RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest German population, US states

US states 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. Pennsylvania leads at 2,809,843. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 1,416,012, against an all-states median of 576,331.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States12.5% of US population334,922,49941,767,410–

01Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6392,809,843−20%

02California, CACA39,287,3772,671,714−24%

03Ohio, OHOH11,810,2932,628,648−18%

04Texas, TXTX30,188,4242,498,429−6%

05Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8722,115,941−15%

06Illinois, ILIL12,694,7982,044,612−22%

07Florida, FLFL22,416,0771,985,305−10%

08Michigan, MIMI10,077,7611,786,247−21%

09New York, NYNY19,852,3661,706,078−24%

10Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4451,675,837−14%

11Indiana, ININ6,851,0731,335,951−21%

12Missouri, MOMO6,191,8141,319,250−18%

13Washington, WAWA7,816,1161,131,135−15%

14Colorado, COCO5,862,1891,049,147−6%

15North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4041,012,317−6%

16Iowa, IAIA3,210,507980,649−18%

17Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838932,597−8%

18Virginia, VAVA8,705,170876,295−13%

19New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809807,255−25%

20Maryland, MDMD6,206,011706,021−24%

21Oregon, OROR4,254,293694,124−16%

22Georgia, GAGA10,940,407687,852−9%

23Kansas, KSKS2,947,197687,204−20%

24Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383644,915−2%

25Nebraska, NENE1,978,707612,926−18%

26Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824576,331−16%

27South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225495,222+7%

28Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634483,815−15%

29Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056382,028−12%

30Utah, UTUT3,392,331339,591+5%

31Alabama, ALAL5,086,768325,649−11%

32Idaho, IDID1,934,262319,931+3%

33Louisiana, LALA4,611,961317,717−17%

34South Dakota, SDSD907,428300,492−14%

35Nevada, NVNV3,184,612298,575−16%

36Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508280,770−22%

37Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391279,692−20%

38North Dakota, NDND784,841271,059−12%

39West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373260,636−28%

40Montana, MTMT1,116,875256,217−10%

41New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246184,470−12%

42Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779150,161−16%

43Delaware, DEDE1,021,191126,228−11%

44Wyoming, WYWY582,397125,092−20%

45New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868119,904−4%

46Maine, MEME1,387,817108,254−3%

47Alaska, AKAK735,706104,441−22%

48Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23583,954−6%

49Vermont, VTVT647,10669,210+7%

50Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80154,777−16%

51District of Columbia, DCDC681,29452,902+36%

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest german population?

Pennsylvania ranks #1 with 2,809,843 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by german population?

Pennsylvania, California, Ohio, Texas, Wisconsin.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states 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).