RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Highest German population share, US states · 2020

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 37.8%. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 22.0%, against an all-states median of 12.0%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2000

01Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87237.8%–

02North Dakota, NDND784,84136.9%–

03South Dakota, SDSD907,42835.7%–

04Nebraska, NENE1,978,70732.4%–

05Iowa, IAIA3,210,50732.3%–

06Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44531.3%–

07Kansas, KSKS2,947,19724.1%–

08Montana, MTMT1,116,87524.1%–

09Ohio, OHOH11,810,29323.4%–

10Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63922.8%–

11Wyoming, WYWY582,39722.7%–

12Missouri, MOMO6,191,81422.3%–

13Indiana, ININ6,851,07320.6%–

14Michigan, MIMI10,077,76118.5%–

15Colorado, COCO5,862,18918.3%–

16Oregon, OROR4,254,29317.3%–

17Illinois, ILIL12,694,79817.1%–

18Idaho, IDID1,934,26216.6%–

19Washington, WAWA7,816,11615.7%–

20West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37315.6%–

21Alaska, AKAK735,70614.3%–

22Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82413.1%–

23Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83812.7%–

24Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63412.3%–

25Maryland, MDMD6,206,01112.1%–

26Delaware, DEDE1,021,19112.0%–

27Utah, UTUT3,392,33110.4%–

28Virginia, VAVA8,705,17010.3%–

29Vermont, VTVT647,10610.2%–

30Nevada, NVNV3,184,61210.0%–

31New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8099.8%–

32North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4049.6%–

33Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3919.3%–

34New York, NYNY19,852,3669.3%–

35South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2259.3%–

36Florida, FLFL22,416,0779.2%–

37Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3839.0%–

38New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8688.6%–

39Texas, TXTX30,188,4248.5%–

40Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5088.4%–

41New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2468.0%–

42Maine, MEME1,387,8177.8%–

43District of Columbia, DCDC681,2947.3%–

44California, CACA39,287,3777.1%–

45Louisiana, LALA4,611,9616.7%–

46Georgia, GAGA10,940,4076.4%–

47Alabama, ALAL5,086,7686.2%–

48Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2355.8%–

49Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0565.6%–

50Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8015.0%–

51Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7794.8%–

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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 37.8% (2020 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 2020 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 (2020).