Ranking of US Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
Updated on March 8, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among all US cities and places with a population of at least 50K, Bismarck city, ND had the highest percentage of population with German ancestry (46.26%), followed by Dubuque city, IA (43.92%), and Oshkosh city, WI (43.46%).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 200 cities and places.
You can see similar information for other ancestry groups in the US.
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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Ranking of US Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | City or Place | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bismarck city, ND | 46.26 |
| 2 | Dubuque city, IA | 43.92 |
| 3 | Oshkosh city, WI | 43.46 |
| 4 | Appleton city, WI | 40.03 |
| 5 | La Crosse city, WI | 39.55 |
| 6 | Waukesha city, WI | 37.59 |
| 7 | Eau Claire city, WI | 36.66 |
| 8 | West Allis city, WI | 36.05 |
| 9 | Fargo city, ND | 34.98 |
| 10 | Janesville city, WI | 34.52 |
| 11 | Sioux Falls city, SD | 33.65 |
| 12 | Ankeny city, IA | 33.34 |
| 13 | St. Cloud city, MN | 32.34 |
| 14 | St. Peters city, MO | 32.20 |
| 15 | St. Charles city, MO | 31.73 |
| 16 | Ames city, IA | 31.64 |
| 17 | Lincoln city, NE | 31.50 |
| 18 | Lakeville city, MN | 31.43 |
| 19 | Maple Grove city, MN | 31.03 |
| 20 | O'Fallon city, MO | 30.80 |
| 21 | Apple Valley city, MN | 29.61 |
| 22 | Council Bluffs city, IA | 29.43 |
| 22 | Madison city, WI | 29.43 |
| 23 | Coon Rapids city, MN | 29.37 |
| 24 | Cedar Rapids city, IA | 28.98 |
| 25 | Rochester city, MN | 28.74 |
| 26 | Green Bay city, WI | 28.66 |
| 27 | Kettering city, OH | 28.65 |
| 28 | Rapid City city, SD | 28.49 |
| 29 | Woodbury city, MN | 28.34 |
| 30 | Billings city, MT | 28.24 |
| 31 | Eagan city, MN | 28.17 |
| 32 | Grand Forks city, ND | 28.16 |
| 33 | Manhattan city, KS | 28.12 |
| 34 | Davenport city, IA | 27.68 |
| 35 | Plymouth city, MN | 27.35 |
| 36 | Blaine city, MN | 26.99 |
| 37 | Loveland city, CO | 26.75 |
| 38 | Iowa City city, IA | 26.66 |
| 39 | Burnsville city, MN | 26.42 |
| 40 | Edina city, MN | 26.23 |
| 41 | Bloomington city, MN | 26.13 |
| 42 | Lawrence city, KS | 26.04 |
| 43 | Shawnee city, KS | 25.56 |
| 44 | Lenexa city, KS | 25.54 |
| 45 | Minnetonka city, MN | 25.52 |
| 46 | Tonawanda Town CDP, NY | 25.41 |
| 47 | West Des Moines city, IA | 25.22 |
| 48 | Grand Island city, NE | 25.07 |
| 49 | Sioux City city, IA | 25.06 |
| 50 | Overland Park city, KS | 24.88 |
| 51 | Normal town, IL | 24.79 |
| 52 | Cuyahoga Falls city, OH | 24.77 |
| 53 | Lakewood city, OH | 24.76 |
| 54 | Omaha city, NE | 24.66 |
| 55 | Columbia city, MO | 24.57 |
| 56 | Bloomington city, IL | 24.47 |
| 56 | Bellevue city, NE | 24.47 |
| 57 | Wheaton city, IL | 24.45 |
| 58 | Eden Prairie city, MN | 24.35 |
| 59 | St. Clair Shores city, MI | 24.19 |
| 60 | Duluth city, MN | 24.09 |
| 61 | Olathe city, KS | 23.66 |
| 62 | Downers Grove village, IL | 23.63 |
| 63 | Evansville city, IN | 23.58 |
| 64 | Fishers city, IN | 23.51 |
| 65 | Waterloo city, IA | 23.42 |
| 66 | Fort Collins city, CO | 23.37 |
| 67 | Carmel city, IN | 23.23 |
| 68 | Lee's Summit city, MO | 23.21 |
| 69 | Cheektowaga CDP, NY | 23.13 |
| 70 | Fort Wayne city, IN | 23.11 |
| 71 | Kenosha city, WI | 22.73 |
| 72 | Bozeman city, MT | 22.51 |
| 73 | Casper city, WY | 22.23 |
| 74 | Hamilton city, OH | 22.19 |
| 75 | Racine city, WI | 22.14 |
| 76 | Noblesville city, IN | 21.88 |
| 77 | Castle Rock town, CO | 21.87 |
| 77 | Highlands Ranch CDP, CO | 21.87 |
| 78 | Missoula city, MT | 21.85 |
| 79 | Elyria city, OH | 21.84 |
| 79 | Levittown CDP, PA | 21.84 |
| 80 | Bel Air South CDP, MD | 21.80 |
| 81 | Arvada city, CO | 21.73 |
| 82 | Cheyenne city, WY | 21.70 |
| 83 | Arlington Heights village, IL | 21.37 |
| 84 | St. Joseph city, MO | 21.35 |
| 85 | The Villages CDP, FL | 21.33 |
| 86 | Parma city, OH | 21.14 |
| 87 | Lake Havasu City city, AZ | 21.06 |
| 88 | Royal Oak city, MI | 20.91 |
