Distribution of Pennsylvania German People in the US

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Counties by Percentage of Population: Pennsylvania German

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0.75%
1.5%
2.25%
3%
4.5%
6%
7.5%

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Top 20 Counties by % Population

#	County	Percentage
1	Holmes County, Ohio	8.79%
2	Vernon County, Wisconsin	7.06%
3	Mifflin County, Pennsylvania	7.06%
4	LaGrange County, Indiana	5.7%
5	Geauga County, Ohio	5.07%
6	Douglas County, Illinois	4.83%
7	Davis County, Iowa	4.78%
8	Juniata County, Pennsylvania	4.74%
9	Snyder County, Pennsylvania	4.39%
10	Carbon County, Pennsylvania	4.16%
11	Lehigh County, Pennsylvania	4.01%
12	Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania	3.94%
13	Northumberland County, Pennsylvania	3.52%
14	Lawrence County, Tennessee	3.44%
15	Columbia County, Pennsylvania	3.33%
16	Daviess County, Missouri	3.28%
17	Clinton County, Pennsylvania	3.24%
18	Haskell County, Kansas	3.24%
19	Northampton County, Pennsylvania	3.21%
20	Mercer County, Missouri	3.14%

Top Counties by Population of Pennsylvania German

#	County	Population
1	Lehigh County, Pennsylvania	14,557
2	Berks County, Pennsylvania	12,595
3	Lancaster County, Pennsylvania	10,981
4	Northampton County, Pennsylvania	9,676
5	Montgomery County, Pennsylvania	8,472
6	Bucks County, Pennsylvania	8,335
7	Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania	5,658
8	Chester County, Pennsylvania	5,309
9	Geauga County, Ohio	4,765
10	Dauphin County, Pennsylvania	4,027
11	York County, Pennsylvania	3,952
12	Holmes County, Ohio	3,855
13	Monroe County, Pennsylvania	3,808
14	Luzerne County, Pennsylvania	3,745
15	Lebanon County, Pennsylvania	3,583
16	Mifflin County, Pennsylvania	3,273
17	Northumberland County, Pennsylvania	3,248
18	Trumbull County, Ohio	2,913
19	Elkhart County, Indiana	2,869
20	Carbon County, Pennsylvania	2,659

Top States and Territories by Percentage

#	State	Percentage	Population
1	Pennsylvania	1.17%	149,860
2	Ohio	0.27%	31,939
3	Delaware	0.23%	2,205
4	Indiana	0.19%	12,739
5	Wisconsin	0.15%	8,445
6	Iowa	0.14%	4,364
7	Kansas	0.09%	2,497
8	Michigan	0.08%	7,560
9	Nebraska	0.08%	1,431
10	New York	0.07%	13,035
11	New Jersey	0.07%	5,859
12	Wyoming	0.06%	364
13	South Dakota	0.06%	508
14	Montana	0.06%	587
15	Kentucky	0.05%	2,363
16	Maryland	0.05%	3,115
17	Missouri	0.05%	3,139
18	West Virginia	0.05%	854
19	Oregon	0.04%	1,800
20	Tennessee	0.04%	2,903
21	Colorado	0.04%	2,408
22	Illinois	0.04%	5,226
23	New Hampshire	0.04%	533
24	Washington	0.04%	2,801
25	Minnesota	0.04%	2,105
26	Florida	0.04%	7,543
27	Virginia	0.04%	3,046
28	North Dakota	0.04%	272
29	Maine	0.04%	468
30	Arizona	0.03%	2,196
31	Oklahoma	0.03%	1,229
32	South Carolina	0.03%	1,542
33	Idaho	0.03%	524
34	Alaska	0.03%	228
35	New Mexico	0.03%	632
36	Nevada	0.03%	800
37	North Carolina	0.03%	2,585
38	Rhode Island	0.02%	257
39	Vermont	0.02%	149
40	Arkansas	0.02%	565
41	Connecticut	0.02%	610
42	Georgia	0.02%	1,689
43	Texas	0.02%	4,328
44	District of Columbia	0.02%	104
45	California	0.02%	5,915
46	Massachusetts	0.01%	839
47	Hawaii	0.01%	164
48	Mississippi	0.01%	322
49	Alabama	0.01%	489
50	Utah	0.01%	198
51	Louisiana	0%	217
52	Puerto Rico	0%	0

Top States and Territories by Population of Pennsylvania German

#	State	Population
1	Pennsylvania	149,860
2	Ohio	31,939
3	New York	13,035
4	Indiana	12,739
5	Wisconsin	8,445
6	Michigan	7,560
7	Florida	7,543
8	California	5,915
9	New Jersey	5,859
10	Illinois	5,226
11	Iowa	4,364
12	Texas	4,328
13	Missouri	3,139
14	Maryland	3,115
15	Virginia	3,046
16	Tennessee	2,903
17	Washington	2,801
18	North Carolina	2,585
19	Kansas	2,497
20	Colorado	2,408
21	Kentucky	2,363
22	Delaware	2,205
23	Arizona	2,196
24	Minnesota	2,105
25	Oregon	1,800
26	Georgia	1,689
27	South Carolina	1,542
28	Nebraska	1,431
29	Oklahoma	1,229
30	West Virginia	854
31	Massachusetts	839
32	Nevada	800
33	New Mexico	632
34	Connecticut	610
35	Montana	587
36	Arkansas	565
37	New Hampshire	533
38	Idaho	524
39	South Dakota	508
40	Alabama	489
41	Maine	468
42	Wyoming	364
43	Mississippi	322
44	North Dakota	272
45	Rhode Island	257
46	Alaska	228
47	Louisiana	217
48	Utah	198
49	Hawaii	164
50	Vermont	149
51	District of Columbia	104
52	Puerto Rico	0

Source Data

This data was sourced from the 2013-2018 American Communities Survey. As this is freely available government data, feel free to use and share these numbers and metrics.