List of U.S. states by Amish population

In 2020 there were 31 states of the United States that had a significant Amish population. Following are populations by state per the results.

Distribution of native speakers of Pennsylvania Dutch by state.

Old Order Amish population growth in the 20th century.

The data for 1992 are from "Amish Studies - The Young Center".[1]

The data for 2000 are from a book published in 2001 (Donald Kraybill, The Riddle of Amish Culture).[2]

The data for 2010 are from "Amish Studies - The Young Center".[3] The 2010 census of Amish population was published in 2012, compiled by Elizabeth Cooksey, professor of sociology, and Cory Anderson, a graduate student in rural sociology, both at The Ohio State University.[4] It was commissioned by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies for the 2010 U.S. Religion Census (published in 2012).[4][5]

The data for 2020 comes from "Amish Studies – The Young Center".[6]

The percentage of the state's population is from a 2020 estimate.[7]

Amish population by state and date

State	1992	2000	2010	2020	Increase 2010–2020	% of the state population, 2020	% of the total U.S. Amish population
Pennsylvania	32,710	40,100	59,350	81,500	37.3%	0.63%	23.6%
Ohio	34,830	49,750	58,590	78,280	33.6%	0.67%	22.7%
Indiana	23,405	32,650	43,710	59,305	35.7%	0.88%	17.2%
Wisconsin	6,785	10,250	15,360	22,235	44.7%	0.38%	6.45%
New York	4,050	5,000	12,015	21,230	76.7%	0.11%	6.15%
Michigan	5,150	9,300	11,350	16,525	45.6%	0.16%	4.79%
Missouri	3,745	6,100	9,475	14,520	53.2%	0.23%	4.21%
Kentucky	2,625	5,150	7,750	13,595	75.4%	0.30%	3.94%
Iowa	3,525	4,850	7,190	9,780	36.0%	0.31%	2.84%
Illinois	2,940	4,200	6,860	7,240	5.5%	0.06%	2.10%
Minnesota	1,135	1,600	3,150	4,740	50.5%	0.08%	1.37%
Tennessee	750	1,500	2,125	3,325	56.5%	0.05%	> 1%
Kansas	675	1,100	1,485	2,025	36.4%	0.07%	>
Delaware	1,200	1,100	1,350	1,750	29.6%	0.18%	>
Maryland	810	800	1,350	1,650	22.2%	>	>
Virginia	75	500	300	1,590	430%	>	>
Maine	−	−	225	955	311%	0.07%	>
Montana	270	550	675	935	38.5%	0.09%	>
Oklahoma	540	700	675	675	0.0%	>	>
Colorado	−	−	810	650	19.7%	>	>
West Virginia	−	−	225	390	73.3%	>	>
Nebraska	−	−	150	355	137%	>	>
Mississippi	−	−	75	290	287%	>	>
North Carolina	75	−	75	270	260%	>	>
Arkansas	−	−	225	265	17.8%	>	>
Wyoming	−	−	−	220		>	>
Florida*	75	−	75	100	33.3%	>	>
Vermont	−	−	−	95		>	>
Texas	405	−	75	65	13.3%	>	>
South Dakota	−	−	75	60	20.0%	>	>
Idaho	−	−	−	55		>	>
Total	125,850	175,200	244,770	344,670	40.9%	0.105%	100%

• The settlement in Pinecraft (Sarasota), Florida is very atypical and its population varies a lot according to the season.

According to Albrecht Powell, the Pennsylvania Amish has not always been the largest group of U.S. Amish as is commonly thought. The Amish have settled in as many as 31 states and Canada, and Central America, though about 63% are located in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana. The greatest concentration of Amish is in Holmes and adjoining counties in northeast Ohio, about 78 miles south of Cleveland. Next in size is a group of Amish people in Elkhart and surrounding counties in northeastern Indiana. Then comes the Amish settlement in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The Amish population in the U.S. numbers more than 270,000 and is growing rapidly, due to large family size (seven children on average) and a church-member retention rate of approximately 80%."[8]

There was an Amish settlement in Honduras from about 1968 to 1978 but the settlement failed.[9] In 2015 new settlements of New Order Amish were founded in Argentina and Bolivia. In Canada new settlements were founded in New Brunswick in 2015 and on Prince Edward Island in 2016.[10] In 2018 Amish founded a settlement in Manitoba.[11]

Largest settlements, 2020

Settlement in	State	Estimated population	Annual growth rate
Lancaster County area	Pennsylvania	40,525	3.23%
Holmes County area	Ohio	36,955	0.54%
Elkhart/LaGrange counties area	Indiana	26,380	2.80%
Geauga County area	Ohio	18,820	2.70%
Adams County area	Indiana	10,305	3.98%
Nappanee area	Indiana	6,300	1.94%
Daviess County area	Indiana	5,465	3.37%
Arthur area	Illinois	4,095	11.93%
Mifflin County area	Pennsylvania	4,090	2.63%
Allen County area	Indiana	3,445	3.61%
Indiana County area	Pennsylvania	3,355	4.03%
Seymour area	Missouri	3,170	3.06%

• The annual growth rate (/) is calculated for the period from June 2019 to June 2020.

Sources: 2019[12] and 2020[13]

References

1. "Amish Population Change 1992-2013 (Alphabetical Order)" (PDF). Population Trends 1992-2013. 21-Year Highlights. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
2. Donald Kraybill (2001). The Riddle of Amish Culture. Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-6772-9.
3. Amish Studies: "Population Change 2010-2015"
4. Emily Caldwell (July 27, 2012). "Estimate: A new Amish community is founded every three and a half weeks in US". Phys.org. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
5. 2010 U.S. Religion Census, official website.
6. "Amish Population Profile, 2020". Elizabethtown College, the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. August 18, 2019. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
7. "Amish Population 2020". World Population Review. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
8. Powell, Albrecht. "Amish 101 - Amish Beliefs, Culture & Lifestyle, History of the Amish in America,". about.com. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
9. Cory Anderson and Jennifer Anderson. "The Amish Settlement in Honduras, 1968-1978" in Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies 4,1, pages 1-50.
10. 2016 Amish Population: Two New Settlements In South America at amishamerica.com.
11. 1st Amish settlement west of Ontario prepares for Prairie winter in quiet Manitoba town.
12. "Twelve largest settlements, 2019". Groups.etown.edu. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
13. "Twelve largest settlements, 2020". Groups.etown.edu. Retrieved August 26, 2019.