Which county has the highest german population?

Maricopa County, Arizona ranks #1 with 607,823 (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by german population?

Maricopa County, Arizona, Cook County, Illinois, Los Angeles County, California, San Diego County, California, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,130 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is german population measured?

Number of residents who are German ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,130

Largest German population, US counties · 2010

US counties ranked by the number of residents who are German ancestry, from the 2010 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN POPULATIONVS –

2501Miner County, SDSD2,2811,306–

2502Copiah County, MSMS27,4971,305–

2503Neshoba County, MSMS28,7321,305–

2504Pershing County, NVNV6,4211,305–

2505Pierce County, GAGA20,7641,302–

2506Big Horn County, MTMT12,7521,298–

2507Mineral County, MTMT5,1851,297–

2508Cibola County, NMNM26,8071,296–

2509Eddy County, NDND2,3291,295–

2510Panola County, MSMS32,6911,295–

2511Lancaster County, VAVA10,9951,295–

2512Covington County, ALAL37,9471,294–

2513Barnwell County, SCSC20,6531,293–

2514Marion County, KYKY20,1151,292–

2515Pleasants County, WVWV7,3381,289–

2516Pike County, ALAL33,6881,286–

2517Marengo County, ALAL18,3111,286–

2518Refugio County, TXTX6,6571,285–

2519Ellis County, OKOK3,6131,282–

2520Scott County, MSMS28,0731,281–

2521Adair County, OKOK19,8281,279–

2522Adams County, MSMS30,0611,276–

2523Caswell County, NCNC22,5631,275–

2524Power County, IDID8,2461,275–

2525Luce County, MIMI6,3391,271–

2526Somervell County, TXTX10,2611,269–

2527Clay County, WVWV7,5381,267–

2528Meigs County, TNTN14,1861,267–

2529Webster County, KYKY12,9291,266–

2530Vance County, NCNC42,6381,266–

2531Saguache County, COCO6,7321,266–

2532McKinley County, NMNM68,1191,264–

2533Murray County, OKOK13,8051,263–

2534Powell County, KYKY12,8121,259–

2535Clay County, NCNC12,2391,255–

2536Manassas Park, VAVA16,5601,255–

2537Liberty County, MTMT1,9571,253–

2538Scott County, ARAR9,9651,248–

2539LaSalle Parish, LALA15,1541,247–

2540Custer County, COCO5,5901,246–

2541Putnam County, GAGA23,7221,240–

2542Henry County, ALAL18,3941,237–

2543Rawlins County, KSKS2,4311,237–

2544Madison County, TXTX14,2261,233–

2545Pike County, ARAR9,9641,230–

2546Berrien County, GAGA18,9321,230–

2547Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,7701,229–

2548Carson County, TXTX5,8051,228–

2549Breathitt County, KYKY12,5581,223–

2550Oregon County, MOMO8,7091,219–

2551Musselshell County, MTMT5,5821,218–

2552Socorro County, NMNM15,8381,216–

2553Adams County, NDND2,2751,216–

2554Buchanan County, VAVA18,4921,215–

2555Alleghany County, NCNC11,4791,211–

2556Oliver County, NDND1,8981,207–

2557Hartley County, TXTX4,9041,206–

2558Newton County, MSMS20,9601,204–

2559Mercer County, MOMO3,4041,202–

2560Fairfield County, SCSC20,3401,200–

2561Concordia Parish, LALA17,8361,198–

2562Benson County, NDND5,7591,197–

2563Hampton County, SCSC18,1741,192–

2564Pamlico County, NCNC12,7581,188–

2565Burke County, GAGA24,4081,185–

2566Estill County, KYKY13,9621,185–

