Which metro area has the highest german population?

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ranks #1 with 1,191,009 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by german population?

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, St. Louis, MO-IL.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

925 metro areas 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 · 425 SHOWN OF 925

Largest German population, US metro areas

US metro areas 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 Counties States

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN POPULATIONVS 2010

501Plymouth, ININ46,59910,707−36%

502Carroll, IAIA20,30310,634−19%

503Florence, ALAL156,60910,565−1%

504Warrensburg, MOMO56,67010,533−35%

505Hudson, NYNY60,16810,532−27%

506Coshocton, OHOH37,18810,500−4%

507Gillette, WYWY48,14510,445−25%

508Van Wert, OHOH29,01310,394−18%

509Muscatine, IAIA41,85310,388−35%

510Portsmouth, OHOH71,36510,384−43%

511Huntington, ININ37,22410,338−27%

512Coos Bay, OROR63,99210,332−29%

513Charleston, ILIL46,60710,328−25%

514Angola, ININ34,79910,290−20%

515Hillsdale, MIMI45,73810,220−34%

516Carbondale, ILIL52,50110,202−35%

517Corbin, KYKY150,04010,131−15%

518Gloversville, NYNY52,21610,130−17%

519Decatur, ALAL160,32610,126−31%

520Florence, SCSC201,39210,118−11%

521Decatur, ININ36,65010,060−31%

522Le Mars, IAIA25,69710,029−25%

523Bangor, MEME157,96710,026−8%

524Fort Dodge, IAIA36,83810,016−29%

525Coldwater, MIMI45,99310,013−30%

526Brownsville, TXTX433,9469,935−16%

527Beckley, WVWV109,9409,899−32%

528Clearlake, CACA67,7729,820−23%

529Mitchell, SDSD25,9139,776−27%

530Kahului, HIHI160,6749,768−19%

531Pullman, WAWA48,5129,711−24%

532Wahpeton, NDND23,0199,692−21%

533Seneca, SCSC83,7759,686−2%

534Newport, OROR50,6369,680−10%

535Danville, ILIL71,2599,651−38%

536Pahrump, NVNV57,3369,588+18%

537Dixon, ILIL32,9149,563−30%

538Farmington, NMNM120,3409,555−18%

539Rexburg, IDID69,3809,533+14%

540Morehead City, NCNC70,4699,510+6%

541Beatrice, NENE21,7119,429−22%

542Massena, NYNY105,4889,428−17%

543Urbana, OHOH38,8209,421−15%

544Dothan, ALAL156,2669,415−11%

545Laramie, WYWY38,5589,411−14%

546Seymour, ININ47,3709,390−22%

547Sandpoint, IDID54,4209,325−10%

548Granbury, TXTX70,5019,305+19%

549Marshalltown, IAIA39,8909,300−32%

550Jamestown, NDND21,4149,247−22%

551Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4599,213−4%

552McPherson, KSKS30,0649,206−24%

553Brenham, TXTX38,2889,190+7%

554Albert Lea, MNMN30,4409,175−24%

555Sedalia, MOMO44,2549,172−24%

556Heber, UTUT81,6559,169+17%

557Alma, MIMI41,1909,139−28%

558Oneonta, NYNY60,5899,046−34%

559Augusta, MEME129,0679,008−11%

560Texarkana, TXTX146,8169,005−34%

561Wilmington, OHOH42,3018,968−20%

562Key West, FLFL80,4068,954−20%

563Centralia, ILIL36,3828,938−18%

564Oxford, ALAL115,8348,857−7%

565Moscow, IDID41,8428,856−22%

566Frankfort, KYKY77,8748,855−9%

567Huntsville, TXTX83,8428,826+6%

568Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4428,802−22%

569Kerrville, TXTX54,0378,786−26%

570Lake City, FLFL74,0948,763−4%

571Petoskey, MIMI33,7758,762−13%

572Odessa, TXTX173,8018,717−16%

