Which county has the highest german population?

Maricopa County, Arizona ranks #1 with 565,401 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by german population?

Maricopa County, Arizona, Cook County, Illinois, Los Angeles County, California, San Diego County, California, Hennepin County, Minnesota.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,144 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is german population measured?

Number of residents who are German ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).

RANKING · 2024 ACS · 144 SHOWN OF 3,144

Largest German population, US counties

US 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.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN POPULATIONVS 2010

3001▲87Telfair County, GAGA11,195267+83%

3002▼12Jenkins County, GAGA8,843262−50%

3003▼51Hooker County, NENE686259−18%

3004▼18Presidio County, TXTX5,433259−27%

3005▼59Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,483258−41%

3006▼198Donley County, TXTX3,213256−68%

3007▲31Wilcox County, ALAL9,666254−5%

3008▼27Hidalgo County, NMNM3,929254−66%

3009▼11Loup County, NENE570254−10%

3010▼142Mellette County, SDSD2,137252−52%

3011▲99Lowndes County, ALAL9,359250−14%

3012▼96Clarke County, MSMS15,102244−66%

3013▼25Garza County, TXTX4,510244−29%

3014▼40Marion County, GAGA7,676243−57%

3015▼14Catahoula Parish, LALA8,223240−74%

3016▼46Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,095239−43%

3017▼74Martin County, TXTX5,284238−47%

3018▲81Early County, GAGA10,455235−62%

3019▼113Dillon County, SCSC27,458232−77%

3020▲45Talbot County, GAGA5,709228−25%

3021▼15Washington County, NCNC10,638227−61%

3022▲28Esmeralda County, NVNV729227−5%

3023▼61Lee County, ARAR8,029226−57%

3024▲46Warren County, GAGA5,269226+51%

3025▼184Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,338222–

3026▲14Cochran County, TXTX2,546220−23%

3027▼52Glasscock County, TXTX1,128219−49%

3028▲14Twiggs County, GAGA7,597219+4%

3029▼85Hardeman County, TXTX3,292219−69%

3030▲30Wilkinson County, GAGA8,650217−3%

3031▲4Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,711214−51%

3032▼52Allendale County, SCSC7,355213−14%

3033▲36Upton County, TXTX3,131213−37%

3034▼43Irion County, TXTX1,463212+8%

3035▲44Quitman County, MSMS5,364210−50%

3036▼23Terrell County, GAGA8,656209−12%

3037▼43Jones County, SDSD913208−60%

3038▼276Red River Parish, LALA7,165206−54%

3039▼44Dooly County, GAGA11,156206−50%

3040▼57Thomas County, NENE639205−45%

3041▼85Hall County, TXTX2,737203−46%

3042▼33Aleutians East, AKAK3,479202+221%

3043▲39Schley County, GAGA4,593202−50%

3044▲18Tunica County, MSMS8,819202−28%

3045▼162Franklin, VAVA8,478201−51%

3046▲28Hancock County, GAGA8,682200+52%

3047▲47Camas County, IDID1,316199−34%

3048▲53Carroll County, MSMS9,226197+59%

3049▼31Grant County, NENE561197−32%

3050▼26East Carroll Parish, LALA6,760197+66%

3051▼8Sumter County, ALAL11,588196−34%

3052▼37Wheeler County, OROR1,472195−52%

3053▼57Dallas County, ARAR6,011194−56%

3054▼2Seminole County, GAGA9,162194−42%

3055▼10Menominee County, WIWI4,199192−40%

3056▲5Bullock County, ALAL9,780191−5%

3057▼130Bailey County, TXTX6,963190−65%

3058▼87Throckmorton County, TXTX1,554190−9%

3059▼43Motley County, TXTX1,043189−23%

3060▼76Bradley County, ARAR9,828185−50%

3061▲30Mora County, NMNM4,051184−13%

3062▼3Foard County, TXTX1,044181−44%

3063▼99Macon County, ALAL18,132180−50%

3064▲22Alpine County, CACA1,0431800%

3065▲56Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,555180+481%

3066▼30Owsley County, KYKY3,932180−24%

3067▼39McPherson County, NENE369180−44%

3068▲7Kemper County, MSMS8,600178−43%

3069▼69Banner County, NENE686178−34%

3070▼17Arthur County, NENE396174−2%

3071▼23De Baca County, NMNM1,647173−44%

3072▲33Atkinson County, GAGA8,454168+5%

3073▼44Eureka County, NVNV1,867166−35%

3074▲7Piute County, UTUT1,509166−1%

3075▲54Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,932165–

3076▲37Terrell County, TXTX702164+84%

3077▼386Beaver County, UTUT7,301163−84%

3078▼24Garfield County, MTMT1,148161−61%

3079▼62Mineral County, COCO910161−46%

3080▼93Treutlen County, GAGA6,466160+18%

3081▼10Petroleum County, MTMT548155−26%

3082▼14Miller County, GAGA5,812154+38%

3083▼110Desha County, ARAR9,984147−72%

3084▼33Wilcox County, GAGA8,797147−73%

3085▼120Crane County, TXTX4,554146−63%

3086▲14Briscoe County, TXTX1,474140−49%

3087▼56Dimmit County, TXTX8,024140−66%

3088▼4Conecuh County, ALAL10,899139−47%

3089▼211Floyd County, TXTX4,881139−77%

3090▼78Blaine County, NENE458138−47%

3091▲34Culberson County, TXTX2,267136+100%

3092▼29Roberts County, TXTX867133−38%

3093▼10Buffalo County, SDSD1,802131+21%

3094▼68Skagway, AKAK1,104130−30%

3095▲1Tensas Parish, LALA3,700130−26%

3096▲7Sterling County, TXTX1,349127−18%

3097▼7Starr County, TXTX66,319126−57%

3098▼76Clinch County, GAGA6,847125−41%

3099▼12Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537122−51%

3100▼15Schleicher County, TXTX2,245121−71%

3101▼108Lafayette County, ARAR5,888119−66%

3102▼225Taylor County, GAGA7,818119−33%

3103▼31Madison Parish, LALA8,844118−58%

3104▼49Reagan County, TXTX3,166113−58%

3105▼101Emporia, VAVA5,447106−14%

3106▼17Echols County, GAGA3,685106−77%

3107▼5Claiborne County, MSMS8,058105−50%

3108▲12Holmes County, MSMS15,465101−63%

3109▲3Glascock County, GAGA3,141101−37%

3110▼77Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,941100−75%

3111▼19Cottle County, TXTX1,22499−48%

3112▼19Stonewall County, TXTX1,18692−48%

3113▼67Harmon County, OKOK2,32791−69%

3114▲8Borden County, TXTX56783−9%

3115▼101Jefferson County, MSMS6,82581−43%

3116▼8McMullen County, TXTX54476−52%

3117▼2Webster County, GAGA2,36974−66%

3118▼74Humphreys County, MSMS7,00173−26%

3119▼10Hudspeth County, TXTX3,43371+15%

3120▼23Baker County, GAGA2,72570−18%

3121▼64Dickens County, TXTX1,69268−66%

3122▼15Greene County, ALAL7,06764−78%

3123▼50Randolph County, GAGA6,15663−75%

3124▼6Bristol Bay, AKAK84762−50%

3125▼9Clark County, IDID78362−2%

3126▼46Stewart County, GAGA4,63159−84%

3127▼10Daggett County, UTUT93458−61%

3128▼2Wheeler County, GAGA7,57057−70%

3129▼52Sutton County, TXTX3,20356−84%

3130▼26San Juan County, COCO81349−83%

3131▼12Harding County, NMNM61743−59%

3132▼18Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35741−65%

3133▼10Zavala County, TXTX9,03741−88%

3134▼28Quitman County, GAGA2,25441−73%

3135▼3Taliaferro County, GAGA1,66237−62%

3136▼25Clay County, GAGA2,81534−60%

3137▼10Kent County, TXTX67433−75%

3138▼14Sharkey County, MSMS3,09724−73%

3139▼41Yakutat, AKAK67219−69%

3140▼10Issaquena County, MSMS1,26319−63%

3141▼13King County, TXTX19219−14%

3142Kenedy County, TXTX3194−50%

3143▼10Loving County, TXTX523–

3144▼10Kalawao County, HIHI822−85%

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