RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,134

Largest German population, US counties · 2020

US counties ranked by the number of residents who are German ancestry, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN POPULATIONVS 2000

2501Lamb County, TXTX12,5791,014–

2502Adams County, NDND2,2751,006–

2503Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8321,005–

2504Refugio County, TXTX6,6571,003–

2505Todd County, KYKY12,9721,001–

2506Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121994–

2507Jackson County, TNTN12,466993–

2508Montgomery County, ARAR8,579991–

2509Jackson Parish, LALA15,834990–

2510Brewster County, TXTX9,458990–

2511Little River County, ARAR11,763988–

2512Decatur County, KSKS2,716988–

2513Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,770986–

2514Manassas Park, VAVA16,560986–

2515Newton County, ARAR7,026985–

2516Butts County, GAGA27,218985–

2517Franklin County, IDID15,889985–

2518Glacier County, MTMT13,463984–

2519Lincoln County, KSKS2,861983–

2520McKinley County, NMNM68,119982–

2521Adair County, OKOK19,828975–

2522Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,270971–

2523Gallatin County, ILIL4,616970–

2524Hartley County, TXTX4,904966–

2525Lewis County, TNTN13,487965–

2526Lyman County, SDSD3,694964–

2527Cumberland County, VAVA10,352959–

2528Grayson County, VAVA15,230959–

2529Renville County, NDND2,331958–

2530Webster County, KYKY12,929956–

2531Kittson County, MNMN4,031956–

2532Knox County, MOMO3,728956–

2533Burke County, GAGA24,408956–

2534Washington County, MSMS40,446955–

2535Wirt County, WVWV4,879955–

2536Nelson County, NDND2,963954–

2537Carson County, TXTX5,805953–

2538Panola County, MSMS32,691951–

2539Decatur County, TNTN11,820951–

2540San Saba County, TXTX5,787950–

2541Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,415946–

2542Stephens County, TXTX9,380945–

2543Pleasants County, WVWV7,338945–

2544Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,777944–

2545Choctaw County, OKOK14,059944–

2546Hot Springs County, WYWY4,600939–

2547Boyd County, NENE1,674937–

2548Hardin County, ILIL3,588937–

2549Conejos County, COCO7,529934–

2550Lewis County, IDID3,704934–

2551West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,134933–

2552Campbell County, SDSD1,377933–

2553Meriwether County, GAGA21,516933–

2554Clay County, ALAL14,207931–

2555Crittenden County, KYKY8,807929–

2556Pierce County, GAGA20,764928–

2557Kimball County, NENE3,391926–

2558Camp County, TXTX13,380924–

2559Holmes County, FLFL20,119923–

2560Toole County, MTMT5,211918–

2561Perkins County, NENE2,849916–

2562Power County, IDID8,246915–

2563Butler County, KYKY12,520912–

2564Pike County, GAGA20,932911–

2565Stafford County, KSKS4,005910–

2566Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,626908–

2567Sabine County, TXTX10,012908–

2568Ellis County, OKOK3,613907–

2569Magoffin County, KYKY11,110906–

2570McCormick County, SCSC10,215905–

2571Ware County, GAGA36,906901–

2572Morgan County, KYKY14,415896–

2573Essex County, VAVA10,654894–

2574Lake County, COCO7,552893–

2575Ouachita County, ARAR21,731892–

2576Caldwell County, KYKY12,609892–

2577Tillman County, OKOK6,780892–

2578Custer County, IDID4,636891–

2579Cibola County, NMNM26,807891–

2580Gosper County, NENE1,803891–

2581Custer County, COCO5,590887–

2582Lyon County, KYKY9,123886–

2583Randolph County, ALAL23,163884–

2584Young County, TXTX18,154884–

2585Sevier County, ARAR15,758882–

2586Grant County, OKOK4,067881–

2587Sullivan County, MOMO5,738879–

2588Columbia County, WAWA4,141878–

2589Cleburne County, ALAL15,970877–

2590Chase County, KSKS2,572877–

2591Edwards County, KSKS2,640877–

