Ranking of Florida Counties 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 1.92M people in Florida with German ancestry (8.98% of Florida population). Among all Florida counties, Martin County had the highest percentage of its population with German ancestry (16.37%), followed by Citrus County (16.35%), and Sumter County (16.27%).

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

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Florida Counties By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
Martin County
Citrus County
Sumter County
Charlotte County
Sarasota County
Hernando County
Manatee County
Pinellas County
Gilchrist County
Indian River County
Ranking of Florida Counties By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Martin County 16.37
2 Citrus County 16.35
3 Sumter County 16.27
4 Charlotte County 15.89
5 Sarasota County 15.56
6 Hernando County 14.76
7 Manatee County 14.52
8 Pinellas County 14.36
9 Gilchrist County 14.23
10 Indian River County 14.14
11 Santa Rosa County 14.08
12 Pasco County 13.81
13 Lake County 13.66
14 Lee County 13.52
15 Brevard County 13.37
16 Highlands County 13.22
17 St. Johns County 13.12
18 Columbia County 12.95
19 Levy County 12.71
20 Okaloosa County 12.35
21 Walton County 12.32
22 Marion County 11.74
23 Collier County 11.70
24 Alachua County 11.69
25 Jefferson County 11.09
26 Nassau County 11.06
27 Seminole County 11.02
28 Escambia County 10.84
29 Bay County 10.83
29 Monroe County 10.83
30 Clay County 10.72
31 Bradford County 10.14
32 Dixie County 10.07
33 Volusia County 10.00
34 Calhoun County 9.68
34 Okeechobee County 9.68
35 Flagler County 9.41
36 Baker County 9.29
37 Franklin County 9.23
38 St. Lucie County 9.05
39 Gulf County 8.98
40 Leon County 8.71
41 Hillsborough County 8.61
42 Putnam County 8.48
43 DeSoto County 8.39
44 Palm Beach County 8.22
45 Polk County 8.21
46 Liberty County 8.01
47 Wakulla County 7.98
48 Suwannee County 7.90
49 Duval County 7.86
50 Union County 7.20
51 Washington County 6.97
52 Orange County 6.47
53 Glades County 6.41
54 Madison County 6.00
55 Holmes County 5.47
56 Osceola County 5.26
57 Taylor County 5.19
58 Broward County 5.07
59 Hendry County 4.86
60 Hardee County 4.51
61 Hamilton County 4.29
62 Jackson County 4.16
63 Gadsden County 4.09
64 Lafayette County 3.07
65 Miami-Dade County 1.60