573Spearfish, SDSD29,4598,712−17%

574Monroe, LALA222,3908,699−23%

575Marshall, MNMN25,6848,693−23%

576Crossville, TNTN66,3008,685+9%

577Sikeston, MOMO49,9788,661−22%

578Bluefield, WVWV96,1388,640−44%

579Bradford, PAPA38,9848,595−35%

580Warren, PAPA37,0388,593−33%

581Galesburg, ILIL47,7678,580−30%

582Athens, TNTN71,5908,571+18%

583Show Low, AZAZ109,9468,503−42%

584Big Rapids, MIMI42,3208,491−33%

585Yankton, SDSD23,6358,434−21%

586Cody, WYWY31,1718,410−4%

587Cambridge, OHOH38,3798,365−7%

588Hannibal, MOMO38,9698,351−16%

589Valdosta, GAGA153,2768,345−27%

590Great Bend, KSKS24,7908,343−30%

591Shelby, NCNC103,3258,329−18%

592Fredericksburg, TXTX28,5278,313−22%

593Boone, NCNC54,7868,289−29%

594New Castle, ININ49,1378,270−15%

595Bartlesville, OKOK54,0378,261−7%

596Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5538,194−38%

597Pittsburg, KSKS39,0088,168−0%

598St. Simons, GAGA118,5248,123−11%

599Greeneville, TNTN73,8318,107−19%

600Ellensburg, WAWA48,8038,085−23%

601Pella, IAIA34,1928,059−12%

602Vincennes, ININ35,6528,053−22%

603Rolla, MOMO45,2478,033−27%

604Putnam, CTCT98,0968,029–

605Shawnee, OKOK75,1028,008+1%

606Athens, TXTX88,5957,989+18%

607Astoria, OROR40,9267,960−5%

608Goldsboro, NCNC122,2787,901−5%

609Crawfordsville, ININ38,9547,812−9%

610Cañon City, COCO50,0397,811−22%

611Fairmont, MNMN19,4407,806−36%

612Russellville, ARAR84,9327,795−35%

613Montrose, COCO44,5917,727−12%

614Riverton, WYWY39,4647,719−9%

615Greensburg, ININ26,5767,662+1%

616Hanford, CACA154,3277,656−32%

617Kingsland, GAGA60,1437,614+26%

618Waynesville, NCNC63,3697,612+3%

619Jacksonville, ILIL37,3817,573−29%

620Lewiston, MEME116,4877,468−15%

621Ponca City, OKOK43,4907,465−21%

622Peru, ININ34,4877,444−27%

623Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1547,438−39%

624Canton, ILIL32,9017,377−16%

625Spirit Lake, IAIA18,0777,373−4%

626Mountain Home, ARAR42,9827,365−23%

627Escanaba, MIMI36,5827,352−17%

628Keene, NHNH78,2697,327−21%

629Emporia, KSKS34,8387,312−36%

630Amsterdam, NYNY50,0467,311−18%

631Lincoln, ILIL27,1827,242−23%

632Elko, NVNV56,6827,214+9%

633Pierre, SDSD20,5887,211−15%

634Jefferson, GAGA99,2657,209+55%

635Wabash, ININ30,7137,194−31%

636Ontario, OROR60,0857,167−19%

637Bedford, ININ45,5687,127−16%

638Alpena, MIMI28,8537,095−31%

639Lufkin, TXTX88,1547,094−23%

640Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,1187,085−10%

641Spencer, IAIA16,2027,067−7%

642Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4517,047−12%

643Ludington, MIMI29,0407,045−21%

644Gainesville, TXTX44,4617,013−21%

645Mount Vernon, ILIL36,1477,001−26%

646Albemarle, NCNC68,8306,997−20%

647Carson, NVNV58,5716,996−41%

648Weatherford, OKOK39,0596,981−15%

649Logansport, ININ37,8366,937−26%

650Lexington, NENE26,2556,918−17%

651Williston, NDND41,7676,916−9%

652Plattsburgh, NYNY78,1386,893−5%

653Somerset, KYKY67,3846,891+25%

654Payson, AZAZ53,8016,770−27%

655Taylorville, ILIL33,4436,761−12%

656Iron Mountain, MIMI30,5756,754−21%

657Cortland, NYNY45,8506,747−20%

658Brigham City, UTUT70,4056,740+11%

659Houghton, MIMI40,0286,708−13%

660Madison, ININ33,2796,695−12%

661Harrison, ARAR45,6546,688+2%