2592Buckingham County, VAVA17,137868–

2593Golden Valley County, NDND1,808866–

2594Ouray County, COCO5,265866–

2595Woodson County, KSKS3,118866–

2596Upson County, GAGA28,500865–

2597Miner County, SDSD2,281862–

2598Millard County, UTUT14,057862–

2599Barbour County, ALAL24,607860–

2600Lander County, NVNV5,872858–

2601Towner County, NDND2,040853–

2602Toombs County, GAGA27,545853–

2603Ballard County, KYKY7,594853–

2604Neshoba County, MSMS28,732852–

2605Logan County, KSKS2,661852–

2606Ben Hill County, GAGA17,099851–

2607Jasper County, GAGA17,632851–

2608Caribou County, IDID7,252850–

2609Crockett County, TNTN14,006849–

2610Nantucket County, MAMA14,758845–

2611Sheridan County, MTMT3,436845–

2612San Augustine County, TXTX7,722845–

2613Hampton County, SCSC18,174838–

2614Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439837–

2615Adams County, IDID5,013837–

2616Storey County, NVNV4,260836–

2617Estill County, KYKY13,962835–

2618Okfuskee County, OKOK11,451833–

2619Columbia County, ARAR21,894823–

2620Calhoun County, WVWV5,978823–

2621Sumter County, GAGA28,801823–

2622Kearny County, KSKS3,888823–

2623Jerauld County, SDSD1,654821–

2624Fayette County, ALAL15,872819–

2625Washington County, KYKY12,368816–

2626Bear Lake County, IDID6,727803–

2627Greene County, MSMS13,707800–

2628Tishomingo County, MSMS18,639799–

2629White Pine County, NVNV8,661797–

2630Appomattox County, VAVA17,172795–

2631Crisp County, GAGA19,237794–

2632Chase County, NENE3,718793–

2633Hertford County, NCNC19,015793–

2634Washington County, ALAL14,822790–

2635Trousdale County, TNTN12,623790–

2636Alleghany County, NCNC11,479789–

2637Montgomery County, NCNC26,403787–

2638Chattooga County, GAGA25,300787–

2639Corson County, SDSD3,781785–

2640Sabine Parish, LALA21,834784–

2641Grand Isle County, VTVT7,511784–

2642Phillips County, ARAR14,255783–

2643Scurry County, TXTX16,162783–

2644Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,520783–

2645Lawrence County, KYKY15,765783–

2646Livingston County, KYKY8,863777–

2647Parmer County, TXTX9,678775–

2648Greer County, OKOK5,373775–

2649Swain County, NCNC14,024772–

2650Caldwell Parish, LALA9,344771–

2651Granite County, MTMT3,658771–

2652Charlotte County, VAVA11,401769–

2653Morgan County, UTUT13,383768–

2654Real County, TXTX2,745766–

2655Jewell County, KSKS2,830765–

2656Winn Parish, LALA14,961761–

2657Alexander County, ILIL4,570759–

2658Love County, OKOK10,780755–

2659Perry County, TNTN9,126755–

2660Metcalfe County, KYKY10,583754–

2661Union County, NMNM3,844753–

2662Haakon County, SDSD1,802752–

2663Bladen County, NCNC30,007750–

2664Mitchell County, TXTX8,947750–

2665Blaine County, MTMT6,860744–

2666Scotland County, NCNC33,322744–

2667Cheyenne County, COCO1,713742–

2668St. Francis County, ARAR21,800740–

2669Lincoln County, NVNV4,320739–

2670Decatur County, GAGA29,432738–

2671Wolfe County, KYKY6,298736–

2672Concordia Parish, LALA17,836736–

2673Morehouse Parish, LALA23,705732–

2674Drew County, ARAR17,054731–

2675Simpson County, MSMS25,498728–

2676Harper County, OKOK3,172728–

2677Wheatland County, MTMT2,100726–

2678Dewey County, SDSD5,419726–

2679Willacy County, TXTX19,971725–

2680Somervell County, TXTX10,261723–

2681Juab County, UTUT13,567723–

2682Mineral County, NVNV4,407720–

2683Kiowa County, KSKS2,432717–

2684Choctaw County, ALAL11,904716–

2685Clark County, KSKS1,900715–

2686McLean County, KYKY9,064713–

2687Fairfield County, SCSC20,340710–

2688Coal County, OKOK5,436705–

2689Lamar County, GAGA20,941705–

2690Greensville County, VAVA11,181703–

2691Beaver County, UTUT7,301702–

2692Houston County, TNTN8,479701–

2693Screven County, GAGA14,408699–

