RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest German population, US states · 2010

US states 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. Pennsylvania leads at 3,533,808. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 1,705,794, against an all-states median of 655,764.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States16.1% of US population308,745,53849,836,146–

01Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6393,533,808–

02California, CACA39,287,3773,506,183–

03Ohio, OHOH11,810,2933,219,932–

04Texas, TXTX30,188,4242,670,680–

05Illinois, ILIL12,694,7982,634,664–

06Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8722,499,733–

07Michigan, MIMI10,077,7612,254,033–

08New York, NYNY19,852,3662,238,349–

09Florida, FLFL22,416,0772,212,391–

10Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4451,959,325–

11Indiana, ININ6,851,0731,692,358–

12Missouri, MOMO6,191,8141,605,425–

13Washington, WAWA7,816,1161,330,881–

14Iowa, IAIA3,210,5071,195,486–

15Colorado, COCO5,862,1891,120,576–

16North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4041,078,281–

17New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8091,069,343–

18Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8381,011,558–

19Virginia, VAVA8,705,1701,011,466–

20Maryland, MDMD6,206,011924,460–

21Kansas, KSKS2,947,197863,603–

22Oregon, OROR4,254,293824,163–

23Georgia, GAGA10,940,407758,878–

24Nebraska, NENE1,978,707746,501–

25Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824682,779–

26Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383655,764–

27Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634567,835–

28South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225464,468–

29Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056436,049–

30Louisiana, LALA4,611,961384,565–

31West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373364,092–

32Alabama, ALAL5,086,768364,059–

33Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508361,307–

34Nevada, NVNV3,184,612353,482–

35Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391350,407–

36South Dakota, SDSD907,428349,040–

37Utah, UTUT3,392,331323,135–

38North Dakota, NDND784,841309,461–

39Idaho, IDID1,934,262309,199–

40Montana, MTMT1,116,875283,204–

41New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246209,531–

42Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779179,305–

43Wyoming, WYWY582,397156,305–

44Delaware, DEDE1,021,191141,172–

45Alaska, AKAK735,706134,424–

46New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868124,609–

47Maine, MEME1,387,817111,065–

48Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23589,726–

49Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80165,504–

50Vermont, VTVT647,10664,769–

51District of Columbia, DCDC681,29438,813–

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest german population?

Pennsylvania ranks #1 with 3,533,808 (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by german population?

Pennsylvania, California, Ohio, Texas, Illinois.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states 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.