662Greenfield, MAMA70,6986,623−23%

663Red Bluff, CACA64,6656,568−32%

664Easton, MDMD38,2386,527−19%

665Alexandria, LALA147,9526,477−35%

666Statesboro, GAGA97,9776,462−22%

667Alamogordo, NMNM70,3686,449−23%

668Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,9126,381+40%

669Forest City, NCNC65,7456,376−7%

670Tupelo, MSMS133,1676,341−26%

671Pikeville, KYKY89,1226,310−18%

672Worthington, MNMN22,3386,297−34%

673Barre, VTVT59,6526,283+17%

674Dalton, GAGA147,8196,261−34%

675Washington Court House, OHOH28,5526,254−1%

676Ottumwa, IAIA35,2106,240−25%

677Albany, GAGA145,5106,228−24%

678Washington, ININ34,2096,174−37%

679Cedar City, UTUT67,1416,173+6%

680Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8836,136−23%

681Sterling, COCO20,6546,094−33%

682Searcy, ARAR80,0856,086−44%

683Ottawa, KSKS26,2996,078−25%

684Huron, SDSD19,6246,048−21%

685Hinesville, GAGA91,8706,012−16%

686Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,9045,985−7%

687Edwards, COCO54,2915,983−42%

688Ardmore, OKOK48,9105,973+89%

689Arkansas City, KSKS34,3825,973−30%

690Fort Morgan, COCO30,3065,948−31%

691Albertville, ALAL103,5375,925−19%

692Monticello, ININ25,1645,900−12%

693Sheridan, WYWY33,2415,874−34%

694Clovis, NMNM65,2705,838−24%

695Sumter, SCSC105,0675,791−8%

696Palestine, TXTX59,8055,787+5%

697Picayune, MSMS59,3635,774−11%

698Breckenridge, COCO39,0695,752−25%

699Kirksville, MOMO29,8245,743−34%

700Port Townsend, WAWA33,9705,692−5%

701Rome, GAGA101,3785,685−13%

702Jackson, WYWY36,5875,629−14%

703Maryville, MOMO20,1745,609−30%

704Newberry, SCSC39,5615,598−11%

705Stephenville, TXTX43,9115,583+2%

706Tullahoma, TNTN69,3395,583−9%

707Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0835,535−12%

708Talladega, ALAL91,7645,535+34%

709Brattleboro, VTVT45,2045,491+6%

710West Plains, MOMO40,7985,479−19%

711Greenwood, SCSC95,2155,424−27%

712LaGrange, GAGA107,0975,416−15%

713Lebanon, MOMO36,9435,381−4%

714Macomb, ILIL25,9165,364−34%

715Rock Springs, WYWY41,2675,330−44%

716Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,2455,296−14%

717Laconia, NHNH65,1475,216+8%

718Vermillion, SDSD15,0315,188−15%

719Mount Airy, NCNC72,2875,171−27%

720Henderson, KYKY57,1845,166−43%

721Moberly, MOMO24,5135,160−25%

722Rutland, VTVT59,6535,159−17%

723Garden City, KSKS37,5055,106−37%

724Burley, IDID49,3085,096−22%

725Rocky Mount, NCNC148,4865,072−37%

726Oxford, MSMS71,9725,060+8%

727Greencastle, ININ37,8765,048−44%

728Enterprise, ALAL56,9535,041+10%

729Frankfort, ININ33,3225,037−33%

730Kapaa, HIHI73,4004,986−1%

731Hailey, IDID32,4364,962−24%

732Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0354,925−24%

733McAlester, OKOK43,3204,922−31%

734Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,0814,921−39%

735Sanford, NCNC70,2584,915+9%

736Storm Lake, IAIA20,4494,910−28%

737Bennington, VTVT36,6304,849−6%

738Brevard, NCNC34,2114,825−3%

739North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,2334,798−26%

740Marshall, MOMO23,2654,741−36%

741Elkins, WVWV26,8824,739−38%

742Atchison, KSKS16,1724,733−15%

743Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,9144,627+1%

744Danville, VAVA101,1374,607−25%