2567Ouray County, COCO5,2651,180–

2568Franklin County, FLFL13,0291,180–

2569Woodson County, KSKS3,1181,180–

2570Dewey County, OKOK4,2071,178–

2571Hempstead County, ARAR19,0801,177–

2572Alexander County, ILIL4,5701,175–

2573Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1481,174–

2574McDuffie County, GAGA21,6401,170–

2575Caribou County, IDID7,2521,170–

2576Bath County, KYKY13,1761,165–

2577Simpson County, KYKY20,7881,164–

2578Webster County, WVWV7,7601,163–

2579Tillman County, OKOK6,7801,159–

2580Assumption Parish, LALA19,7201,157–

2581Union County, FLFL16,2501,156–

2582Jewell County, KSKS2,8301,156–

2583Searcy County, ARAR7,8481,152–

2584Bladen County, NCNC30,0071,151–

2585Ballard County, KYKY7,5941,151–

2586Boyd County, NENE1,6741,149–

2587Jasper County, SCSC38,5331,149–

2588Prairie County, ARAR7,9231,148–

2589Coleman County, TXTX7,9151,147–

2590Parmer County, TXTX9,6781,139–

2591Amelia County, VAVA13,6321,137–

2592Ochiltree County, TXTX9,2841,135–

2593Bent County, COCO5,7161,131–

2594San Juan County, UTUT14,5421,131–

2595Castro County, TXTX7,2951,128–

2596Graham County, KSKS2,3711,126–

2597Elbert County, GAGA20,0721,125–

2598Screven County, GAGA14,4081,124–

2599Nelson County, VAVA14,9201,119–

2600Crowley County, COCO5,6771,118–

2601Morgan County, KYKY14,4151,118–

2602Appomattox County, VAVA17,1721,115–

2603Sanborn County, SDSD2,3881,111–

2604Randolph County, ALAL23,1631,108–

2605Hamilton County, KSKS2,5001,105–

2606McLean County, KYKY9,0641,103–

2607Nantucket County, MAMA14,7581,102–

2608Custer County, IDID4,6361,095–

2609Edwards County, KSKS2,6401,094–

2610White Pine County, NVNV8,6611,093–

2611Mitchell County, TXTX8,9471,092–

2612Nelson County, NDND2,9631,086–

2613Baca County, COCO3,3471,085–

2614Northampton County, VAVA11,8791,080–

2615Unicoi County, TNTN17,8561,080–

2616Lander County, NVNV5,8721,075–

2617Marion County, TXTX9,8961,069–

2618Meriwether County, GAGA21,5161,069–

2619Cheyenne County, COCO1,7131,066–

2620Towner County, NDND2,0401,064–

2621Emanuel County, GAGA23,1471,064–

2622Lamar County, GAGA20,9411,063–

2623Lincoln County, IDID5,6031,063–

2624Golden Valley County, NDND1,8081,062–

2625Dawson County, TXTX11,7761,060–

2626Hamilton County, NYNY5,0061,057–

2627Bell County, KYKY22,8291,054–

2628Coffee County, GAGA44,4071,054–

2629Newton County, ARAR7,0261,052–

2630Essex County, VAVA10,6541,052–

2631Knott County, KYKY13,3211,050–

2632Heard County, GAGA12,1491,049–

2633Grenada County, MSMS20,8681,047–

2634Terry County, TXTX11,7201,047–

2635Hardin County, ILIL3,5881,047–

2636Decatur County, GAGA29,4321,045–

2637Green County, KYKY11,6441,044–

2638McCormick County, SCSC10,2151,043–

2639Lyon County, KYKY9,1231,040–

2640Lanier County, GAGA10,6231,035–

2641Adams County, IDID5,0131,035–

2642Douglas County, SDSD2,8881,034–

2643Carter County, MOMO5,4181,033–

2644East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,9111,032–

2645Jerauld County, SDSD1,6541,032–

2646Cleburne County, ALAL15,9701,026–

2647Phillips County, MTMT4,2031,024–

2648Trousdale County, TNTN12,6231,024–

2649Charlotte County, VAVA11,4011,020–

2650Lyman County, SDSD3,6941,019–

2651Stephens County, TXTX9,3801,017–

2652Lamb County, TXTX12,5791,010–

2653Brunswick County, VAVA15,7271,010–

2654Greenlee County, AZAZ9,3121,009–

2655Niobrara County, WYWY2,3411,008–

2656Dillon County, SCSC27,458999–

2657Beaver County, UTUT7,301999–

2658Mills County, TXTX4,580998–

2659Lincoln County, ARAR12,764997–

2660Grady County, GAGA26,590994–

2661Chase County, KSKS2,572993–

2662Tippah County, MSMS21,389989–

2663Lincoln County, NVNV4,320989–

2664Conejos County, COCO7,529988–

2665Jones County, NCNC9,575986–

2666Corson County, SDSD3,781986–

2667Clay County, KYKY19,465986–

2668Shannon County, MOMO7,285985–

2669Union Parish, LALA20,561984–

2670Houston County, TNTN8,479984–

2671Peach County, GAGA29,877984–

2672Campbell County, SDSD1,377980–

2673Sedgwick County, COCO2,247980–

2674Clark County, KSKS1,900980–

2675Columbia County, WAWA4,141979–

2676Kiowa County, KSKS2,432975–

2677Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,520971–

2678Renville County, NDND2,331965–

2679Brooks County, GAGA16,101963–

2680Greene County, GAGA21,367963–

2681Evans County, GAGA11,028960–

2682Rolette County, NDND11,688959–

2683Cannon County, TNTN15,296957–

2684Franklin Parish, LALA19,002952–

2685Wheeler County, TXTX4,773952–

2686Quay County, NMNM8,454949–

2687Pulaski County, ILIL4,820945–

2688Gosper County, NENE1,803941–

2689Sweet Grass County, MTMT3,762939–

2690Martin County, NCNC21,601937–

2691Catahoula Parish, LALA8,223935–

2692Crawford County, GAGA12,206934–

2693Scott County, TNTN22,671932–

2694Kane County, UTUT8,597931–

2695Martinsville, VAVA13,849931–

2696Perry County, MSMS11,577929–

2697Marion County, SCSC28,242924–

2698Jackson County, KYKY13,325918–

2699Haskell County, OKOK11,787916–

2700Mitchell County, GAGA20,467916–

2701Sheridan County, MTMT3,436913–

2702Kittson County, MNMN4,031911–

2703Phillips County, ARAR14,255909–

2704Crisp County, GAGA19,237908–

2705Sheridan County, NDND1,296906–

2706Morton County, KSKS2,470905–

2707Butler County, KYKY12,520902–

2708Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,777901–

2709Calhoun County, MSMS12,643901–

2710Coal County, OKOK5,436901–

2711Jasper County, GAGA17,632901–

2712Monroe County, KYKY11,191899–

2713Jackson Parish, LALA15,834898–

2714Edmonson County, KYKY12,749898–

2715Smith County, MSMS13,991896–

2716Buckingham County, VAVA17,137895–

2717Garfield County, NENE1,710893–

2718Wichita County, KSKS2,031892–

2719Griggs County, NDND2,239891–

2720Mineral County, NVNV4,407890–

2721Covington, VAVA5,680888–

2722Haywood County, TNTN17,042886–

2723Millard County, UTUT14,057885–

2724Marion County, MSMS24,001884–

2725Candler County, GAGA11,275879–

2726Chowan County, NCNC14,082878–

2727Toombs County, GAGA27,545876–

2728Menifee County, KYKY6,430874–

2729Dundy County, NENE1,568873–

2730Greene County, NCNC20,700873–

2731Bland County, VAVA6,151862–

2732Elk County, KSKS2,458862–

2733Deuel County, NENE1,862859–

2734Haakon County, SDSD1,802857–

2735Cook County, GAGA18,232856–

2736Washington County, ALAL14,822854–

2737Morehouse Parish, LALA23,705848–

2738Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,391847–

