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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%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: New Mexico, NM, up 5 places to #36.

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SAME RANKING BYCitiesCountiesMetros
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
14▲1Colorado, COCO5,862,18917.9%−5.0 pts
15▼1Michigan, MIMI10,077,76117.7%−4.9 pts
16▲2Idaho, IDID1,934,26216.5%−3.7 pts
17▼1Oregon, OROR4,254,29316.3%−5.6 pts
18▼1Illinois, ILIL12,694,79816.1%−4.6 pts
19▲1West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37314.7%−5.1 pts
20▼1Washington, 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
24▲2Delaware, DEDE1,021,19112.4%−3.7 pts
25▼1Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63412.0%−3.4 pts
26▼1Maryland, MDMD6,206,01111.4%−4.9 pts
27▲2Vermont, VTVT647,10610.7%+0.3 pts
28Virginia, VAVA8,705,17010.1%−2.8 pts
29▼2Utah, UTUT3,392,33110.0%−2.2 pts
30▲2North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4049.4%−2.2 pts
31▼1Nevada, NVNV3,184,6129.4%−4.0 pts
32▲3South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2259.4%−0.9 pts
33Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3919.2%−3.0 pts
34▲3Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3839.1%−1.4 pts
35▲1Florida, FLFL22,416,0778.9%−3.1 pts
36▲5New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2468.7%−1.7 pts
37▼6New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8098.6%−3.6 pts
38New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8688.6%−0.9 pts
39▼5New York, NYNY19,852,3668.6%−3.0 pts
40▼1Texas, TXTX30,188,4248.3%−2.7 pts
41▲1Maine, MEME1,387,8177.8%−0.6 pts
42▲1District of Columbia, DCDC681,2947.8%+1.1 pts
43▼3Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5087.7%−2.4 pts
44▲1Louisiana, LALA4,611,9616.9%−1.8 pts
45▼1California, CACA39,287,3776.8%−2.8 pts
46▲1Alabama, ALAL5,086,7686.4%−1.3 pts
47▼1Georgia, GAGA10,940,4076.3%−1.7 pts
48Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2355.8%−0.9 pts
49Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0565.4%−1.3 pts
50▲1Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7795.1%−1.0 pts
51▼1Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8015.0%−1.2 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · 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).