Ranking of Ohio Counties By Percentage of Population with Pennsylvania German Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 32.12K people in Ohio with Pennsylvania German ancestry (0.27% of Ohio population). Among all Ohio counties, Holmes County had the highest percentage of its population with Pennsylvania German ancestry (13.33%), followed by Geauga County (4.12%), and Ashtabula County (2.20%).

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

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Ohio Counties By Percentage of Population with Pennsylvania German Ancestry in 2021
Holmes County
Geauga County
Ashtabula County
Wayne County
Trumbull County
Carroll County
Knox County
Gallia County
Monroe County
Coshocton County
Ranking of Ohio Counties By Percentage of Population with Pennsylvania German Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Holmes County 13.33
2 Geauga County 4.12
3 Ashtabula County 2.20
4 Wayne County 1.89
5 Trumbull County 1.81
6 Carroll County 1.53
7 Knox County 1.42
8 Gallia County 1.22
9 Monroe County 1.20
10 Coshocton County 1.12
11 Ashland County 0.98
12 Madison County 0.93
13 Morrow County 0.81
14 Noble County 0.73
15 Tuscarawas County 0.72
16 Vinton County 0.63
17 Williams County 0.59
18 Jackson County 0.43
19 Stark County 0.37
20 Richland County 0.36
21 Columbiana County 0.32
22 Portage County 0.26
23 Harrison County 0.25
23 Marion County 0.25
24 Mahoning County 0.23
25 Jefferson County 0.22
26 Allen County 0.21
26 Summit County 0.21
27 Union County 0.18
27 Wood County 0.18
28 Highland County 0.17
28 Medina County 0.17
29 Darke County 0.16
30 Defiance County 0.13
30 Ottawa County 0.13
31 Crawford County 0.12
31 Hancock County 0.12
31 Hardin County 0.12
31 Logan County 0.12
32 Hocking County 0.11
32 Putnam County 0.11
33 Champaign County 0.10
33 Huron County 0.10
34 Lorain County 0.09
35 Guernsey County 0.08
35 Miami County 0.08
36 Franklin County 0.07
37 Adams County 0.06
37 Fulton County 0.06
37 Henry County 0.06
37 Lake County 0.06
37 Morgan County 0.06
37 Paulding County 0.06
37 Sandusky County 0.06
37 Van Wert County 0.06
37 Wyandot County 0.06
38 Athens County 0.05
38 Clark County 0.05
38 Cuyahoga County 0.05
38 Licking County 0.05
38 Lucas County 0.05
38 Montgomery County 0.05
38 Preble County 0.05
39 Clinton County 0.04
39 Delaware County 0.04
39 Meigs County 0.04
39 Muskingum County 0.04
39 Pickaway County 0.04
39 Seneca County 0.04
40 Auglaize County 0.03
40 Erie County 0.03
40 Fairfield County 0.03
40 Lawrence County 0.03
41 Belmont County 0.02
41 Butler County 0.02
41 Clermont County 0.02
41 Greene County 0.02
41 Mercer County 0.02
41 Perry County 0.02
41 Scioto County 0.02
42 Fayette County 0.01
42 Hamilton County 0.01
42 Warren County 0.01
42 Washington County 0.01