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RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 918

Highest German population share, US metro areas · 2010

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 66.9%. 918 metro areas qualify in total. Wisconsin carries 9 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2000
01New Ulm, MNMN25,51766.9%
02Carroll, IAIA20,30362.8%
03Bismarck, NDND139,75062.3%
04Fond du Lac, WIWI104,66959.5%
05Celina, OHOH42,73758.7%
06Beaver Dam, WIWI89,09758.6%
07Fairmont, MNMN19,44058.5%
08Dickinson, NDND39,14258.3%
09Jasper, ININ44,01658.0%
10Hays, KSKS29,07557.4%
11Hutchinson, MNMN36,63157.0%
12Sheboygan, WIWI118,04756.9%
13Dubuque, IAIA99,38156.7%
14Aberdeen, SDSD41,58356.5%
15Jamestown, NDND21,41456.5%
16Manitowoc, WIWI81,71056.3%
17Norfolk, NENE49,22856.2%
18Watertown, WIWI86,50555.8%
19St. Cloud, MNMN205,85455.6%
20Oshkosh, WIWI174,21855.6%
21Appleton, WIWI249,87655.5%
22Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,06055.1%
23Wausau, WIWI139,43254.6%
24Watertown, SDSD29,56254.3%
25Mankato, MNMN104,90754.0%
26Le Mars, IAIA25,69753.9%
27Beatrice, NENE21,71153.7%
28Baraboo, WIWI66,65253.1%
29Platteville, WIWI52,44653.0%
30Wapakoneta, OHOH45,90953.0%
31Mitchell, SDSD25,91352.9%
32Wahpeton, NDND23,01952.9%
33Hastings, NENE40,57751.4%
34Fremont, NENE38,05751.1%
35Shawano, WIWI45,75949.8%
36Selinsgrove, PAPA39,65549.2%
37Alexandria, MNMN40,12048.7%
38Brookings, SDSD37,63547.9%
39Yankton, SDSD23,63547.8%
40Winona, MNMN50,52347.7%
41Tiffin, OHOH54,52247.6%
42Clinton, IAIA46,00247.4%
43Columbus, NENE46,58347.4%
44St. Marys, PAPA29,92647.2%
45Freeport, ILIL43,22046.6%
46Menomonie, WIWI46,22346.4%
47La Crosse, WIWI171,18246.2%
48Kearney, NENE57,96246.2%
49Spirit Lake, IAIA18,07746.1%
50Red Wing, MNMN48,19545.9%
51Sparta, WIWI46,57245.8%
52Eau Claire, WIWI176,64745.7%
53Spencer, IAIA16,20245.5%
54Waterloo, IAIA169,18945.5%
55Huron, SDSD19,62445.4%
56Lincoln, NENE352,08145.2%
57Sioux Falls, SDSD314,63845.2%
58Worthington, MNMN22,33845.1%
59Fergus Falls, MNMN61,04145.1%
60Minot, NDND75,69445.1%
61Spearfish, SDSD29,45944.5%
62Fredericksburg, TXTX28,52744.0%
63Marshall, MNMN25,68444.0%
64Vermillion, SDSD15,03143.9%
65Stevens Point, WIWI71,94343.8%
66Van Wert, OHOH29,01343.6%
67Great Bend, KSKS24,79043.6%
68Lebanon, PAPA146,38043.5%
69Mason City, IAIA49,71043.4%
70Bucyrus, OHOH41,89643.3%
71Pierre, SDSD20,58843.2%
72Altoona, PAPA119,54143.1%
73Fargo, NDND269,52843.1%
74Findlay, OHOH75,03443.1%
75Decatur, ININ36,65042.9%
76Rice Lake, WIWI46,48442.8%
77Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,28542.6%
78Quincy, ILIL74,14642.5%
79Defiance, OHOH38,29242.3%
80Madison, WIWI709,68542.3%
81York, PAPA473,19742.2%
82Somerset, PAPA72,00442.2%
83Fremont, OHOH58,65541.9%
84Whitewater, WIWI106,12741.8%
85McPherson, KSKS30,06441.5%
86Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,49741.4%
87Williamsport, PAPA112,58741.3%
88Jefferson City, MOMO152,71241.2%
89Green Bay, WIWI336,75641.2%
90Sterling, COCO20,65440.8%
91Sandusky, OHOH112,77740.8%
92Owatonna, MNMN37,46440.6%
93Rochester, MNMN231,18440.6%
94Grand Island, NENE78,07639.9%
95Sidney, OHOH48,06539.8%
96Scottsbluff, NENE36,27239.6%
97Lewistown, PAPA46,12739.6%
98Chambersburg, PAPA160,65239.6%
99Austin, MNMN40,97139.5%
100Gettysburg, PAPA107,59439.5%
101Marinette, WIWI65,51539.4%
102Janesville, WIWI166,47239.3%
103Faribault, MNMN69,93939.3%
104Brainerd, MNMN100,56239.1%
105Lancaster, PAPA563,15939.1%
106Fort Madison, IAIA32,30639.1%
107Effingham, ILIL44,72738.9%
108Greenville, OHOH51,52038.9%
109Rapid City, SDSD156,93438.8%
110Albert Lea, MNMN30,44038.7%
111Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,01038.7%
112North Platte, NENE33,97238.6%
113Huntingdon, PAPA43,00138.3%
114Willmar, MNMN44,72038.1%
115Lewisburg, PAPA42,31338.1%
116Oil City, PAPA49,34638.0%
117New Philadelphia, OHOH92,37338.0%
118Rochelle, ILIL51,39938.0%
119Dixon, ILIL32,91438.0%
120Huntington, ININ37,22437.9%
121Angola, ININ34,79937.8%
122Iowa City, IAIA182,71137.8%
123Muscatine, IAIA41,85337.7%
124Lock Haven, PAPA37,87037.5%
125Sunbury, PAPA107,78837.0%
126Bloomsburg, PAPA66,19336.8%
127Reading, PAPA440,07236.7%
128Fort Dodge, IAIA36,83836.7%
129Pontiac, ILIL35,05736.6%
130Ames, IAIA128,09036.5%
131Norwalk, OHOH58,25036.4%
132Auburn, ININ44,53536.3%
133Racine, WIWI198,91936.2%
134Williston, NDND41,76735.9%
135Harrisburg, PAPA617,42735.8%
136Burlington, IAIA44,06135.5%
137Manhattan, KSKS136,12235.4%
138Plymouth, ININ46,59935.4%
139Omaha, NENE1,009,83635.4%
140Hutchinson, KSKS61,53934.9%
141Salina, KSKS59,12134.9%
142Lima, OHOH100,88134.7%
143Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,29534.7%
144Monroe, MIMI156,00434.7%
145Maryville, MOMO20,17434.7%
146Sioux City, IAIA145,73834.5%
147Meadville, PAPA81,79234.5%
148Storm Lake, IAIA20,44934.2%
149Fort Wayne, ININ466,25834.1%
150Evansville, ININ273,78634.1%
151Johnstown, PAPA128,96834.1%
152Alpena, MIMI28,85334.1%
153Wooster, OHOH116,75834.1%
154Marshalltown, IAIA39,89034.0%
155Ottawa, ILIL145,90233.9%
156Peoria, ILIL363,50533.6%
157Kenosha, WIWI168,44833.5%
158Grand Forks, NDND105,04633.5%
159Warsaw, ININ80,89233.5%
160Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,21533.3%
161Canton, OHOH400,24633.3%
162Pottsville, PAPA145,08533.2%
163Toledo, OHOH599,37633.2%
164Hillsdale, MIMI45,73833.1%
165Atchison, KSKS16,17232.9%
166Sturgis, MIMI60,96832.8%
167Topeka, KSKS233,05232.8%
168Ashland, OHOH52,52332.7%
169Niles, MIMI152,44432.7%
170Batavia, NYNY58,41632.6%
171Billings, MTMT193,60332.5%
172Sterling, ILIL54,12132.5%
173Midland, MIMI83,75432.3%
174Indiana, PAPA82,87832.3%
175Marshall, MOMO23,26532.3%
176Bay City, MIMI102,12332.2%
177Lawrence, KSKS120,92032.2%
178Bozeman, MTMT128,74032.2%
179Gillette, WYWY48,14532.2%
180Kendallville, ININ47,93732.2%
181Cumberland, MDMD93,64032.1%
182Des Moines, IAIA758,53932.1%
183Adrian, MIMI97,77932.1%
184Saginaw, MIMI187,68832.1%
185Erie, PAPA265,83232.0%
186Olean, NYNY75,39031.8%
187St. Louis, MOMO2,814,42131.7%
188Cody, WYWY31,17131.7%
189Lexington, NENE26,25531.6%
190Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,69131.6%
191Fort Collins, COCO377,29231.6%
192Sheridan, WYWY33,24131.5%
193Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,85831.4%
194Washington, ININ34,20931.4%
195Ottawa, KSKS26,29931.3%
196Wabash, ININ30,71331.3%
197Davenport, IAIA380,45231.3%
198Lewiston, IDID65,45031.2%
199Bloomington, ILIL171,41931.2%
200Hermitage, PAPA107,86031.2%
201Laramie, WYWY38,55831.2%
202Coldwater, MIMI45,99331.2%
203Moscow, IDID41,84231.0%
204Warrensburg, MOMO56,67031.0%
205Ludington, MIMI29,04030.9%
206Fort Morgan, COCO30,30630.9%
207Lincoln, ILIL27,18230.9%
208Bellefontaine, OHOH46,30230.9%
209Michigan City, ININ111,29430.7%
210Petoskey, MIMI33,77530.7%
211Warren, PAPA37,03830.7%
212Mansfield, OHOH124,89330.6%
213Traverse City, MIMI156,97230.6%
214Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,99230.6%
215Mount Vernon, OHOH64,00230.5%
216Emporia, KSKS34,83830.4%
217Bradford, PAPA38,98430.3%
218Helena, MTMT97,15330.2%
219Columbia, MOMO219,06230.1%
220Grand Rapids, MNMN45,40430.0%
221Greensburg, ININ26,57629.7%
222Marion, OHOH65,11529.7%
223Springfield, ILIL206,03329.6%
224Alma, MIMI41,19029.6%
225Big Rapids, MIMI42,32029.6%
226Hagerstown, MDMD315,28029.6%
227Cheyenne, WYWY102,93829.5%
228Coshocton, OHOH37,18829.5%
229Pullman, WAWA48,51229.4%
230Marietta, OHOH58,38929.3%
231Kirksville, MOMO29,82429.3%
232Salem, OHOH99,37729.2%
233Sedalia, MOMO44,25429.1%
234Owosso, MIMI67,68128.9%
235Seymour, ININ47,37028.8%
236Bemidji, MNMN47,05528.6%
237Great Falls, MTMT85,02928.5%
238Allentown, PAPA887,61528.5%
239Columbus, ININ85,72928.5%
240St. Joseph, MOMO119,17028.4%
241Wheeling, WVWV134,08928.4%
242Elkhart, ININ208,77428.4%
243Greeley, COCO378,42628.3%
244Kalispell, MTMT115,42928.1%
245Wichita, KSKS663,80928.0%
246Lafayette, ININ228,46827.9%
247State College, PAPA157,39327.9%
248Urbana, OHOH38,82027.6%
249Iron Mountain, MIMI30,57527.6%
250Centralia, ILIL36,38227.5%
251Pella, IAIA34,19227.3%
252Casper, WYWY80,52627.2%
253Peru, ININ34,48727.2%
254Cadillac, MIMI49,71927.1%
255Buffalo, NYNY1,155,65327.1%
256Monticello, ININ25,16427.0%
257Chillicothe, OHOH76,42927.0%
258Moberly, MOMO24,51327.0%
259Vincennes, ININ35,65226.9%
260Columbus, OHOH2,242,02826.8%
261Spokane, WAWA608,01226.8%
262Lansing, MIMI479,72226.8%
263Morgantown, WVWV141,99526.7%
264Kankakee, ILIL105,52526.5%
265Dayton, OHOH826,55426.4%
266Wilmington, OHOH42,30126.4%
267Brookings, OROR22,62126.3%
268Missoula, MTMT128,69826.3%
269Elkins, WVWV26,88226.3%
270Akron, OHOH701,78026.3%
271Grants Pass, OROR87,86726.3%
272Ellensburg, WAWA48,80326.2%
273South Bend, ININ324,53826.2%
274Carbondale, ILIL52,50126.0%
275Brenham, TXTX38,28826.0%
276Jacksonville, ILIL37,38125.9%
277Oskaloosa, IAIA21,88025.9%
278Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,86425.9%
279Jackson, MIMI159,55225.7%
280Hannibal, MOMO38,96925.7%
281Roseburg, OROR111,95125.6%
282Charleston, ILIL46,60725.6%
283Rockford, ILIL337,24225.6%
284Duluth, MNMN281,21925.6%
285Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,15425.5%
286Sandpoint, IDID54,42025.4%
287Bloomington, ININ165,23125.3%
288Springfield, OHOH135,34025.3%
289Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,80825.2%
290La Grande, OROR25,90025.2%
291Zanesville, OHOH87,01425.2%
292DuBois, PAPA78,10025.0%
293Macomb, ILIL25,91625.0%
294Jamestown, NYNY124,12625.0%
295Kansas City, MOMO2,270,68224.9%
296Mexico, MOMO24,52824.9%
297Rolla, MOMO45,24724.8%
298Champaign, ILIL239,97924.7%
299Kalamazoo, MIMI263,79524.7%
300Baker City, OROR16,65824.5%
301Richmond, ININ66,16924.4%
302Fairbanks, AKAK93,97224.4%
303Longview, WAWA114,88524.4%
304Grand Junction, COCO162,84524.4%
305Mount Vernon, ILIL36,14724.3%
306Kerrville, TXTX54,03724.2%
307Farmington, MOMO67,80924.2%
308Centralia, WAWA88,06224.1%
309Boulder, COCO328,56024.1%
