Ranking of Kansas 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 696.79K people in Kansas with German ancestry (23.76% of Kansas population). Among all Kansas counties, Rush County had the highest percentage of its population with German ancestry (59.07%), followed by Washington County (47.71%), and Ness County (47.63%).
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 Kansas.
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Related Topics: Kansas ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Kansas Counties By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rush County | 59.07 |
| 2 | Washington County | 47.71 |
| 3 | Ness County | 47.63 |
| 4 | Nemaha County | 46.50 |
| 5 | Ellis County | 45.55 |
| 6 | Trego County | 44.57 |
| 7 | Gove County | 42.25 |
| 8 | Sheridan County | 39.53 |
| 9 | Norton County | 39.42 |
| 10 | Russell County | 39.41 |
| 11 | Cheyenne County | 39.37 |
| 12 | Gray County | 39.28 |
| 13 | Rawlins County | 38.84 |
| 14 | Wallace County | 38.65 |
| 15 | Osborne County | 37.33 |
| 16 | Decatur County | 37.32 |
| 16 | Mitchell County | 37.32 |
| 17 | Marion County | 36.96 |
| 18 | Smith County | 36.62 |
| 19 | Thomas County | 36.27 |
| 20 | Wabaunsee County | 36.17 |
| 21 | Meade County | 35.51 |
| 22 | Marshall County | 35.37 |
| 23 | Rooks County | 34.37 |
| 24 | Chase County | 33.95 |
| 25 | Greeley County | 33.81 |
| 26 | Phillips County | 33.71 |
| 27 | Pottawatomie County | 33.34 |
| 28 | Lincoln County | 33.03 |
| 29 | Hodgeman County | 32.90 |
| 30 | Clark County | 32.85 |
| 31 | McPherson County | 32.81 |
| 32 | Atchison County | 32.51 |
| 33 | Jefferson County | 32.35 |
| 34 | Woodson County | 32.29 |
| 35 | Brown County | 32.23 |
| 36 | Wichita County | 31.95 |
| 37 | Logan County | 31.76 |
| 38 | Jackson County | 31.15 |
| 39 | Comanche County | 31.07 |
| 40 | Clay County | 31.03 |
| 41 | Morris County | 30.58 |
| 42 | Dickinson County | 30.31 |
| 43 | Anderson County | 30.30 |
| 43 | Republic County | 30.30 |
| 44 | Rice County | 30.29 |
| 45 | Kingman County | 30.25 |
| 46 | Sherman County | 30.19 |
| 47 | Harvey County | 30.05 |
| 48 | Coffey County | 30.00 |
| 49 | Pawnee County | 29.96 |
| 50 | Ellsworth County | 29.83 |
| 51 | Barton County | 29.56 |
| 52 | Kiowa County | 29.26 |
| 53 | Cloud County | 28.73 |
| 54 | Edwards County | 28.68 |
| 55 | Pratt County | 28.46 |
| 56 | Ottawa County | 28.44 |
| 57 | Saline County | 27.75 |
| 58 | Osage County | 27.27 |
| 59 | Haskell County | 27.22 |
| 60 | Scott County | 27.14 |
| 61 | Douglas County | 27.11 |
| 62 | Jewell County | 26.92 |
| 63 | Doniphan County | 26.73 |
| 64 | Reno County | 26.71 |
| 65 | Riley County | 26.51 |
| 66 | Graham County | 26.39 |
| 67 | Allen County | 26.12 |
| 68 | Hamilton County | 25.70 |
| 69 | Greenwood County | 25.56 |
| 70 | Sumner County | 25.45 |
| 71 | Harper County | 25.10 |
| 72 | Johnson County | 24.82 |
| 73 | Barber County | 24.80 |
| 74 | Miami County | 24.34 |
| 75 | Neosho County | 23.85 |
| 76 | Wilson County | 23.79 |
| 77 | Linn County | 23.48 |
| 78 | Crawford County | 22.61 |
| 79 | Shawnee County | 22.26 |
| 80 | Lyon County | 22.25 |
| 81 | Franklin County | 22.04 |
| 82 | Butler County | 21.09 |
| 83 | Stafford County | 21.07 |
| 84 | Sedgwick County | 20.68 |
| 85 | Labette County | 19.42 |
| 86 | Leavenworth County | 19.32 |
| 87 | Cowley County | 18.22 |
| 88 | Lane County | 18.15 |
| 89 | Montgomery County | 18.14 |
| 90 | Stevens County | 18.10 |
| 91 | Bourbon County | 17.88 |
| 92 | Geary County | 17.79 |
| 93 | Chautauqua County | 17.71 |
| 94 | Finney County | 17.46 |
| 95 | Grant County | 17.25 |
| 96 | Elk County | 17.11 |
| 97 | Kearny County | 16.97 |
| 98 | Stanton County | 16.91 |
| 99 | Cherokee County | 16.26 |
| 100 | Ford County | 16.06 |
| 101 | Morton County | 12.79 |
| 102 | Wyandotte County | 11.04 |
| 103 | Seward County | 9.25 |