RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Highest German population share, US states

US states 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. Wisconsin leads at 35.8%. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 21.0%, against an all-states median of 11.4%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2000

01Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87235.8%–

02North Dakota, NDND784,84134.5%–

03South Dakota, SDSD907,42833.1%–

04Nebraska, NENE1,978,70731.0%–

05Iowa, IAIA3,210,50730.5%–

06Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44529.2%–

07Kansas, KSKS2,947,19723.3%–

08Montana, MTMT1,116,87522.9%–

09Ohio, OHOH11,810,29322.3%–

10Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63921.6%–

11Wyoming, WYWY582,39721.5%–

12Missouri, MOMO6,191,81421.3%–

13Indiana, ININ6,851,07319.5%–

14Colorado, COCO5,862,18917.9%–

15Michigan, MIMI10,077,76117.7%–

16Idaho, IDID1,934,26216.5%–

17Oregon, OROR4,254,29316.3%–

18Illinois, ILIL12,694,79816.1%–

19West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37314.7%–

20Washington, WAWA7,816,11614.5%–

21Alaska, AKAK735,70614.2%–

22Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82412.7%–

23Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83812.6%–

24Delaware, DEDE1,021,19112.4%–

25Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63412.0%–

26Maryland, MDMD6,206,01111.4%–

27Vermont, VTVT647,10610.7%–

28Virginia, VAVA8,705,17010.1%–

29Utah, UTUT3,392,33110.0%–

30North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4049.4%–

31Nevada, NVNV3,184,6129.4%–

32South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2259.4%–

33Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3919.2%–

34Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3839.1%–

35Florida, FLFL22,416,0778.9%–

36New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2468.7%–

37New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8098.6%–

38New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8688.6%–

39New York, NYNY19,852,3668.6%–

40Texas, TXTX30,188,4248.3%–

41Maine, MEME1,387,8177.8%–

42District of Columbia, DCDC681,2947.8%–

43Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5087.7%–

44Louisiana, LALA4,611,9616.9%–

45California, CACA39,287,3776.8%–

46Alabama, ALAL5,086,7686.4%–

47Georgia, GAGA10,940,4076.3%–

48Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2355.8%–

49Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0565.4%–

50Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7795.1%–

51Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8015.0%–

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest german share?

Wisconsin ranks #1 with 35.8% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by german share?

Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states 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).