310Branson, MOMO57,00124.0%
311Logansport, ININ37,83624.0%
312Escanaba, MIMI36,58223.7%
313Canton, ILIL32,90123.7%
314Durango, COCO56,89823.7%
315Sayre, PAPA59,60023.6%
316Greencastle, ININ37,87623.6%
317Marion, ILIL67,22523.6%
318Hailey, IDID32,43623.6%
319Arkansas City, KSKS34,38223.6%
320Boone, NCNC54,78623.5%
321Madison, ININ33,27923.5%
322Fairmont, WVWV55,58423.5%
323Newport, OROR50,63623.5%
324Walla Walla, WAWA62,36123.5%
325Ottumwa, IAIA35,21023.4%
326Holland, MIMI123,18823.4%
327Winchester, VAVA152,33223.4%
328Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,11823.3%
329East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,17923.3%
330Corning, NYNY91,85523.2%
331Gainesville, TXTX44,46123.2%
332Indianapolis, ININ2,205,69523.2%
333Mountain Home, ARAR42,98223.1%
334Terre Haute, ININ169,24123.1%
335Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,10223.1%
336Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,64523.1%
337Galesburg, ILIL47,76723.1%
338Rochester, NYNY1,056,14923.0%
339Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,44223.0%
340Muncie, ININ113,10623.0%
341Hudson, NYNY60,16822.9%
342Portsmouth, OHOH71,36522.9%
343Coos Bay, OROR63,99222.9%
344Enid, OKOK61,77922.9%
345Albany, OROR132,84322.9%
346Battle Creek, MIMI133,40822.8%
347Colorado Springs, COCO781,79622.8%
348Victoria, TXTX99,86422.8%
349Astoria, OROR40,92622.8%
350Seneca Falls, NYNY32,88322.7%
351Bend, OROR266,37622.7%
352Corvallis, OROR97,72822.6%
353Crawfordsville, ININ38,95422.6%
354Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,55222.5%
355Frankfort, ININ33,32222.4%
356Rock Springs, WYWY41,26722.4%
357Breckenridge, COCO39,06922.4%
358Kokomo, ININ83,90422.4%
359Garden City, KSKS37,50522.3%
360Parkersburg, WVWV87,26422.3%
361Cambridge, OHOH38,37922.3%
362Dodge City, KSKS33,99322.3%
363Ann Arbor, MIMI370,21422.3%
364Springfield, MOMO500,69422.2%
365Salem, OROR445,81422.2%
366Athens, OHOH63,19722.1%
367Evanston, WYWY23,41522.1%
368Gloversville, NYNY52,21622.1%
369Muskegon, MIMI177,90122.0%
370Steamboat Springs, COCO38,45122.0%
371Washington Court House, OHOH28,55221.9%
372Portland, OROR2,542,28221.9%
373Taylorville, ILIL33,44321.9%
374Montrose, COCO44,59121.8%
375Oneonta, NYNY60,58921.8%
376Eugene, OROR381,58421.8%
377Riverton, WYWY39,46421.7%
378Easton, MDMD38,23821.7%
379Decatur, ILIL99,30021.7%
380Cleveland, OHOH2,165,77521.6%
381Jackson, WYWY36,58721.6%
382Youngstown, OHOH423,67821.5%
383Weatherford, OKOK39,05921.5%
384Port Angeles, WAWA78,20221.4%
385Oak Harbor, WAWA85,65721.4%
386Clarksburg, WVWV88,14221.3%
387Denver, COCO3,092,03721.3%
388Carson, NVNV58,57121.3%
389Bremerton, WAWA283,37421.3%
390Lacey, WAWA304,26121.2%
391Cañon City, COCO50,03921.2%
392Hermiston, OROR93,72121.1%
393Stillwater, OKOK83,88921.1%
394Louisville, KYKY1,402,50921.1%
395Aberdeen, WAWA78,14421.0%
396Anchorage, AKAK405,82121.0%
397Pittsburg, KSKS39,00821.0%
398Elmira, NYNY80,41520.9%
399Bellingham, WAWA236,39220.8%
400Rifle, COCO80,09920.8%
401Sikeston, MOMO49,97820.7%
402Sonora, CACA53,16020.6%
403Weirton, WVWV112,46820.6%
404Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,08120.5%
405Connersville, ININ23,53320.4%
406Mountain Home, IDID29,46520.4%
407Port Townsend, WAWA33,97020.3%
408Redding, CACA181,64820.3%
409Truckee, CACA101,91120.3%
410Houghton, MIMI40,02820.2%
411Edwards, COCO54,29120.2%
412Ponca City, OKOK43,49020.2%
413Syracuse, NYNY652,27320.1%
414Chico, CACA209,21120.0%
415Klamath Falls, OROR70,27420.0%
416New Castle, ININ49,13719.9%
417Utica, NYNY285,61119.9%
418Medford, OROR221,79519.9%
419Marquette, MIMI68,06419.8%
420The Dalles, OROR26,31019.8%
421Joplin, MOMO208,79619.7%
422Shelton, WAWA71,16519.7%
423Elk City, OKOK22,15919.7%
424Clearlake, CACA67,77219.7%
425Kingston, NYNY183,33019.6%
426Marion, ININ66,52419.5%
427Twin Falls, IDID123,90119.5%
428Kennewick, WAWA324,33419.4%
429Baltimore, MDMD2,857,78119.4%
430North Port, FLFL948,15819.4%
431Watertown, NYNY111,54019.3%
432Woodward, OKOK19,82719.2%
433Binghamton, NYNY243,18919.2%
434Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,08319.1%
435Scranton, PAPA574,41819.0%
436Monticello, NYNY80,58619.0%
437Los Alamos, NMNM19,40718.9%
438Danville, ILIL71,25918.9%
439Boise City, IDID864,24318.9%
440Ocean Pines, MDMD54,45918.9%
441Fallon, NVNV25,85118.8%
442Slidell, LALA279,10818.7%
443Pahrump, NVNV57,33618.6%
444Seattle, WAWA4,161,88318.5%
445Sebastian, FLFL172,79918.5%
446Wenatchee, WAWA128,41418.5%
447Bedford, ININ45,56818.4%
448Juneau city and, AKAK31,60918.4%
449Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,24518.4%
450Lexington Park, MDMD211,17618.4%
451Ketchikan, AKAK13,54918.3%
452Staunton, VAVA129,69218.3%
453Punta Gorda, FLFL217,21218.3%
454Cullman, ALAL94,00918.2%
455The Villages, FLFL157,77218.2%
456Harrisonburg, VAVA140,15518.1%
457Detroit, MIMI4,390,91318.1%
458Auburn, NYNY74,36518.1%
459Flint, MIMI401,09318.0%
460Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,66618.0%
461Port Lavaca, TXTX19,59917.9%
462Amsterdam, NYNY50,04617.8%
463Mount Vernon, WAWA132,97517.8%
464Seaford, DEDE277,14017.8%
465Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,11817.6%
466Guymon, OKOK20,32217.6%
467Bonham, TXTX39,26517.6%
468Bartlesville, OKOK54,03717.6%
469Crescent City, CACA26,41017.5%
470Dover, DEDE194,78617.5%
471Payson, AZAZ53,80117.4%
472Reno, NVNV578,73417.3%
473Albany, NYNY915,83517.3%
474Hickory, NCNC376,89017.3%
475Palm Bay, FLFL663,98217.3%
476San Luis Obispo, CACA282,36717.2%
477West Plains, MOMO40,79817.1%
478Cape Coral, FLFL875,60717.0%
479Cortland, NYNY45,85017.0%
480Pueblo, COCO169,27717.0%
481Pocatello, IDID91,59116.9%
482Jacksonville, NCNC217,17516.9%
483Rexburg, IDID69,38016.9%
484Newberry, SCSC39,56116.8%
485Idaho Falls, IDID173,85116.8%
486Hood River, OROR23,72016.7%
487Bishop, CACA18,15816.6%
488Chicago, ILIL9,434,12316.6%
489Paducah, KYKY102,25916.6%
490Ukiah, CACA88,12216.5%
491Bay City, TXTX36,46316.5%
492Ontario, OROR60,08516.5%
493Blacksburg, VAVA181,61616.4%
494Othello, WAWA21,48816.4%
495Atlantic City, NJNJ372,04716.4%
496Sebring, FLFL111,12216.4%
497Ocala, FLFL442,66016.4%
498College Station, TXTX287,47616.3%
499Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,93816.3%
500Tucson, AZAZ1,074,68516.2%
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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 66.9% (2010 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by german share?

New Ulm, MN, Carroll, IA, Bismarck, ND, Fond du Lac, WI, Celina, OH.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 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 (2010).