Ranking of Texas 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 2.42M people in Texas with German ancestry (8.37% of Texas population). Among all Texas counties, Mason County had the highest percentage of its population with German ancestry (41.59%), followed by Gillespie County (33.72%), and Lavaca County (31.23%).
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 Texas.
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Related Topics: Texas ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Texas Counties By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mason County | 41.59 |
| 2 | Gillespie County | 33.72 |
| 3 | Lavaca County | 31.23 |
| 4 | Fayette County | 28.85 |
| 5 | Kimble County | 27.57 |
| 6 | Washington County | 27.16 |
| 7 | DeWitt County | 26.80 |
| 8 | Blanco County | 24.95 |
| 9 | Colorado County | 23.77 |
| 10 | Lee County | 23.44 |
| 11 | Real County | 22.02 |
| 12 | Llano County | 20.99 |
| 13 | Bandera County | 20.80 |
| 14 | Live Oak County | 20.25 |
| 15 | Lampasas County | 19.97 |
| 16 | Comal County | 19.89 |
| 17 | Kendall County | 19.84 |
| 18 | Goliad County | 19.79 |
| 19 | Runnels County | 19.73 |
| 20 | Aransas County | 19.68 |
| 21 | Glasscock County | 19.57 |
| 22 | Austin County | 18.92 |
| 23 | Wilson County | 18.51 |
| 24 | Menard County | 18.38 |
| 25 | Roberts County | 17.82 |
| 26 | Dallam County | 17.81 |
| 27 | Bosque County | 17.75 |
| 28 | Coke County | 17.58 |
| 29 | Kerr County | 17.47 |
| 30 | Milam County | 16.92 |
| 31 | Jackson County | 16.81 |
| 32 | Armstrong County | 16.47 |
| 32 | Shackelford County | 16.47 |
| 33 | Guadalupe County | 16.44 |
| 34 | Lipscomb County | 16.38 |
| 35 | Coryell County | 16.09 |
| 36 | Falls County | 15.97 |
| 37 | Bastrop County | 15.60 |
| 38 | Burleson County | 15.55 |
| 39 | Hamilton County | 15.54 |
| 40 | Hartley County | 15.50 |
| 41 | Hemphill County | 15.45 |
| 42 | Victoria County | 15.34 |
| 43 | Burnet County | 15.21 |
| 44 | McCulloch County | 15.15 |
| 45 | Carson County | 15.13 |
| 46 | Williamson County | 14.91 |
| 47 | Archer County | 14.87 |
| 48 | Eastland County | 14.86 |
| 49 | Medina County | 14.80 |
| 50 | San Saba County | 14.77 |
| 51 | Throckmorton County | 14.73 |
| 52 | Concho County | 14.62 |
| 53 | Cooke County | 14.50 |
| 54 | Gonzales County | 14.48 |
| 55 | Oldham County | 14.39 |
| 56 | Refugio County | 14.37 |
| 57 | Mills County | 14.25 |
| 58 | Mitchell County | 14.03 |
| 59 | Grimes County | 13.96 |
| 60 | Gaines County | 13.91 |
| 61 | Foard County | 13.89 |
| 62 | Brazos County | 13.70 |
| 63 | Calhoun County | 13.69 |
| 64 | Montgomery County | 13.60 |
| 65 | Donley County | 13.53 |
| 66 | McLennan County | 13.44 |
| 67 | Parker County | 13.43 |
| 68 | Irion County | 13.31 |
| 69 | Motley County | 13.08 |
| 70 | Callahan County | 12.86 |
| 71 | Hays County | 12.83 |
| 72 | Leon County | 12.82 |
| 73 | Galveston County | 12.71 |
| 74 | Chambers County | 12.68 |
| 75 | Clay County | 12.60 |
| 76 | Trinity County | 12.42 |
| 77 | Grayson County | 12.40 |
| 78 | Brown County | 12.39 |
| 79 | Edwards County | 12.37 |
| 80 | Sherman County | 12.30 |
| 81 | Wichita County | 12.26 |
| 82 | Denton County | 12.15 |
| 83 | Erath County | 12.14 |
| 84 | Gray County | 11.98 |
| 85 | Orange County | 11.77 |
| 86 | Rockwall County | 11.76 |
| 87 | Randall County | 11.75 |
| 88 | Hutchinson County | 11.67 |
| 89 | Tom Green County | 11.65 |
| 90 | Brewster County | 11.61 |
| 91 | Hunt County | 11.46 |
| 92 | Henderson County | 11.40 |
| 93 | Coleman County | 11.39 |
| 94 | Franklin County | 11.27 |
| 95 | Madison County | 11.19 |
| 96 | Hood County | 11.01 |
| 97 | Matagorda County | 10.89 |
| 98 | Wharton County | 10.83 |
| 99 | Karnes County | 10.79 |
| 100 | Hardin County | 10.78 |
| 100 | Upshur County | 10.78 |
| 101 | Travis County | 10.72 |
| 102 | McMullen County | 10.70 |
| 103 | Bell County | 10.69 |
| 103 | Tyler County | 10.69 |
| 104 | Hill County | 10.66 |
| 105 | Fannin County | 10.55 |
| 106 | Collin County | 10.54 |
| 107 | Panola County | 10.48 |
| 108 | Walker County | 10.46 |
| 109 | Jones County | 10.45 |
| 109 | Wilbarger County | 10.45 |
| 110 | Wood County | 10.44 |
| 111 | Collingsworth County | 10.41 |
| 112 | Caldwell County | 10.31 |
| 113 | Wise County | 10.25 |
| 114 | Baylor County | 10.23 |
| 115 | Waller County | 10.22 |
| 116 | Hall County | 10.19 |
| 117 | Castro County | 10.13 |
| 118 | Stephens County | 9.95 |
| 119 | Haskell County | 9.82 |
| 120 | Palo Pinto County | 9.79 |
| 121 | Hockley County | 9.66 |
| 122 | Lynn County | 9.65 |
| 123 | Atascosa County | 9.62 |
| 124 | Montague County | 9.51 |
| 125 | Ellis County | 9.36 |
| 126 | Taylor County | 9.22 |
| 127 | Brazoria County | 9.16 |
| 128 | Polk County | 9.02 |
| 129 | Briscoe County | 9.01 |
| 130 | Robertson County | 8.96 |
| 131 | Childress County | 8.95 |
| 131 | Knox County | 8.95 |
| 132 | Freestone County | 8.92 |
| 133 | Smith County | 8.89 |
| 134 | Sabine County | 8.87 |
| 135 | Lamb County | 8.85 |
| 136 | Liberty County | 8.81 |
| 137 | Bee County | 8.79 |
| 138 | San Patricio County | 8.76 |
| 138 | Somervell County | 8.76 |
| 139 | Houston County | 8.69 |
| 140 | San Augustine County | 8.64 |
| 141 | Rusk County | 8.59 |
| 142 | Wheeler County | 8.56 |
| 143 | Borden County | 8.55 |
| 144 | Tarrant County | 8.49 |
| 145 | Gregg County | 8.48 |
| 146 | Hopkins County | 8.47 |
| 147 | Sterling County | 8.41 |
| 148 | Limestone County | 8.40 |
| 149 | Fisher County | 8.36 |
| 150 | Lubbock County | 8.32 |
| 151 | Rains County | 8.28 |
| 152 | Comanche County | 8.18 |
| 153 | Terrell County | 8.17 |
| 154 | San Jacinto County | 8.12 |
| 155 | Johnson County | 8.08 |
| 156 | Van Zandt County | 8.01 |
| 157 | Bexar County | 7.99 |
| 158 | Angelina County | 7.96 |
| 159 | Nolan County | 7.88 |
| 160 | Potter County | 7.87 |
| 161 | Kaufman County | 7.78 |
| 162 | Ochiltree County | 7.63 |
| 163 | Jeff Davis County | 7.62 |
| 164 | Anderson County | 7.52 |
| 165 | Cherokee County | 7.46 |
| 166 | Nacogdoches County | 7.43 |
| 167 | Nueces County | 7.37 |
| 168 | Hale County | 7.30 |
| 169 | Harrison County | 7.09 |
| 169 | Shelby County | 7.09 |
| 170 | Hardeman County | 7.07 |
| 171 | Cottle County | 7.05 |
| 172 | Brooks County | 7.03 |
| 173 | Culberson County | 7.02 |
| 174 | Hansford County | 7.01 |
| 175 | Swisher County | 6.86 |
| 176 | Crosby County | 6.69 |
| 177 | Andrews County | 6.59 |
| 178 | Moore County | 6.52 |
| 179 | Navarro County | 6.48 |
| 179 | Uvalde County | 6.48 |
| 180 | Fort Bend County | 6.40 |
| 181 | Cochran County | 6.39 |
| 182 | Dickens County | 6.37 |
| 183 | Kinney County | 6.28 |
| 184 | Camp County | 6.27 |
| 185 | Howard County | 6.21 |
| 186 | Floyd County | 6.10 |
| 187 | Jefferson County | 6.08 |
| 187 | Midland County | 6.08 |
| 188 | Kleberg County | 5.98 |
| 189 | Young County | 5.96 |
| 190 | Harris County | 5.86 |
| 191 | Stonewall County | 5.67 |