2694Castro County, TXTX7,295697–

2695Jefferson County, OKOK5,431696–

2696Sheridan County, NDND1,296692–

2697Scott County, ARAR9,965688–

2698Judith Basin County, MTMT2,162688–

2699Brunswick County, VAVA15,727687–

2700Washington County, GAGA19,453687–

2701Prairie County, ARAR7,923686–

2702Perry County, MSMS11,577681–

2703Liberty County, FLFL8,035681–

2704Bennett County, SDSD3,307680–

2705Lee County, KYKY7,297675–

2706Garfield County, NENE1,710673–

2707Bland County, VAVA6,151673–

2708Chowan County, NCNC14,082671–

2709Garden County, NENE1,804670–

2710Copiah County, MSMS27,497668–

2711Hyde County, SDSD1,191665–

2712Deuel County, NENE1,862664–

2713Terry County, TXTX11,720664–

2714Pulaski County, ILIL4,820664–

2715Hodgeman County, KSKS1,619663–

2716Nicholas County, KYKY7,949658–

2717Prentiss County, MSMS25,284655–

2718Sedgwick County, COCO2,247654–

2719Lanier County, GAGA10,623653–

2720Wallace County, KSKS1,441650–

2721McCone County, MTMT1,720649–

2722Ochiltree County, TXTX9,284647–

2723Dundy County, NENE1,568646–

2724Nottoway County, VAVA15,796646–

2725Griggs County, NDND2,239645–

2726Itawamba County, MSMS24,152645–

2727Worth County, GAGA20,059644–

2728Galax, VAVA6,670644–

2729Bertie County, NCNC17,086643–

2730Brooks County, GAGA16,101641–

2731Niobrara County, WYWY2,341639–

2732Graham County, KSKS2,371638–

2733Wichita County, KSKS2,031637–

2734Childress County, TXTX6,643635–

2735Covington County, MSMS17,898631–

2736Henry County, ALAL18,394628–

2737Northampton County, VAVA11,879627–

2738Hitchcock County, NENE2,467626–

2739Shackelford County, TXTX3,197625–

2740Elbert County, GAGA20,072624–

2741Yazoo County, MSMS22,947621–

2742Monroe County, ALAL18,965618–

2743Macon County, GAGA11,756617–

2744Cotton County, OKOK5,432617–

2745Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,873617–

2746Greene County, NCNC20,700615–

2747Humphreys County, TNTN19,646614–

2748Covington, VAVA5,680613–

2749Lynn County, TXTX6,017607–

2750West Carroll Parish, LALA9,156606–

2751Petersburg, VAVA33,734602–

2752Northampton County, NCNC16,491601–

2753Bacon County, GAGA11,070598–

2754Pike County, ARAR9,964597–

2755Brooks County, TXTX6,579594–

2756Swisher County, TXTX6,703594–

2757Richland Parish, LALA19,582593–

2758Mercer County, MOMO3,404592–

2759Searcy County, ARAR7,848591–

2760Hamilton County, NYNY5,006590–

2761Charlton County, GAGA13,121590–

2762Red River Parish, LALA7,165588–

2763Catron County, NMNM3,827587–

2764Dawson County, TXTX11,776587–

2765Nome Census Area, AKAK9,830586–

2766Clinton County, KYKY9,139581–

2767Clay County, MSMS18,238580–

2768Dickenson County, VAVA13,236580–

2769Burke County, NDND2,132578–

2770Quay County, NMNM8,454577–

2771Franklin Parish, LALA19,002574–

2772Mills County, TXTX4,580573–

2773Baca County, COCO3,347573–

2774Hamilton County, KSKS2,500573–

2775Pickens County, ALAL18,221572–

2776Coke County, TXTX3,412571–

2777Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662569–

2778Evans County, GAGA11,028569–

2779Lee County, SCSC15,730568–

2780Heard County, GAGA12,149567–

2781Steele County, NDND1,797566–

2782Haskell County, TXTX5,499566–

2783Cook County, GAGA18,232565–

2784Chautauqua County, KSKS3,321565–

2785Sierra County, CACA3,098560–

2786Bolivar County, MSMS28,262560–

2787Lipscomb County, TXTX2,955560–

2788Bent County, COCO5,716559–

2789Comanche County, KSKS1,673559–

2790Martin County, KYKY10,697559–

2791Marion County, MSMS24,001556–

2792Jones County, NCNC9,575554–

2793Sully County, SDSD1,479554–

2794Kiowa County, COCO1,412552–

2795Powell County, KYKY12,812552–

2796Marlboro County, SCSC25,488551–

2797Clay County, KYKY19,465549–

2798Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058548–

2799Scott County, MSMS28,073547–

2800Jackson County, KYKY13,325547–

2801Wrangell, AKAK2,007543–

2802Yalobusha County, MSMS12,375543–

2803Green County, KYKY11,644542–

2804Martin County, NCNC21,601536–

2805Marion County, TXTX9,896536–

2806Powder River County, MTMT1,781535–

2807Cleveland County, ARAR7,224532–

2808Donley County, TXTX3,213532–

2809Pope County, ILIL3,672532–

2810Candler County, GAGA11,275531–

2811Grant Parish, LALA22,075530–

2812Attala County, MSMS17,100530–

2813Dodge County, GAGA19,663530–

2814Martinsville, VAVA13,849529–

2815Jackson County, SDSD2,666527–

2816Monroe County, ARAR6,244524–

2817Ashley County, ARAR17,831519–

2818Lake County, TNTN6,249519–

2819Oneida County, IDID5,085519–

2820Frio County, TXTX18,823517–

2821Cameron Parish, LALA4,718515–

2822Prairie County, MTMT1,112508–

2823Moore County, TNTN6,920505–

2824Garfield County, UTUT5,256505–

2825Hughes County, OKOK13,455495–

2826Brantley County, GAGA18,936494–

2827Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,028492–

2828Newton County, MSMS20,960491–

2829Clay County, TNTN7,821491–

2830Cumberland County, KYKY5,992491–

2831Menifee County, KYKY6,430485–

2832Divide County, NDND2,110479–

2833Keya Paha County, NENE792479–

2834Breathitt County, KYKY12,558479–

2835Graham County, NCNC8,190478–

2836Haywood County, TNTN17,042478–

2837Gates County, NCNC10,234476–

2838Red River County, TXTX11,816476–

2839Sussex County, VAVA10,755475–

2840Reeves County, TXTX12,138472–

2841Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,338470–

2842Lafayette County, FLFL8,792470–

2843Marengo County, ALAL18,311469–

2844Coahoma County, MSMS19,849468–

2845Elliott County, KYKY7,265468–

2846McIntosh County, GAGA11,989464–

2847Crawford County, GAGA12,206463–

2848Webster County, MSMS10,167462–

2849Charles City County, VAVA6,623462–

2850Sioux County, NENE1,188460–

2851Sioux County, NDND3,667459–

2852King and Queen County, VAVA6,743456–

2853Elk County, KSKS2,458455–

2854Pulaski County, GAGA10,172454–

2855Clarke County, ALAL22,014451–

2856Baylor County, TXTX3,472449–

2857Appling County, GAGA19,100448–

2858Amite County, MSMS12,487446–

2859Kinney County, TXTX3,128441–

2860Emanuel County, GAGA23,147438–

2861Rock County, NENE1,259437–

2862Perry County, ALAL7,425436–

2863Petersburg, AKAK3,394435–

2864Costilla County, COCO3,679435–

2865Garfield County, WAWA2,416432–

2866Menard County, TXTX1,956431–

2867Denali, AKAK1,616430–

2868Mellette County, SDSD2,137429–

2869Delta County, TXTX5,549429–

2870Hemphill County, TXTX3,083429–

2871Winston County, MSMS17,473427–

2872Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,391425–

2873Highland County, VAVA2,318421–

2874Adams County, MSMS30,061420–

2875Carter County, MTMT1,383420–

2876Pecos County, TXTX14,560419–

2877Taylor County, GAGA7,818418–

2878Floyd County, TXTX4,881418–

2879Gilliam County, OROR1,971417–

2880Knox County, TXTX3,192417–

2881Crenshaw County, ALAL13,175414–

2882Benton County, MSMS7,502413–

2883Franklin, VAVA8,478412–

2884Dolores County, COCO2,466412–

2885Monroe County, KYKY11,191412–

2886Buena Vista, VAVA6,672412–

2887Jasper County, MSMS15,785411–

2888Hale County, ALAL15,194411–

2889LaSalle Parish, LALA15,154410–

2890Logan County, NENE669409–

2891Winkler County, TXTX7,540407–

2892Robertson County, KYKY2,325406–

2893Concho County, TXTX3,607406–

2894Claiborne Parish, LALA13,354405–

2895Keweenaw County, MIMI2,186405–

2896Roger Mills County, OKOK3,259405–

2897Newton County, TXTX11,954405–

2898Wayne County, UTUT2,587403–

2899Wheeler County, NENE789401–

2900Richmond County, VAVA9,294396–

