Ranking of Maryland 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 727.23K people in Maryland with German ancestry (11.83% of Maryland population). Among all Maryland counties, Garrett County had the highest percentage of its population with German ancestry (30.99%), followed by Carroll County (24.98%), and Allegany County (24.75%).

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 Maryland.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Maryland Counties By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
Garrett County
Carroll County
Allegany County
Washington County
Harford County
Frederick County
Talbot County
Cecil County
Queen Anne's County
Worcester County
Ranking of Maryland Counties By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Garrett County 30.99
2 Carroll County 24.98
3 Allegany County 24.75
4 Washington County 24.19
5 Harford County 21.22
6 Frederick County 19.35
7 Talbot County 19.11
8 Cecil County 18.33
9 Queen Anne's County 17.73
10 Worcester County 17.39
11 Anne Arundel County 16.15
12 Caroline County 15.86
13 Baltimore County 14.85
14 Kent County 13.98
15 Calvert County 13.96
16 St. Mary's County 13.65
17 Howard County 12.63
18 Wicomico County 11.11
19 Dorchester County 10.21
20 Montgomery County 7.76
21 Charles County 7.49
22 Somerset County 6.13
23 Baltimore city 6.09
24 Prince George's County 2.61