2739Decatur County, TNTN11,820847–

2740Hodgeman County, KSKS1,619847–

2741Perquimans County, NCNC13,490842–

2742Lipscomb County, TXTX2,955842–

2743Southampton County, VAVA18,110841–

2744Hale County, ALAL15,194840–

2745Storey County, NVNV4,260838–

2746Monroe County, ALAL18,965837–

2747Livingston County, KYKY8,863837–

2748Frio County, TXTX18,823837–

2749Lynn County, TXTX6,017834–

2750Yoakum County, TXTX7,438834–

2751Bienville Parish, LALA12,269832–

2752Swisher County, TXTX6,703830–

2753McIntosh County, GAGA11,989824–

2754Andrews County, TXTX18,914823–

2755Knox County, TXTX3,192823–

2756Bamberg County, SCSC12,796814–

2757Richland Parish, LALA19,582813–

2758Donley County, TXTX3,213809–

2759Cleveland County, ARAR7,224808–

2760Haskell County, TXTX5,499806–

2761Monroe County, ARAR6,244805–

2762Lamar County, ALAL13,587801–

2763Granite County, MTMT3,658798–

2764San Augustine County, TXTX7,722798–

2765Morgan County, UTUT13,383798–

2766Richmond County, VAVA9,294794–

2767San Saba County, TXTX5,787791–

2768Juab County, UTUT13,567790–

2769Meagher County, MTMT2,137782–

2770Harper County, OKOK3,172782–

2771Sierra County, CACA3,098781–

2772Chautauqua County, KSKS3,321781–

2773Butler County, ALAL18,100780–

2774Marlboro County, SCSC25,488780–

2775Fulton County, KYKY6,218773–

2776Lee County, KYKY7,297771–

2777Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,873768–

2778Crittenden County, KYKY8,807764–

2779McCone County, MTMT1,720763–

2780Gates County, NCNC10,234762–

2781West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,134761–

2782Nicholas County, KYKY7,949760–

2783Sully County, SDSD1,479759–

2784Moore County, TNTN6,920758–

2785Hidalgo County, NMNM3,929756–

2786Buena Vista, VAVA6,672756–

2787Fayette County, ALAL15,872755–

2788Cumberland County, KYKY5,992753–

2789Ben Hill County, GAGA17,099753–

2790Camden County, NCNC11,315751–

2791Hertford County, NCNC19,015751–

2792Garden County, NENE1,804750–

2793Real County, TXTX2,745750–

2794Claiborne Parish, LALA13,354749–

2795Martin County, KYKY10,697748–

2796Cumberland County, VAVA10,352742–

2797Clarke County, ALAL22,014738–

2798Greer County, OKOK5,373738–

2799Jack County, TXTX9,563737–

2800Ashley County, ARAR17,831735–

2801Garfield County, UTUT5,256734–

2802Grand Isle County, VTVT7,511730–

2803Attala County, MSMS17,100728–

2804Webster County, MSMS10,167728–

2805Cotton County, OKOK5,432727–

2806Pulaski County, GAGA10,172725–

2807Jefferson County, OKOK5,431725–

2808Banks County, GAGA21,273724–

2809Elliott County, KYKY7,265724–

2810Nome Census Area, AKAK9,830721–

2811Bennett County, SDSD3,307720–

2812Clarke County, MSMS15,102717–

2813Yazoo County, MSMS22,947715–

2814Warren County, NCNC18,898713–

2815Winkler County, TXTX7,540712–

2816Noxubee County, MSMS9,798709–

2817Dewey County, SDSD5,419708–

2818Hardeman County, TXTX3,292698–

2819Steele County, NDND1,797696–

2820Covington County, MSMS17,898694–

2821Leake County, MSMS21,662693–

2822Macon County, GAGA11,756692–

2823Winn Parish, LALA14,961691–

2824Hyde County, SDSD1,191688–

2825Metcalfe County, KYKY10,583688–

2826Bolivar County, MSMS28,262685–