745Gadsden, ALAL103,8864,592−42%

746Carlsbad, NMNM62,5094,586−19%

747Mountain Home, IDID29,4654,563−16%

748Muskogee, OKOK66,7084,554−40%

749Shelbyville, TNTN55,2734,533+27%

750Oskaloosa, IAIA21,8804,508−22%

751Mexico, MOMO24,5284,497−30%

752Palatka, FLFL77,7344,457−34%

753Hobbs, NMNM74,7494,398−24%

754Brownwood, TXTX38,7114,395+8%

755Connersville, ININ23,5334,394−12%

756La Grande, OROR25,9004,359−32%

757Blackfoot, IDID51,1534,358−23%

758Juneau city and, AKAK31,6094,341−24%

759Batesville, ARAR38,7854,338+11%

760Jacksonville, TXTX53,3374,277−6%

761Duncan, OKOK44,3104,263−30%

762Dodge City, KSKS33,9934,222−42%

763Bay City, TXTX36,4634,177−31%

764Fort Payne, ALAL74,0854,156+1%

765Okeechobee, FLFL42,6084,127−23%

766Roswell, NMNM63,3644,122−37%

767Tahlequah, OKOK49,1964,106−21%

768Danville, KYKY56,9854,095−27%

769Starkville, MSMS62,0634,073−4%

770Miami, OKOK30,4384,012−19%

771Winchester, TNTN45,5793,984−18%

772The Dalles, OROR26,3103,981−18%

773El Campo, TXTX42,0603,976−39%

774Corsicana, TXTX57,1813,975−23%

775Calhoun, GAGA61,7013,952+9%

776Cambridge, MDMD33,6283,947+7%

777Crescent City, CACA26,4103,923−21%

778Marion, NCNC45,1983,880−39%

779Meridian, MSMS85,4193,826−17%

780Paragould, ARAR47,4113,823−22%

781Durant, OKOK51,3673,806−4%

782Glasgow, KYKY56,2243,805−28%

783Hood River, OROR23,7203,729+3%

784Brookings, OROR22,6213,703−37%

785Bonham, TXTX39,2653,701−38%

786Woodward, OKOK19,8273,680−4%

787Thomasville, GAGA72,9583,672−4%

788Paris, TXTX63,3193,630−56%

789Orangeburg, SCSC83,1773,615−24%

790Gallipolis, OHOH29,0723,599−27%

791Los Alamos, NMNM19,4073,568+4%

792Murray, KYKY39,4213,535−36%

793Columbus, MSMS67,1443,501−29%

794Ada, OKOK38,5283,468−37%

795Alamosa, COCO27,8963,425−18%

796Ozark, ALAL49,9123,362−39%

797Fallon, NVNV25,8513,352−29%

798DeRidder, LALA36,6733,348−3%

799Mount Sterling, KYKY48,4283,346−34%

800Safford, AZAZ40,1573,328+1%

801Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,0633,296−26%

802Laurel, MSMS82,2813,281−11%

803Gaffney, SCSC58,2753,239−9%

804Wilson, NCNC81,1503,236−24%

805Altus, OKOK24,7643,230−8%

806Taos, NMNM34,5643,202−4%

807Evanston, WYWY23,4153,174−37%

808El Centro, CACA181,4113,125−52%

809Susanville, CACA28,1173,050−45%

810Martinsville, VAVA63,0913,047−29%

811Cornelia, GAGA50,4163,046−27%

812Madisonville, KYKY45,1273,045−42%

813Mineral Wells, TXTX30,7913,016+8%

814Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2013,004+17%

815Winnemucca, NVNV17,2672,991+33%

816Scottsboro, ALAL54,2812,971−8%

817Opelousas, LALA80,7652,937−26%

818New Iberia, LALA66,8462,921−14%

819Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,0762,856−47%

820Newport, TNTN37,8892,848−28%

821Campbellsville, KYKY38,4072,829−30%

822Washington, NCNC44,6702,822−9%

823Silver City, NMNM27,2522,807−20%

824Ruston, LALA48,3602,804−6%

825Baker City, OROR16,6582,797−29%

826Big Spring, TXTX30,5042,791−17%

827Morgan City, LALA46,5522,788+2%

828Vernal, UTUT38,2782,761−37%

829Kennett, MOMO26,8552,753−20%

830Kinston, NCNC55,8372,753+17%

831Clewiston, FLFL61,5462,673−21%

832Bogalusa, LALA44,9372,641−9%

833Lewisburg, TNTN38,0712,631−5%

834Arcadia, FLFL37,0782,618−25%

835Bishop, CACA18,1582,615−14%

836Pine Bluff, ARAR70,2112,579−48%

837Port Lavaca, TXTX19,5992,561−32%

838Pampa, TXTX21,7862,529−21%

839Alexander City, ALAL40,9532,496+22%

840McMinnville, TNTN43,7172,477+10%

841Malvern, ARAR33,4512,460−25%

842Paris, TNTN32,8962,452−35%

843Ruidoso, NMNM19,8442,400−25%

844Alice, TXTX45,3832,382−31%

845Milledgeville, GAGA44,0292,377+8%

846Cedartown, GAGA45,5142,375+9%

847Mayfield, KYKY37,0502,319−47%

848Dyersburg, TNTN36,3202,305−20%

849Fayetteville, TNTN36,8532,273−29%

850Borger, TXTX19,6332,244−26%

851Elk City, OKOK22,1592,235−48%

852McComb, MSMS52,6402,225+6%

853Del Rio, TXTX47,8352,175−2%

854Beeville, TXTX32,5152,091−43%

855Plainview, TXTX36,7002,075−54%

856Minden, LALA34,9482,065−38%

857Laredo, TXTX281,2242,052−25%

858Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,0252,048−27%

859Toccoa, GAGA27,8542,027−4%

860Othello, WAWA21,4881,961−33%

861Ketchikan, AKAK13,5491,934−21%

862Franklin, KYKY20,7881,930+66%

863Kingsville, TXTX30,3151,920−30%

864Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,2191,874+26%

865Martin, TNTN33,2611,866−45%

866Guymon, OKOK20,3221,839−47%

867Nogales, AZAZ50,0201,836−8%

868Tifton, GAGA51,2371,824−16%

869Douglas, GAGA52,8611,822+50%

870Blytheville, ARAR37,8281,785−55%

871Dublin, GAGA60,3511,782−14%

872Middlesborough, KYKY22,8291,782+69%

873El Dorado, ARAR36,9261,742−26%

874Vicksburg, MSMS41,7591,735−32%

875Las Vegas, NMNM30,3111,716−16%

876Natchitoches, LALA36,0891,693−31%

877Price, UTUT20,6801,672−41%

878Española, NMNM39,8321,641−10%

879Uvalde, TXTX24,9631,636−32%

880Vernon, TXTX12,4811,631+13%

881Lumberton, NCNC119,9411,627−49%

882Vidalia, GAGA36,1801,597+32%

883Liberal, KSKS21,0731,544−43%

884Rockingham, NCNC42,0411,534−39%

885Moultrie, GAGA47,4381,512+1%

886Union City, TNTN30,0671,493−39%

887Gallup, NMNM68,1191,486+18%

888Andrews, TXTX18,9141,470+79%

889Deming, NMNM25,4071,463−40%

890Arkadelphia, ARAR20,9381,432−28%

891Waycross, GAGA57,6701,415−57%

892Americus, GAGA33,3941,403−27%

893Corinth, MSMS34,5691,403−30%

894Russellville, ALAL32,4491,369−22%

895Natchez, MSMS54,7221,330−49%

896Henderson, NCNC42,6381,327+5%

897Sweetwater, TXTX14,1171,254−5%

898Jesup, GAGA32,4811,248−26%

899Magnolia, ARAR21,8941,173−25%

900Troy, ALAL33,6881,160−10%

901Camden, ARAR26,3631,141−39%

902Brookhaven, MSMS35,0121,117−24%

903Summerville, GAGA25,3001,083−36%

904Forrest City, ARAR21,8001,018−33%

905Eufaula, ALAL26,861971−36%

906Laurinburg, NCNC33,322959−48%

907Nantucket, MAMA14,758906−18%

908Hereford, TXTX18,626905−57%

909Dumas, TXTX21,891890−59%

910Selma, ALAL35,140824−44%

911Greenville, MSMS40,446787−52%

912Bainbridge, GAGA29,432777−26%

913Snyder, TXTX16,162776−59%

914Grenada, MSMS30,222674−51%

915Thomaston, GAGA28,500674−61%

916Town of Pecos, TXTX12,138642+435%

917Greenwood, MSMS34,912623+12%

918Fitzgerald, GAGA17,099548−27%

919Clarksdale, MSMS19,849484−11%

920Cleveland, MSMS28,262447−35%

921Raymondville, TXTX19,971420−32%

922Cordele, GAGA19,237363−60%

923Zapata, TXTX13,753300−21%

924Eagle Pass, TXTX58,823278−40%

925Rio Grande City, TXTX66,319126−57%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES