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Highest German population share, US states

US states ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2024 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 2010

USUnited States334,922,49912.5%–

01Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87235.8%−8.6 pts

02North Dakota, NDND784,84134.5%−12.4 pts

03South Dakota, SDSD907,42833.1%−10.5 pts

04Nebraska, NENE1,978,70731.0%−10.5 pts

05Iowa, IAIA3,210,50730.5%−9.1 pts

06Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44529.2%−8.2 pts

07Kansas, KSKS2,947,19723.3%−7.4 pts

08Montana, MTMT1,116,87522.9%−6.1 pts

09Ohio, OHOH11,810,29322.3%−5.7 pts

10Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63921.6%−6.4 pts

11Wyoming, WYWY582,39721.5%−7.2 pts

12Missouri, MOMO6,191,81421.3%−5.8 pts

13Indiana, ININ6,851,07319.5%−6.9 pts

14Colorado, COCO5,862,18917.9%−5.0 pts

15Michigan, MIMI10,077,76117.7%−4.9 pts

16Idaho, IDID1,934,26216.5%−3.7 pts

17Oregon, OROR4,254,29316.3%−5.6 pts

18Illinois, ILIL12,694,79816.1%−4.6 pts

19West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37314.7%−5.1 pts

20Washington, WAWA7,816,11614.5%−5.8 pts

21Alaska, AKAK735,70614.2%−5.3 pts

22Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82412.7%−3.2 pts

23Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83812.6%−3.6 pts

24Delaware, DEDE1,021,19112.4%−3.7 pts

25Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63412.0%−3.4 pts

26Maryland, MDMD6,206,01111.4%−4.9 pts

27Vermont, VTVT647,10610.7%+0.3 pts

28Virginia, VAVA8,705,17010.1%−2.8 pts

29Utah, UTUT3,392,33110.0%−2.2 pts

30North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4049.4%−2.2 pts

31Nevada, NVNV3,184,6129.4%−4.0 pts

32South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2259.4%−0.9 pts

33Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3919.2%−3.0 pts

34Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3839.1%−1.4 pts

35Florida, FLFL22,416,0778.9%−3.1 pts

36New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2468.7%−1.7 pts

37New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8098.6%−3.6 pts

38New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8688.6%−0.9 pts

39New York, NYNY19,852,3668.6%−3.0 pts

40Texas, TXTX30,188,4248.3%−2.7 pts

41Maine, MEME1,387,8177.8%−0.6 pts

42District of Columbia, DCDC681,2947.8%+1.1 pts

43Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5087.7%−2.4 pts

44Louisiana, LALA4,611,9616.9%−1.8 pts

45California, CACA39,287,3776.8%−2.8 pts

46Alabama, ALAL5,086,7686.4%−1.3 pts

47Georgia, GAGA10,940,4076.3%−1.7 pts

48Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2355.8%−0.9 pts

49Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0565.4%−1.3 pts

50Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7795.1%−1.0 pts

51Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8015.0%−1.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · 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).