| 89 | Minneapolis city, MN | 20.90 |
| 90 | Centennial city, CO | 20.79 |
| 91 | Mishawaka city, IN | 20.77 |
| 92 | Topeka city, KS | 20.72 |
| 93 | Blue Springs city, MO | 20.70 |
| 94 | Spokane Valley city, WA | 20.61 |
| 95 | Irondequoit CDP, NY | 20.59 |
| 96 | Broomfield city, CO | 20.55 |
| 97 | Grand Junction city, CO | 20.51 |
| 98 | Richland city, WA | 20.38 |
| 99 | Florissant city, MO | 20.36 |
| 100 | Albany city, OR | 20.32 |
| 101 | Coeur d'Alene city, ID | 20.19 |
| 102 | Great Falls city, MT | 20.13 |
| 103 | Toledo city, OH | 20.05 |
| 104 | Parker town, CO | 20.01 |
| 105 | Lakewood city, CO | 19.99 |
| 106 | Spokane city, WA | 19.92 |
| 107 | Canton city, OH | 19.85 |
| 108 | St. Paul city, MN | 19.50 |
| 109 | Lafayette city, IN | 19.49 |
| 110 | Rochester Hills city, MI | 19.39 |
| 111 | Des Moines city, IA | 19.12 |
| 112 | Wichita city, KS | 18.96 |
| 113 | Naperville city, IL | 18.93 |
| 114 | Springfield city, IL | 18.86 |
| 115 | Oak Park village, IL | 18.77 |
| 116 | Decatur city, IL | 18.74 |
| 117 | Erie city, PA | 18.71 |
| 118 | Bend city, OR | 18.69 |
| 119 | Middletown city, OH | 18.64 |
| 120 | Longmont city, CO | 18.59 |
| 121 | New Braunfels city, TX | 18.49 |
| 122 | Westminster city, CO | 18.40 |
| 123 | Dundalk CDP, MD | 18.19 |
| 124 | Greenwood city, IN | 18.02 |
| 125 | Palm Harbor CDP, FL | 17.96 |
| 126 | Pittsburgh city, PA | 17.85 |
| 127 | Catalina Foothills CDP, AZ | 17.81 |
| 128 | Eugene city, OR | 17.80 |
| 129 | Georgetown city, TX | 17.79 |
| 130 | Springfield city, OR | 17.77 |
| 131 | Tinley Park village, IL | 17.74 |
| 132 | Colorado Springs city, CO | 17.71 |
| 132 | Livonia city, MI | 17.71 |
| 132 | Tigard city, OR | 17.71 |
| 133 | Corvallis city, OR | 17.69 |
| 134 | Edmond city, OK | 17.67 |
| 135 | Bloomington city, IN | 17.58 |
| 136 | Marana town, AZ | 17.56 |
| 137 | Scottsdale city, AZ | 17.53 |
| 138 | Lancaster city, PA | 17.38 |
| 139 | Cincinnati city, OH | 17.33 |
| 140 | Surprise city, AZ | 17.28 |
| 141 | Medford city, OR | 17.16 |
| 142 | Joplin city, MO | 17.11 |
| 143 | Muncie city, IN | 17.10 |
| 144 | Columbus city, IN | 17.09 |
| 145 | Ann Arbor city, MI | 16.97 |
| 146 | Boise City city, ID | 16.93 |
| 147 | Salem city, OR | 16.89 |
| 148 | Palatine village, IL | 16.85 |
| 149 | Springfield city, OH | 16.82 |
| 150 | Olympia city, WA | 16.75 |
| 151 | Towson CDP, MD | 16.71 |
| 152 | Terre Haute city, IN | 16.67 |
| 153 | Springfield city, MO | 16.64 |
| 154 | Bethlehem city, PA | 16.60 |
| 155 | Greeley city, CO | 16.55 |
| 156 | Bellingham city, WA | 16.51 |
| 157 | Independence city, MO | 16.47 |
| 158 | Bonita Springs city, FL | 16.43 |
| 159 | Peoria city, IL | 16.39 |
| 160 | Rockford city, IL | 16.32 |
| 161 | League City city, TX | 16.28 |
| 162 | Peoria city, AZ | 16.21 |
| 163 | Boulder city, CO | 16.19 |
| 163 | Meridian city, ID | 16.19 |
| 164 | Vancouver city, WA | 16.12 |
| 165 | Queen Creek town, AZ | 16.09 |
| 166 | Anderson city, IN | 16.00 |
| 167 | Casas Adobes CDP, AZ | 15.97 |
| 168 | College Station city, TX | 15.94 |
| 169 | Wyoming city, MI | 15.90 |
| 170 | Marysville city, WA | 15.85 |
| 171 | Gilbert town, AZ | 15.80 |
| 172 | Kokomo city, IN | 15.77 |
| 173 | Brooklyn Park city, MN | 15.74 |
| 174 | St. Louis city, MO | 15.72 |
| 175 | Lacey city, WA | 15.68 |
| 176 | South Hill CDP, WA | 15.64 |
| 177 | Battle Creek city, MI | 15.63 |
| 178 | Thornton city, CO | 15.60 |
| 179 | Champaign city, IL | 15.59 |
| 180 | Mount Prospect village, IL | 15.54 |
| 181 | Glen Burnie CDP, MD | 15.47 |
| 182 | Lansing city, MI | 15.34 |
| 183 | Akron city, OH | 15.33 |
| 184 | Portland city, OR | 15.32 |
| 185 | San Clemente city, CA | 15.27 |
| 186 | Flower Mound town, TX | 15.23 |
| 187 | Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 15.21 |
| 188 | Kansas City city, MO | 15.20 |
| 189 | Toms River CDP, NJ | 15.19 |
| 190 | Petaluma city, CA | 15.17 |
| 191 | Columbus city, OH | 15.16 |
| 192 | Broken Arrow city, OK | 15.15 |
| 193 | Milwaukee city, WI | 15.12 |