Ranking of Wyoming 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 128.22K people in Wyoming with German ancestry (22.24% of Wyoming population). Among all Wyoming counties, Platte County had the highest percentage of its population with German ancestry (34.36%), followed by Goshen County (33.48%), and Park County (29.68%).

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 Wyoming.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Wyoming Counties By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
Platte County
Goshen County
Park County
Big Horn County
Converse County
Niobrara County
Weston County
Washakie County
Crook County
Carbon County
Ranking of Wyoming Counties By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Platte County 34.36
2 Goshen County 33.48
3 Park County 29.68
4 Big Horn County 29.54
5 Converse County 28.40
6 Niobrara County 28.32
7 Weston County 27.28
8 Washakie County 26.09
9 Crook County 24.41
10 Carbon County 24.33
11 Johnson County 23.67
12 Campbell County 23.49
13 Albany County 23.30
14 Hot Springs County 22.71
15 Natrona County 22.46
16 Fremont County 21.83
17 Laramie County 21.68
18 Sublette County 20.57
19 Uinta County 19.27
20 Lincoln County 17.31
21 Sheridan County 17.09
22 Teton County 16.39
23 Sweetwater County 13.87