Ranking of Kansas Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 696.79K people in Kansas with German ancestry (23.76% of Kansas population). Among all Kansas cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Hays city had the highest percentage of its population with German ancestry (41.28%), followed by Atchison city (32.09%), and McPherson city (29.33%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having German ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Kansas.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Kansas Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
Hays city
Atchison city
McPherson city
Manhattan city
Salina city
Lawrence city
Prairie Village city
Shawnee city
Lenexa city
Gardner city
Ranking of Kansas Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Hays city 41.28
2 Atchison city 32.09
3 McPherson city 29.33
4 Manhattan city 28.12
5 Salina city 27.18
6 Lawrence city 26.04
7 Prairie Village city 25.99
8 Shawnee city 25.56
9 Lenexa city 25.54
10 Gardner city 24.92
11 Overland Park city 24.88
12 Leawood city 24.83
13 Hutchinson city 24.32
14 Great Bend city 24.31
15 Olathe city 23.66
16 Newton city 23.37
17 Topeka city 20.72
18 Derby city 20.43
18 Winfield city 20.43
19 El Dorado city 20.30
20 Pittsburg city 20.14
21 Ottawa city 19.72
22 Emporia city 19.49
23 Merriam city 19.35
24 Wichita city 18.96
25 Haysville city 18.52
26 Andover city 17.22
27 Leavenworth city 16.70
28 Arkansas City city 16.37
29 Garden City city 15.18
30 Junction City city 14.68
31 Lansing city 14.27
32 Dodge City city 12.01
33 Kansas City city 10.26
34 Liberal city 7.98