Ranking of Kansas Counties By 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. Among all Kansas counties, Johnson County had the highest population with German ancestry (150.20K), followed by Sedgwick County (107.65K), and Shawnee County (39.86K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with 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 Counties By Population with German Ancestry in 2021
Johnson County
Sedgwick County
Shawnee County
Douglas County
Riley County
Wyandotte County
Reno County
Leavenworth County
Saline County
Butler County
Ranking of Kansas Counties By Population with German Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Johnson County 150201
2 Sedgwick County 107645
3 Shawnee County 39863
4 Douglas County 32178
5 Riley County 19245
6 Wyandotte County 18590
7 Reno County 16576
8 Leavenworth County 15763
9 Saline County 15090
10 Butler County 14218
11 Ellis County 13161
12 Harvey County 10218
13 McPherson County 9862
14 Crawford County 8820
15 Pottawatomie County 8363
16 Miami County 8266
17 Barton County 7600
18 Lyon County 7192
19 Finney County 6695
20 Geary County 6496
21 Cowley County 6336
22 Jefferson County 5950
23 Sumner County 5753
24 Montgomery County 5745
25 Franklin County 5721
26 Dickinson County 5629
27 Ford County 5530
28 Atchison County 5325
29 Nemaha County 4742
30 Marion County 4390
31 Osage County 4311
32 Jackson County 4139
33 Labette County 3928
34 Neosho County 3798
35 Marshall County 3535
36 Allen County 3280
37 Cherokee County 3171
38 Brown County 3072
39 Rice County 2867
40 Thomas County 2866
41 Russell County 2659
42 Washington County 2639
43 Pratt County 2637
44 Cloud County 2596
45 Bourbon County 2577
46 Clay County 2509
47 Coffey County 2508
48 Wabaunsee County 2489
49 Anderson County 2363
50 Linn County 2270
51 Kingman County 2267
52 Gray County 2247
53 Mitchell County 2196
54 Norton County 2151
55 Wilson County 2073
56 Seward County 2055
57 Doniphan County 2018
58 Ellsworth County 1910
59 Pawnee County 1904
60 Sherman County 1801
61 Rooks County 1710
62 Rush County 1703
63 Phillips County 1693
64 Morris County 1644
65 Ottawa County 1643
66 Greenwood County 1546
67 Meade County 1452
68 Republic County 1426
69 Scott County 1401
70 Harper County 1387
71 Smith County 1314
72 Osborne County 1311
73 Ness County 1294
74 Grant County 1282
75 Trego County 1259
76 Gove County 1172
77 Cheyenne County 1042
77 Decatur County 1042
78 Barber County 1036
79 Haskell County 1035
80 Woodson County 1021
81 Rawlins County 983
82 Lincoln County 975
83 Sheridan County 972
84 Stevens County 963
85 Logan County 882
86 Chase County 877
87 Stafford County 865
88 Edwards County 835
89 Jewell County 788
90 Kiowa County 719
91 Wichita County 687
92 Kearny County 682
93 Hamilton County 661
94 Clark County 655
95 Graham County 645
96 Hodgeman County 609
97 Chautauqua County 601
98 Wallace County 591
99 Comanche County 562
100 Greeley County 425
101 Elk County 422
102 Stanton County 353
103 Morton County 351
104 Lane County 273