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 (2020 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 2010

USUnited States331,449,28113.0%–

01Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87237.8%−6.5 pts

02North Dakota, NDND784,84136.9%−10.0 pts

03South Dakota, SDSD907,42835.7%−7.9 pts

04Nebraska, NENE1,978,70732.4%−9.1 pts

05Iowa, IAIA3,210,50732.3%−7.4 pts

06Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44531.3%−6.1 pts

07Kansas, KSKS2,947,19724.1%−6.6 pts

08Montana, MTMT1,116,87524.1%−4.9 pts

09Ohio, OHOH11,810,29323.4%−4.6 pts

10Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63922.8%−5.2 pts

11Wyoming, WYWY582,39722.7%−6.0 pts

12Missouri, MOMO6,191,81422.3%−4.8 pts

13Indiana, ININ6,851,07320.6%−5.8 pts

14Michigan, MIMI10,077,76118.5%−4.1 pts

15Colorado, COCO5,862,18918.3%−4.7 pts

16Oregon, OROR4,254,29317.3%−4.6 pts

17Illinois, ILIL12,694,79817.1%−3.6 pts

18Idaho, IDID1,934,26216.6%−3.6 pts

19Washington, WAWA7,816,11615.7%−4.6 pts

20West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37315.6%−4.2 pts

21Alaska, AKAK735,70614.3%−5.2 pts

22Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82413.1%−2.8 pts

23Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83812.7%−3.5 pts

24Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63412.3%−3.2 pts

25Maryland, MDMD6,206,01112.1%−4.2 pts

26Delaware, DEDE1,021,19112.0%−4.0 pts

27Utah, UTUT3,392,33110.4%−1.8 pts

28Virginia, VAVA8,705,17010.3%−2.6 pts

29Vermont, VTVT647,10610.2%−0.2 pts

30Nevada, NVNV3,184,61210.0%−3.4 pts

31New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8099.8%−2.5 pts

32North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4049.6%−2.0 pts

33Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3919.3%−2.9 pts

34New York, NYNY19,852,3669.3%−2.4 pts

35South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2259.3%−1.0 pts

36Florida, FLFL22,416,0779.2%−2.8 pts

37Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3839.0%−1.5 pts

38New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8688.6%−0.8 pts

39Texas, TXTX30,188,4248.5%−2.5 pts

40Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5088.4%−1.8 pts

41New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2468.0%−2.5 pts

42Maine, MEME1,387,8177.8%−0.5 pts

43District of Columbia, DCDC681,2947.3%+0.6 pts

44California, CACA39,287,3777.1%−2.5 pts

45Louisiana, LALA4,611,9616.7%−2.0 pts

46Georgia, GAGA10,940,4076.4%−1.6 pts

47Alabama, ALAL5,086,7686.2%−1.5 pts

48Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2355.8%−0.9 pts

49Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0565.6%−1.1 pts

50Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8015.0%−1.2 pts

51Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7794.8%−1.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest german share?

Wisconsin ranks #1 with 37.8% (2020 Decennial Census).

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 Decennial Census data.

How is german share measured?

Share of all residents who are German ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.