2901Jackson County, COCO1,211396–

2902Hancock County, TNTN7,075394–

2903Johnson County, GAGA9,310393–

2904Duval County, TXTX9,402392–

2905Crosby County, TXTX4,852391–

2906Dillon County, SCSC27,458390–

2907Wheeler County, TXTX4,773388–

2908Billings County, NDND1,071386–

2909Slope County, NDND628384–

2910Leslie County, KYKY9,627383–

2911Marion County, SCSC28,242380–

2912Lincoln County, GAGA8,112380–

2913Chickasaw County, MSMS16,730378–

2914Leake County, MSMS21,662378–

2915Morris County, TXTX12,133376–

2916Clarke County, MSMS15,102375–

2917Jack County, TXTX9,563375–

2918Bamberg County, SCSC12,796374–

2919Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,219373–

2920Mitchell County, GAGA20,467371–

2921Norton, VAVA3,477369–

2922Noxubee County, MSMS9,798368–

2923Irwin County, GAGA9,020367–

2924Meagher County, MTMT2,137366–

2925Greeley County, KSKS1,182366–

2926Van Buren County, TNTN6,874365–

2927Bailey County, TXTX6,963363–

2928Todd County, SDSD8,863362–

2929Haines, AKAK2,068361–

2930Grenada County, MSMS20,868361–

2931Sherman County, TXTX2,781360–

2932Sunflower County, MSMS22,893358–

2933Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,666356–

2934Morton County, KSKS2,470356–

2935Choctaw County, MSMS8,048355–

2936Bath County, VAVA4,076351–

2937Butler County, ALAL18,100344–

2938Bienville Parish, LALA12,269343–

2939Hickman County, KYKY4,372342–

2940Oldham County, TXTX1,783342–

2941Carlisle County, KYKY4,747336–

2942Ziebach County, SDSD2,389334–

2943Martin County, TXTX5,284333–

2944Hardeman County, TXTX3,292332–

2945Wibaux County, MTMT885330–

2946Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,483329–

2947Harding County, SDSD1,331329–

2948Lincoln County, IDID5,603329–

2949Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,240326–

2950Smith County, MSMS13,991326–

2951Jefferson County, GAGA15,011325–

2952Hooker County, NENE686319–

2953Fulton County, KYKY6,218319–

2954Lawrence County, MSMS11,819318–

2955Daniels County, MTMT1,612316–

2956Hall County, TXTX2,737316–

2957Ward County, TXTX11,125313–

2958Coosa County, ALAL10,161311–

2959Surry County, VAVA6,603307–

2960Essex County, VTVT6,051306–

2961Wilkes County, GAGA9,540306–

2962Lee County, ARAR8,029305–

2963Sherman County, OROR2,051304–

2964Macon County, ALAL18,132301–

2965Crane County, TXTX4,554299–

2966Barnwell County, SCSC20,653298–

2967Fisher County, TXTX3,692298–

2968Maverick County, TXTX58,823297–

2969Hansford County, TXTX4,944295–

2970Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,095294–

2971Throckmorton County, TXTX1,554294–

2972Greenlee County, AZAZ9,312293–

2973Desha County, ARAR9,984293–

2974Marion County, GAGA7,676291–

2975Glasscock County, TXTX1,128290–

2976Stanton County, KSKS1,986289–

2977Calhoun County, MSMS12,643285–

2978Leflore County, MSMS25,686285–

2979Golden Valley County, MTMT844285–

2980Allendale County, SCSC7,355281–

2981Hidalgo County, NMNM3,929280–

2982St. Helena Parish, LALA10,758280–

2983Thomas County, NENE639279–

2984Bradley County, ARAR9,828276–

2985Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,877271–

2986Presidio County, TXTX5,433271–

2987Treutlen County, GAGA6,466270–

2988Garza County, TXTX4,510269–

2989La Salle County, TXTX6,517269–

2990Jenkins County, GAGA8,843267–

2991Irion County, TXTX1,463264–

2992Lincoln County, ARAR12,764263–

2993Lafayette County, ARAR5,888262–

2994Jones County, SDSD913256–

2995Dooly County, GAGA11,156254–

2996Dallas County, ARAR6,011250–

2997Lane County, KSKS1,508250–

2998Loup County, NENE570245–

2999Butte County, IDID2,783244–

3000Banner County, NENE686241–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES