI30,57522.1%
234Cheyenne, WYWY102,93822.0%
235Lewiston, IDID65,45022.0%
236Great Falls, MTMT85,02921.9%
237Dayton, OHOH826,55421.9%
238Cambridge, OHOH38,37921.9%
239Washington Court House, OHOH28,55221.7%
240Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,86421.6%
241Jackson, MIMI159,55221.6%
242Moscow, IDID41,84221.6%
243Bradford, PAPA38,98421.5%
244Grand Junction, COCO162,84521.5%
245Hannibal, MOMO38,96921.5%
246Allentown, PAPA887,61521.4%
247Wilmington, OHOH42,30121.3%
248Akron, OHOH701,78021.3%
249Buffalo, NYNY1,155,65321.2%
250Moberly, MOMO24,51321.2%
251Sedalia, MOMO44,25421.1%
252Springfield, ILIL206,03321.1%
253Emporia, KSKS34,83821.0%
254Pittsburg, KSKS39,00820.9%
255Zanesville, OHOH87,01420.9%
256Peru, ININ34,48720.8%
257Kalispell, MTMT115,42920.8%
258Wheeling, WVWV134,08920.8%
259Lansing, MIMI479,72220.7%
260Sayre, PAPA59,60020.7%
261Missoula, MTMT128,69820.7%
262DuBois, PAPA78,10020.7%
263Pullman, WAWA48,51220.7%
264Big Rapids, MIMI42,32020.6%
265Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,80820.5%
266Oskaloosa, IAIA21,88020.5%
267Marshall, MOMO23,26520.4%
268Crawfordsville, ININ38,95420.4%
269Madison, ININ33,27920.3%
270Hagerstown, MDMD315,28020.2%
271Taylorville, ILIL33,44320.2%
272Fort Morgan, COCO30,30620.1%
273Seymour, ININ47,37020.1%
274Marion, OHOH65,11520.1%
275Michigan City, ININ111,29420.1%
276Escanaba, MIMI36,58220.0%
277Jacksonville, ILIL37,38120.0%
278Macomb, ILIL25,91619.9%
279Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,55219.9%
280Greeley, COCO378,42619.9%
281Lafayette, ININ228,46819.8%
282Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,11819.8%
283Spokane, WAWA608,01219.8%
284Columbus, OHOH2,242,02819.7%
285Fairmont, WVWV55,58419.7%
286Albany, OROR132,84319.7%
287Sonora, CACA53,16019.7%
288Marquette, MIMI68,06419.6%
289Kankakee, ILIL105,52519.6%
290Holland, MIMI123,18819.6%
291Kirksville, MOMO29,82419.6%
292Riverton, WYWY39,46419.5%
293Branson, MOMO57,00119.5%
294Elkhart, ININ208,77419.5%
295Durango, COCO56,89819.3%
296Gloversville, NYNY52,21619.3%
297Warrensburg, MOMO56,67019.2%
298Astoria, OROR40,92619.2%
299Carbondale, ILIL52,50119.2%
300Kansas City, MOMO2,270,68219.2%
301Springfield, MOMO500,69419.2%
302Mount Vernon, ILIL36,14719.2%
303Chillicothe, OHOH76,42919.1%
304Newport, OROR50,63619.0%
305South Bend, ININ324,53819.0%
306Farmington, MOMO67,80918.9%
307Springfield, OHOH135,34018.8%
308Connersville, ININ23,53318.8%
309Harrisonburg, VAVA140,15518.7%
310Seneca Falls, NYNY32,88318.6%
311Decatur, ILIL99,30018.6%
312Champaign, ILIL239,97918.5%
313Morgantown, WVWV141,99518.5%
314Logansport, ININ37,83618.4%
315Steamboat Springs, COCO38,45118.4%
316Walla Walla, WAWA62,36118.4%
317Corvallis, OROR97,72818.4%
318Los Alamos, NMNM19,40718.4%
319Cleveland, OHOH2,165,77518.4%
320Washington, ININ34,20918.3%
321Sheridan, WYWY33,24118.3%
322Weirton, WVWV112,46818.3%
323Mexico, MOMO24,52818.3%
324Sandpoint, IDID54,42018.3%
325Woodward, OKOK19,82718.3%
326Kalamazoo, MIMI263,79518.2%
327Enid, OKOK61,77918.2%
328Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,64518.2%
329Jamestown, NYNY124,12618.1%
330Boulder, COCO328,56018.1%
331Bend, OROR266,37618.0%
332Grants Pass, OROR87,86717.9%
333Colorado Springs, COCO781,79617.9%
334Port Angeles, WAWA78,20217.9%
335Weatherford, OKOK39,05917.9%
336Eugene, OROR381,58417.9%
337Clarksburg, WVWV88,14217.8%
338Rolla, MOMO45,24717.8%
339Ottumwa, IAIA35,21017.6%
340Pahrump, NVNV57,33617.6%
341Montrose, COCO44,59117.6%
342Richmond, ININ66,16917.6%
343Galesburg, ILIL47,76717.5%
344Williston, NDND41,76717.5%
345Rochester, NYNY1,056,14917.4%
346Marion, ININ66,52417.4%
347Sikeston, MOMO49,97817.4%
348Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,10217.4%
349Mountain Home, ARAR42,98217.4%
350Arkansas City, KSKS34,38217.4%
351Muskegon, MIMI177,90117.3%
352Winnemucca, NVNV17,26717.3%
353Marion, ILIL67,22517.3%
354Ann Arbor, MIMI370,21417.3%
355Punta Gorda, FLFL217,21217.2%
356Hudson, NYNY60,16817.2%
357Muncie, ININ113,10617.2%
358Easton, MDMD38,23817.2%
359Shelton, WAWA71,16517.2%
360Elkins, WVWV26,88217.2%
361Ocean Pines, MDMD54,45917.2%
362Oak Harbor, WAWA85,65717.2%
363Ellensburg, WAWA48,80317.1%
364Ponca City, OKOK43,49017.1%
365Boise City, IDID864,24317.1%
366Roseburg, OROR111,95117.0%
367Bloomington, ININ165,23117.0%
368Denver, COCO3,092,03717.0%
369Port Townsend, WAWA33,97017.0%
370Staunton, VAVA129,69216.9%
371The Villages, FLFL157,77216.9%
372New Castle, ININ49,13716.9%
373Houghton, MIMI40,02816.8%
374Indianapolis, ININ2,205,69516.8%
375Joplin, MOMO208,79616.8%
376Longview, WAWA114,88516.8%
377La Grande, OROR25,90016.7%
378Baker City, OROR16,65816.6%
379East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,17916.6%
380Bremerton, WAWA283,37416.6%
381Battle Creek, MIMI133,40816.6%
382Louisville, KYKY1,402,50916.6%
383Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,66616.5%
384Winchester, VAVA152,33216.5%
385Salem, OROR445,81416.5%
386Kerrville, TXTX54,03716.4%
387Youngstown, OHOH423,67816.4%
388Lacey, WAWA304,26116.3%
389Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,44216.3%
390Terre Haute, ININ169,24116.3%
391Gainesville, TXTX44,46116.3%
392Kokomo, ININ83,90416.3%
393Corning, NYNY91,85516.3%
394Columbus, ININ85,72916.2%
395Flint, MIMI401,09316.2%
396Stillwater, OKOK83,88916.1%
397Centralia, WAWA88,06216.0%
398Elmira, NYNY80,41516.0%
399Coos Bay, OROR63,99215.9%
400Auburn, NYNY74,36515.9%
401Portland, OROR2,542,28215.9%
402Brookings, OROR22,62115.8%
403Bedford, ININ45,56815.8%
404Hailey, IDID32,43615.8%
405Cañon City, COCO50,03915.7%
406Jackson, WYWY36,58715.7%
407Rifle, COCO80,09915.6%
408Hood River, OROR23,72015.6%
409Parkersburg, WVWV87,26415.6%
410Klamath Falls, OROR70,27415.6%
411Mountain Home, IDID29,46515.6%
412Bellingham, WAWA236,39215.5%
413Bartlesville, OKOK54,03715.5%
414Frankfort, ININ33,32215.3%
415Lexington Park, MDMD211,17615.2%
416Fairbanks, AKAK93,97215.2%
417Anchorage, AKAK405,82115.2%
418Oneonta, NYNY60,58915.0%
419Boone, NCNC54,78615.0%
420Wenatchee, WAWA128,41415.0%
421North Port, FLFL948,15815.0%
422The Dalles, OROR26,31015.0%
423Mount Vernon, WAWA132,97515.0%
424Breckenridge, COCO39,06915.0%
425Victoria, TXTX99,86414.9%
426Slidell, LALA279,10814.9%
427San Luis Obispo, CACA282,36714.9%
428Lebanon, MOMO36,94314.8%
429Harrison, ARAR45,65414.8%
430Seaford, DEDE277,14014.8%
431Amsterdam, NYNY50,04614.8%
432Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,08314.6%
433Cortland, NYNY45,85014.6%
434Medford, OROR221,79514.6%
435Newberry, SCSC39,56114.6%
436Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,15414.5%
437Pocatello, IDID91,59114.5%
438Crescent City, CACA26,41014.5%
439Syracuse, NYNY652,27314.5%
440Cullman, ALAL94,00914.4%
441Kennewick, WAWA324,33414.4%
442Clearlake, CACA67,77214.4%
443Truckee, CACA101,91114.4%
444Brevard, NCNC34,21114.3%
445Portsmouth, OHOH71,36514.3%
446Kingston, NYNY183,33014.3%
447Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,90414.2%
448Utica, NYNY285,61114.2%
449Aberdeen, WAWA78,14414.2%
450Sebring, FLFL111,12214.1%
451Granbury, TXTX70,50114.1%
452Detroit, MIMI4,390,91314.1%
453Ketchikan, AKAK13,54914.0%
454Sebastian, FLFL172,79914.0%
455Redding, CACA181,64814.0%
456Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,24514.0%
457Scranton, PAPA574,41814.0%
458Bishop, CACA18,15814.0%
459Rexburg, IDID69,38013.9%
460Watertown, NYNY111,54013.8%
461Albany, NYNY915,83513.8%
462Chico, CACA209,21113.8%
463Morehead City, NCNC70,46913.8%
464Hickory, NCNC376,89013.8%
465Crossville, TNTN66,30013.7%
466Juneau city and, AKAK31,60913.7%
467Evanston, WYWY23,41513.6%
468Charlottesville, VAVA228,59713.6%
469West Plains, MOMO40,79813.6%
470Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,08113.6%
471Monticello, NYNY80,58613.5%
472Greencastle, ININ37,87613.5%
473Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,11813.5%
474College Station, TXTX287,47613.5%
475Binghamton, NYNY243,18913.4%
476Garden City, KSKS37,50513.4%
477Flagstaff, AZAZ144,36813.4%
478Twin Falls, IDID123,90113.4%
479Kingsland, GAGA60,14313.4%
480Baltimore, MDMD2,857,78113.4%
481Eureka, CACA131,64713.4%
482Pinehurst, NCNC110,61913.3%
483Danville, ILIL71,25913.3%
484Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,33213.3%
485Jacksonville, NCNC217,17513.2%
486Miami, OKOK30,43813.2%
487Atlantic City, NJNJ372,04713.2%
488Idaho Falls, IDID173,85113.2%
489Tucson, AZAZ1,074,68513.1%
490Altus, OKOK24,76413.1%
491Palm Bay, FLFL663,98213.0%
492Cape Coral, FLFL875,60713.0%
493Bennington, VTVT36,63013.0%
494Fallon, NVNV25,85113.0%
495Elko, NVNV56,68213.0%
496Seattle, WAWA4,161,88312.9%
497Vernon, TXTX12,48112.9%
498Waco, TXTX308,80712.9%
499Port Lavaca, TXTX19,59912.9%
500St. George, UTUT213,67012.9%
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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest german share?

New Ulm, MN ranks #1 with 56.8% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by german share?

New Ulm, MN, Celina, OH, Carroll, IA, Beaver Dam, WI, Manitowoc, WI.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

925 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is german share measured?

Share of all residents who are German ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).