Ranking of Texas 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 5.29K people in Texas with Pennsylvania German ancestry (0.02% of Texas population). Among all Texas counties, Gaines County had the highest percentage of its population with Pennsylvania German ancestry (3.48%), followed by Roberts County (3.18%), and Terry County (1.00%).

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 Texas.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Texas Counties By Percentage of Population with Pennsylvania German Ancestry in 2021
Gaines County
Roberts County
Terry County
Dallam County
Dawson County
Lamar County
Polk County
Briscoe County
Liberty County
Irion County
Ranking of Texas Counties By Percentage of Population with Pennsylvania German Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Gaines County 3.48
2 Roberts County 3.18
3 Terry County 1.00
4 Dallam County 0.90
5 Dawson County 0.52
6 Lamar County 0.40
7 Polk County 0.26
8 Briscoe County 0.24
9 Liberty County 0.20
10 Irion County 0.19
10 Martin County 0.19
11 Collingsworth County 0.17
11 Garza County 0.17
11 Gillespie County 0.17
12 Caldwell County 0.15
13 Angelina County 0.14
14 Palo Pinto County 0.12
15 Freestone County 0.11
16 DeWitt County 0.09
16 Llano County 0.09
16 Tom Green County 0.09
17 Lubbock County 0.07
17 Upshur County 0.07
18 Rockwall County 0.06
18 Van Zandt County 0.06
19 Erath County 0.05
19 Kaufman County 0.05
19 Taylor County 0.05
20 Denton County 0.04
20 Henderson County 0.04
20 Madison County 0.04
20 Walker County 0.04
21 Aransas County 0.03
21 Cooke County 0.03
21 Guadalupe County 0.03
21 Hunt County 0.03
21 Nueces County 0.03
21 Parker County 0.03
21 Potter County 0.03
22 Bexar County 0.02
22 Brazos County 0.02
22 Cass County 0.02
22 Collin County 0.02
22 Ector County 0.02
22 Ellis County 0.02
22 Galveston County 0.02
22 Grayson County 0.02
22 Grimes County 0.02
22 Hill County 0.02
22 Orange County 0.02
22 Smith County 0.02
22 Victoria County 0.02
22 Williamson County 0.02
23 Bell County 0.01
23 Cameron County 0.01
23 Harris County 0.01
23 Hays County 0.01
23 Johnson County 0.01
23 Kerr County 0.01
23 McLennan County 0.01
23 Montgomery County 0.01
23 Swisher County 0.01
23 Tarrant County 0.01
23 Travis County 0.01
23 Webb County 0.01
23 Wichita County 0.01
24 Dallas County 0.004
25 El Paso County 0.003
25 Hidalgo County 0.003
25 Jefferson County 0.003
26 Brazoria County 0.002
27 Fort Bend County 0.001