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German ancestry
United States: 12.5% Source ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates Provenance US federal agency · primary Agency U.S. Census Bureau Years 2024 Unit per cent Geography County (3,222 published) Counted among Total population Highest Oliver County, North Dakota, 62.8% Lowest Yauco Municipio, Puerto Rico, 0.0% Share of residents reporting German ancestry. Ancestry is self-reported heritage, which is different from race, from Hispanic origin, and from where someone was born.
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Highest counties
County German ancestry Oliver County, North Dakota 62.8% McPherson County, South Dakota 61.1% Campbell County, South Dakota 58.8% Hutchinson County, South Dakota 58.8% Edmunds County, South Dakota 58.3% Rush County, Kansas 57.7% McIntosh County, North Dakota 57.6% Brown County, Minnesota 56.8% Sheridan County, North Dakota 56.3% Emmons County, North Dakota 56.0% Logan County, North Dakota 55.8% Sibley County, Minnesota 54.5%
Lowest counties
County German ancestry Yauco Municipio, Puerto Rico 0.0% Yabucoa Municipio, Puerto Rico 0.0% Villalba Municipio, Puerto Rico 0.0% Vieques Municipio, Puerto Rico 0.0% Vega Baja Municipio, Puerto Rico 0.0% Vega Alta Municipio, Puerto Rico 0.0% Utuado Municipio, Puerto Rico 0.0% Toa Baja Municipio, Puerto Rico 0.0% Toa Alta Municipio, Puerto Rico 0.0% Santa Isabel Municipio, Puerto Rico 0.0% San Lorenzo Municipio, Puerto Rico 0.0% Salinas Municipio, Puerto Rico 0.0%
Counted among: Total population