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.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Kansas Counties By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
Rush County
Washington County
Ness County
Nemaha County
Ellis County
Trego County
Gove County
Sheridan County
Norton County
Russell County
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