RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest German population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are German ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Pennsylvania leads at 2,915,171. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 1,451,147, against an all-states median of 585,036.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States12.8% of US population331,449,28142,589,571–

01Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6392,915,171−18%

02California, CACA39,287,3772,786,161−21%

03Ohio, OHOH11,810,2932,730,617−15%

04Texas, TXTX30,188,4242,429,525−9%

05Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8722,195,662−12%

06Illinois, ILIL12,694,7982,175,044−17%

07Florida, FLFL22,416,0771,943,171−12%

08Michigan, MIMI10,077,7611,849,636−18%

09New York, NYNY19,852,3661,809,206−19%

10Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4451,753,612−10%

11Indiana, ININ6,851,0731,378,584−19%

12Missouri, MOMO6,191,8141,366,691−15%

13Washington, WAWA7,816,1161,177,478−12%

14Colorado, COCO5,862,1891,039,001−7%

15Iowa, IAIA3,210,5071,016,154−15%

16North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404997,739−7%

17Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838913,671−10%

18Virginia, VAVA8,705,170876,286−13%

19New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809867,285−19%

20Maryland, MDMD6,206,011728,155−21%

21Oregon, OROR4,254,293721,995−12%

22Kansas, KSKS2,947,197703,246−19%

23Georgia, GAGA10,940,407669,497−12%

24Nebraska, NENE1,978,707623,006−17%

25Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383612,083−7%

26Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824585,036−14%

27Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634483,973−15%

28South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225471,940+2%

29Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056384,109−12%

30Utah, UTUT3,392,331326,656+1%

31South Dakota, SDSD907,428314,246−10%

32Louisiana, LALA4,611,961312,583−19%

33Nevada, NVNV3,184,612303,225−14%

34Alabama, ALAL5,086,768303,109−17%

35Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508300,323−17%

36Idaho, IDID1,934,262291,509−6%

37West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373282,257−22%

38North Dakota, NDND784,841280,834−9%

39Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391279,279−20%

40Montana, MTMT1,116,875256,295−10%

41New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246166,848−20%

42Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779143,117−20%

43Wyoming, WYWY582,397131,730−16%

44New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868117,188−6%

45Delaware, DEDE1,021,191116,569−17%

46Maine, MEME1,387,817105,181−5%

47Alaska, AKAK735,706105,160−22%

48Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23582,087−9%

49Vermont, VTVT647,10663,376−2%

50Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80153,192−19%

51District of Columbia, DCDC681,29451,073+32%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest german population?

Pennsylvania ranks #1 with 2,915,171 (2020 Decennial Census).

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 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is german population measured?

Number of residents who are German ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.