Ranking of Utah 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 328.53K people in Utah with German ancestry (10.17% of Utah population). Among all Utah counties, Grand County had the highest percentage of its population with German ancestry (18.54%), followed by Kane County (15.13%), and Wayne County (13.72%).

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 Utah.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Utah Counties By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
Grand County
Kane County
Wayne County
Washington County
Summit County
Carbon County
Emery County
Iron County
Duchesne County
Beaver County
Ranking of Utah Counties By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Grand County 18.54
2 Kane County 15.13
3 Wayne County 13.72
4 Washington County 12.97
5 Summit County 12.80
6 Carbon County 12.45
7 Emery County 12.38
8 Iron County 11.47
9 Duchesne County 10.71
10 Beaver County 10.70
11 Davis County 10.63
12 Box Elder County 10.58
13 Cache County 10.09
14 Utah County 10.04
15 Weber County 9.93
16 Salt Lake County 9.79
17 Daggett County 9.22
18 Wasatch County 9.16
19 Tooele County 8.97
20 Sanpete County 8.94
21 Garfield County 8.65
22 Rich County 8.54
23 Uintah County 8.28
24 Sevier County 8.23
25 Juab County 8.12
26 Millard County 6.52
27 Piute County 6.30
28 Morgan County 6.26
29 San Juan County 4.53