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Largest German population, Ohio counties

Ohio counties ranked by the number of residents who are German ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 88 counties in Ohio that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 88 is 15,415.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Franklin County, OHOH1,361,536232,270−16%

02Hamilton County, OHOH838,418210,439−15%

03Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,925184,045−18%

04Summit County, OHOH538,376109,196−19%

05Montgomery County, OHOH539,598108,320−19%

06Lucas County, OHOH423,34798,005−26%

07Stark County, OHOH373,77196,383−24%

08Butler County, OHOH400,12889,398−9%

09Lorain County, OHOH323,21968,427−14%

10▲1Clermont County, OHOH216,97760,533−9%

11▲1Delaware County, OHOH242,03257,612+1%

12▼2Warren County, OHOH257,18155,821−6%

13▲1Medina County, OHOH185,02553,256−4%

14▼1Lake County, OHOH232,21750,612−17%

15▲1Wood County, OHOH134,17642,498−17%

16▲3Greene County, OHOH174,32239,681−6%

17▼2Portage County, OHOH163,40439,533−20%

18Mahoning County, OHOH224,70639,332−24%

19▼2Licking County, OHOH185,56439,065−19%

20Fairfield County, OHOH169,75236,400−19%

21▲3Miami County, OHOH112,63430,779−13%

22▲1Trumbull County, OHOH198,97230,703−33%

23▲2Richland County, OHOH124,89330,510−21%

24▼3Wayne County, OHOH116,75829,757−24%

25▼3Allen County, OHOH100,88129,288−21%

26Clark County, OHOH135,34025,472−28%

27▲1Hancock County, OHOH75,03424,927−23%

28▼1Tuscarawas County, OHOH92,37324,894−29%

29▲1Erie County, OHOH73,29623,299−22%

30▼1Columbiana County, OHOH99,37723,096−27%

31▲3Mercer County, OHOH42,73722,854−5%

32▼1Geauga County, OHOH95,67621,716−15%

33Seneca County, OHOH54,52221,154−22%

34▲2Ashtabula County, OHOH96,71320,545−19%

35Auglaize County, OHOH45,90920,436−16%

36▼4Sandusky County, OHOH58,65519,824−23%

37▲3Muskingum County, OHOH87,01418,033−17%

38Putnam County, OHOH34,38017,933−21%

39▲4Union County, OHOH73,44617,662+2%

40▼1Shelby County, OHOH48,06517,089−13%

41▼4Huron County, OHOH58,25016,001−27%

42Darke County, OHOH51,52015,921−23%

43▼2Fulton County, OHOH41,85315,752−19%

44Ottawa County, OHOH39,48115,415−17%

45▲3Ross County, OHOH76,42914,609−30%

46Knox County, OHOH64,00214,583−21%

47▼2Ashland County, OHOH52,52314,038−20%

48▲4Athens County, OHOH63,19713,982−2%

49▼2Crawford County, OHOH41,89613,833−28%

50Defiance County, OHOH38,29213,375−19%

51▼2Washington County, OHOH58,38913,357−27%

52▼1Marion County, OHOH65,11513,050−34%

53▲1Pickaway County, OHOH62,97812,415−16%

54▲4Henry County, OHOH27,59812,346−19%

55Williams County, OHOH36,54911,962−32%

56▼3Belmont County, OHOH64,43411,595−37%

57▲4Holmes County, OHOH44,97011,410−28%

58▼1Jefferson County, OHOH63,59711,125−21%

59▲1Logan County, OHOH46,30210,862−24%

60▼4Madison County, OHOH46,98510,650−22%

61▲2Coshocton County, OHOH37,18810,500−4%

62▲2Van Wert County, OHOH29,01310,394−18%

63▼4Scioto County, OHOH71,36510,384−43%

64▼2Preble County, OHOH40,6649,879−32%

65▲4Champaign County, OHOH38,8209,421−15%

66Clinton County, OHOH42,3018,968−20%

67▼2Morrow County, OHOH36,3058,710−19%

68Brown County, OHOH44,3978,658−28%

69▲3Highland County, OHOH43,8238,430−19%

70▲3Guernsey County, OHOH38,3798,365−7%

71▼4Perry County, OHOH35,9188,271−9%

72▲2Hardin County, OHOH30,0728,236−22%

73▼2Wyandot County, OHOH21,5677,827−20%

74▼4Carroll County, OHOH26,4756,783−20%

75Lawrence County, OHOH55,7106,596−32%

76▲3Fayette County, OHOH28,5526,254−1%

77▼1Paulding County, OHOH18,7275,930−25%

78▼1Hocking County, OHOH27,5125,903−21%

79▲3Adams County, OHOH27,8654,292−15%

80▲1Pike County, OHOH27,0613,854−30%

81▼3Jackson County, OHOH32,8173,833−28%

82▲1Meigs County, OHOH21,5873,777−36%

83▼3Gallia County, OHOH29,0723,599−27%

84Monroe County, OHOH12,9943,327−35%

85Noble County, OHOH14,2763,309−13%

86Harrison County, OHOH14,0702,569−23%

87Morgan County, OHOH13,6262,120−34%

88Vinton County, OHOH12,6451,381−40%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES