Ranking of Ohio 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 2.71M people in Ohio with German ancestry (22.98% of Ohio population). Among all Ohio counties, Putnam County had the highest percentage of its population with German ancestry (54.93%), followed by Mercer County (53.90%), and Auglaize County (46.70%).
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 Ohio.
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Related Topics: Ohio ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Ohio Counties By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Putnam County | 54.93 |
| 2 | Mercer County | 53.90 |
| 3 | Auglaize County | 46.70 |
| 4 | Henry County | 43.58 |
| 5 | Seneca County | 41.57 |
| 6 | Ottawa County | 38.68 |
| 7 | Fulton County | 37.55 |
| 8 | Sandusky County | 37.07 |
| 9 | Wyandot County | 36.94 |
| 10 | Shelby County | 35.99 |
| 11 | Williams County | 35.70 |
| 12 | Defiance County | 35.26 |
| 13 | Hancock County | 35.00 |
| 14 | Crawford County | 34.98 |
| 15 | Van Wert County | 34.48 |
| 16 | Wood County | 34.22 |
| 17 | Paulding County | 33.85 |
| 18 | Erie County | 31.77 |
| 19 | Darke County | 31.32 |
| 20 | Huron County | 31.30 |
| 21 | Allen County | 30.35 |
| 22 | Carroll County | 29.89 |
| 23 | Ashland County | 29.49 |
| 24 | Medina County | 29.44 |
| 25 | Miami County | 29.36 |
| 26 | Tuscarawas County | 29.26 |
| 27 | Union County | 29.02 |
| 28 | Coshocton County | 27.95 |
| 29 | Stark County | 27.59 |
| 30 | Clermont County | 27.33 |
| 31 | Portage County | 27.31 |
| 32 | Wayne County | 27.16 |
| 33 | Delaware County | 26.62 |
| 34 | Morrow County | 25.79 |
| 35 | Madison County | 25.71 |
| 36 | Perry County | 25.65 |
| 37 | Hamilton County | 25.22 |
| 38 | Richland County | 25.18 |
| 39 | Holmes County | 25.16 |
| 40 | Warren County | 25.02 |
| 41 | Greene County | 24.96 |
| 42 | Hardin County | 24.74 |
| 43 | Monroe County | 24.71 |
| 44 | Geauga County | 24.69 |
| 45 | Lucas County | 24.32 |
| 46 | Fairfield County | 24.26 |
| 47 | Columbiana County | 24.10 |
| 48 | Licking County | 24.03 |
| 49 | Preble County | 23.70 |
| 50 | Butler County | 23.34 |
| 51 | Logan County | 23.28 |
| 52 | Lake County | 23.04 |
| 53 | Knox County | 22.91 |
| 54 | Lorain County | 22.77 |
| 55 | Champaign County | 22.73 |
| 56 | Washington County | 22.49 |
| 57 | Hocking County | 22.45 |
| 58 | Athens County | 22.11 |
| 59 | Pickaway County | 22.01 |
| 60 | Clinton County | 21.06 |
| 61 | Summit County | 20.91 |
| 62 | Marion County | 20.57 |
| 63 | Noble County | 20.54 |
| 64 | Muskingum County | 20.52 |
| 65 | Montgomery County | 20.27 |
| 66 | Clark County | 20.24 |
| 67 | Harrison County | 20.17 |
| 68 | Ashtabula County | 19.90 |
| 69 | Guernsey County | 19.71 |
| 70 | Brown County | 19.41 |
| 71 | Fayette County | 19.24 |
| 72 | Mahoning County | 18.42 |
| 73 | Belmont County | 18.26 |
| 74 | Ross County | 18.25 |
| 75 | Franklin County | 18.00 |
| 76 | Jefferson County | 17.91 |
| 77 | Meigs County | 17.54 |
| 78 | Highland County | 17.30 |
| 79 | Vinton County | 16.32 |
| 80 | Adams County | 15.97 |
| 81 | Trumbull County | 15.11 |
| 82 | Gallia County | 14.91 |
| 83 | Jackson County | 14.87 |
| 84 | Cuyahoga County | 14.84 |
| 85 | Morgan County | 14.16 |
| 86 | Scioto County | 13.68 |
| 87 | Pike County | 12.82 |
| 88 | Lawrence County | 11.57 |