2827Amite County, MSMS12,487680–

2828Northampton County, NCNC16,491680–

2829Washington County, KYKY12,368679–

2830Rock County, NENE1,259679–

2831Burke County, NDND2,132679–

2832Perry County, TNTN9,126679–

2833Clay County, MSMS18,238677–

2834Sherman County, TXTX2,781671–

2835Pickens County, ALAL18,221668–

2836Petersburg, VAVA33,734664–

2837Jackson County, TNTN12,466662–

2838Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058661–

2839Lafayette County, FLFL8,792661–

2840Chickasaw County, MSMS16,730656–

2841Woodruff County, ARAR5,710653–

2842Wallace County, KSKS1,441646–

2843Crockett County, TNTN14,006644–

2844Delta County, TXTX5,549644–

2845Wrangell, AKAK2,007642–

2846Catron County, NMNM3,827640–

2847Comanche County, KSKS1,673640–

2848Hansford County, TXTX4,944639–

2849Bath County, VAVA4,076639–

2850Pecos County, TXTX14,560635–

2851Magoffin County, KYKY11,110630–

2852Baylor County, TXTX3,472629–

2853Early County, GAGA10,455624–

2854Divide County, NDND2,110621–

2855Lane County, KSKS1,508621–

2856Willacy County, TXTX19,971621–

2857Jackson County, SDSD2,666618–

2858Kinney County, TXTX3,128618–

2859Bear Lake County, IDID6,727616–

2860Stanton County, KSKS1,986611–

2861Lawrence County, MSMS11,819610–

2862Garfield County, WAWA2,416610–

2863Appling County, GAGA19,100609–

2864Judith Basin County, MTMT2,162607–

2865Kiowa County, COCO1,412606–

2866Floyd County, TXTX4,881606–

2867Clay County, ALAL14,207602–

2868Petersburg, AKAK3,394600–

2869Union County, NMNM3,844597–

2870Cimarron County, OKOK2,059596–

2871St. Helena Parish, LALA10,758595–

2872McCulloch County, TXTX7,472590–

2873Oldham County, TXTX1,783588–

2874Clinton County, KYKY9,139580–

2875Ward County, TXTX11,125580–

2876Crenshaw County, ALAL13,175576–

2877Washington County, NCNC10,638576–

2878Powder River County, MTMT1,781574–

2879Greeley County, KSKS1,182571–

2880Dolores County, COCO2,466568–

2881Robertson County, KYKY2,325567–

2882Highland County, VAVA2,318567–

2883Marion County, GAGA7,676562–

2884Childress County, TXTX6,643561–

2885Sioux County, NENE1,188559–

2886Sioux County, NDND3,667556–

2887Franklin County, MSMS7,491554–

2888Wilcox County, GAGA8,797550–

2889Hickman County, KYKY4,372547–

2890Caldwell Parish, LALA9,344547–

2891Bailey County, TXTX6,963546–

2892Coahoma County, MSMS19,849541–

2893Lake County, TNTN6,249541–

2894Carter County, MTMT1,383535–

2895Kimble County, TXTX4,438532–

2896Charles City County, VAVA6,623530–

2897Galax, VAVA6,670530–

2898Lee County, ARAR8,029528–

2899Hayes County, NENE821527–

2900Jenkins County, GAGA8,843527–

2901Winston County, MSMS17,473526–

2902Walthall County, MSMS13,928525–

2903Jones County, SDSD913525–

2904Butte County, IDID2,783525–

2905Daniels County, MTMT1,612524–

2906Mellette County, SDSD2,137521–

2907Desha County, ARAR9,984519–

2908Graham County, NCNC8,190514–

2909Yalobusha County, MSMS12,375511–

2910Lincoln County, GAGA8,112510–

2911Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,240508–

2912Dodge County, GAGA19,663508–

2913Crosby County, TXTX4,852506–

2914King and Queen County, VAVA6,743505–

2915Fisher County, TXTX3,692504–

2916Wolfe County, KYKY6,298500–

2917Hemphill County, TXTX3,083496–

2918Wibaux County, MTMT885494–

2919Bertie County, NCNC17,086494–

2920Gilliam County, OROR1,971492–

2921Costilla County, COCO3,679490–

2922Greene County, MSMS13,707489–

2923Washington County, GAGA19,453488–

2924Prairie County, MTMT1,112487–

2925Todd County, SDSD8,863485–

2926Wheatland County, MTMT2,100481–

2927Choctaw County, ALAL11,904480–

2928Calhoun County, ARAR4,632480–

2929West Carroll Parish, LALA9,156479–

2930Nevada County, ARAR7,942478–

2931Wilkinson County, MSMS7,582476–

2932Wheeler County, NENE789473–

2933Benton County, MSMS7,502468–

2934Love County, OKOK10,780468–

2935Echols County, GAGA3,685468–

2936Maverick County, TXTX58,823467–

2937Roger Mills County, OKOK3,259463–

2938Charlton County, GAGA13,121460–

2939Jackson County, COCO1,211454–

2940Martin County, TXTX5,284452–

2941Oneida County, IDID5,085450–

2942Leslie County, KYKY9,627450–

2943Red River Parish, LALA7,165448–

2944Clay County, TNTN7,821446–

2945Dallas County, ARAR6,011443–

2946Ziebach County, SDSD2,389442–

2947Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,711441–

2948Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,483440–

2949Choctaw County, MSMS8,048439–

2950Leflore County, MSMS25,686430–

2951Worth County, MOMO1,914430–

2952Hancock County, TNTN7,075430–

2953Cameron Parish, LALA4,718427–

2954Glasscock County, TXTX1,128427–

2955Schleicher County, TXTX2,245423–

2956Coke County, TXTX3,412423–

2957Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,095419–

2958Essex County, VTVT6,051419–

2959Quitman County, MSMS5,364417–

2960Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,028414–

2961Franklin, VAVA8,478413–

2962Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662412–

2963Sherman County, OROR2,051411–

2964Dooly County, GAGA11,156411–

2965Chicot County, ARAR9,107410–

2966Wheeler County, OROR1,472410–

2967Sunflower County, MSMS22,893408–

2968Garfield County, MTMT1,148408–

2969Dimmit County, TXTX8,024407–

2970Sussex County, VAVA10,755405–

2971Schley County, GAGA4,593404–

2972Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,941404–

2973Shackelford County, TXTX3,197399–

2974Harding County, SDSD1,331397–

2975Pickett County, TNTN5,219394–

2976Keweenaw County, MIMI2,186393–

2977Crane County, TXTX4,554393–

2978Slope County, NDND628392–

2979Bleckley County, GAGA12,866391–

2980Bacon County, GAGA11,070390–

2981Guadalupe County, NMNM4,343389–

2982La Salle County, TXTX6,517389–

2983Haines, AKAK2,068388–

2984Armstrong County, TXTX1,843381–

2985Zapata County, TXTX13,753380–

2986Logan County, NENE669379–

2987Hall County, TXTX2,737379–

2988Surry County, VAVA6,603377–

2989Thomas County, NENE639376–

2990Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,219376–

2991Stewart County, GAGA4,631369–

2992Bradley County, ARAR9,828367–

2993Carlisle County, KYKY4,747367–

2994Duval County, TXTX9,402365–

2995Billings County, NDND1,071364–

2996Johnson County, GAGA9,310363–

2997Perry County, ALAL7,425362–

2998Wilkes County, GAGA9,540359–

2999Macon County, ALAL18,132357–

3000Coosa County, ALAL10,161356–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS