List of U.S. states by Amish population

There were 33 states of the United States with an Amish population in 2026 that consists of at least one Amish settlement of Old or New Order Amish, excluding more modern Amish groups (e.g. Beachy Amish). New Order Amish are seen as part of the Old Order Amish by most scholars despite the name.

Over 60% of the Amish live in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana, though that percentage is slightly decreasing each year. The largest Amish settlement is in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and adjacent counties followed by Holmes and adjoining counties in northeast Ohio, about 78 miles south of Cleveland. Third in size is the settlement in Elkhart, LaGrange and surrounding counties in northeastern Indiana which is geographically merging with the Nappanee settlement due to the growth of both settlements, which filled the gap between the two. According to Albrecht Powell, the Pennsylvania Amish has not always been the largest group of U.S. Amish as is commonly thought.

The Amish population in the U.S. numbers more than 400,000 and is growing rapidly (around 3-4% per year), "due to large family size (seven children on average) and a church-member retention rate of approximately 80%."

Statistics of states + Amish population by state and yearState 19922000201020202026Change2020–2026% of the statepopulation% of the total U.S.Amish population Pennsylvania 32,710 44,620 59,350 81,500 96,535 18.4% 0.74% 23.3% Ohio 34,830 48,545 58,590 78,280 87,760 12.1% 0.74% 21.2% Indiana 23,405 32,840 43,710 59,305 68,025 14.7% 0.97% 16.4% Wisconsin 6,785 9,390 15,360 22,235 28,940 30.2% 0.48% 7.0% New York 4,050 4,505 12,015 21,230 26,320 24.0% 0.13% 6.3% Michigan 5,150 8,495 11,350 16,525 21,110 27.7% 0.21% 5.1% Missouri 3,745 5,480 9,475 14,520 19,360 33.3% 0.31% 4.7% Kentucky 2,625 4,850 7,750 13,595 17,222 26.7% 0.37% 4.1% Iowa 3,525 4,445 7,190 9,780 11,140 13.9% 0.34% 2.7% Illinois 2,940 3,785 6,860 7,240 9,395 29.7% 0.07% 2.2% Ontario 2,295 3,100 4,725 5,605 6,135 9.4% – – Minnesota 1,135 1,420 3,150 4,740 5,560 17.3% 0.10% 1.3% Tennessee 750 1,270 2,125 3,325 4,610 38.6% 0.06% 1.1% Kansas 675 990 1,485 2,025 3,085 52.3% 0.10% > Virginia 75 335 300 1,590 2,605 63.8% > > Delaware 1,200 1,080 1,350 1,750 2,155 23.1% 0.20% > Maryland 810 1,020 1,350 1,650 2,020 22.4% > > Montana 270 335 675 935 1,630 74.3% 0.14% > Maine − 25 225 955 1,330 39.3% 0.09% > West Virginia − 70 225 390 1,185 203.8% 0.07% > Colorado − − 810 650 1,000 53.8% > > Oklahoma 540 620 675 675 790 17.0% > > Nebraska − − 150 355 713 100.8% > > Wyoming − − − 220 600 172.7% 0.10% > Prince Edward I. − − − 250 330 32.0% – – North Carolina 75 240 75 270 265 1.8% > > Arkansas − 35 225 265 250 5.6% > > Vermont − − − 95 230 142.1% > > South Dakota − − 75 60 215 258.3% > > New Brunswick − − − 70 190 171.4% – – Mississippi − 90 75 290 155 46.5% > > Idaho − 120 − 55 125 127.3% > > Florida* 75 100 75 100 100 > > Texas 405 45 75 65 60 7.7% > > New Mexico − − − − 35 > > Alabama − − − − 20 > > Total US pop. 125,850 174,810 244,770 344,670 414,545 20.3% 0.12% 100%

italic designates the 3 Canadian provinces that have Amish communities. Their population is not summed with the total population in the US, and is for statistical purpose. The settlement in Pinecraft (Sarasota), Florida is very atypical and its population varies a lot according to the season.

Sources of the statistics The data for 1992 are from "Amish Studies - The Young Center".

The data for 2000 are from a book published in 2001 (Donald Kraybill, The Riddle of Amish Culture) and from "Amish Studies – The Young Center".

The data for 2010 are from "Amish Studies - The Young Center". 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. It was commissioned by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies for the 2010 U.S. Religion Census (published in 2012).2010 U.S. Religion Census, official website.

The data from 2025 comes from "Elizabethtown College, the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies-2026" .

Counties with the highest percentage

Data from 2010 according to "Association of Religion Data Archives" (ARDA)Association of Religion Data Archives

And from 2020 according to the "US Religion Census" report.2020 Study InformationU.S. Religion Census | Maps and data files for 2020 Data are only shown for Old Order Amish and exclude related groups such as Beachy Amish-Mennonite Churches, Maranatha Amish-Mennonite, Amish-Mennonites and Mennonites in general.

CountyStateAdherents(2010)Adherents(2020)Change2010-20%2010%2020Holmes Ohio17,65419,79312.1%41.67%44.76%LaGrange Indiana14,01117,56725.4%37.74%43.43%Adams Indiana6,3438,08827.5%18.44%22.59%Davis Iowa1,3551,76830.5%15.48%19.41%Daviess Indiana3,7085,10637.7%11.72%15.30%Wayne Iowa323962197.8%5.04%14.81%Hart Kentucky1,6462,48651.0%9.04%12.89%Douglas Illinois2,3612,2823.3%11.81%11.56%Vernon Wisconsin2,7863,54427.2%9.36%11.54%Geauga Ohio8,5379,54911.8%9.14%10.01%Mercer Missouri156322106.4%4.12%9.10%Parke Indiana1,1051,35122.3%6.37%8.36%Mifflin Pennsylvania2,8993,60924.5%6.21%7.82%Wayne Ohio9,2839,1301.6%8.10%7.81%Daviess Missouri59665710.2%7.07%7.79%Schuyler Missouri25630619.5%5.78%7.59%Moultrie Illinois1,2601,07015.1%8.49%7.37%Van Buren Iowa5485008.7%7.24%6.94%Coshocton Ohio1,7602,53343.9%4.77%6.92%Clark Wisconsin1,9862,37919.8%5.72%6.86%Webster Missouri2,2522,58614.8%6.22%6.62%Pawnee Nebraska10316863.1%3.71%6.60%Buchanan Iowa1,2411,2964.4%5.92%6.30%Jay Indiana1,0241,27224.2%4.82%6.21%Bath Kentucky103747625.2%0.89%5.86%Forest Pennsylvania152397161.2%1.97%5.69%Crawford Pennsylvania3,5064,66132.9%3.95%5.55%Branch Michigan1,7842,48839.5%3.94%5.55%Green Lake Wisconsin8121,04728.9%4.26%5.51%Decatur Iowa25941560.2%3.06%5.43%Lafayette Wisconsin441898103.6%2.62%5.41%Nicholas Kentucky103408296.1%1.44%5.41%Clinton Pennsylvania1,3151,98951.2%3.35%5.31%Monroe Missouri30145751.8%3.40%5.27%Juniata Pennsylvania9731,23627.0%3.95%5.26%Fleming Kentucky39477295.9%2.75%5.12%Lancaster Pennsylvania26,27028,1727.2%5.06%5.10%Grundy Missouri34849040.8%3.39%5.00%Todd Minnesota8221,25452.5%3.30%4.96%Switzerland Indiana4694700.2%4.42%4.83%Crittenden Kentucky61242231.0%6.57%4.69%Harrison Missouri24337956.0%2.71%4.65%Jefferson Pennsylvania1,1292,05582.0%2.50%4.62%Pike Missouri377799111.9%2.04%4.54%Knox Ohio2,1112,84334.7%3.46%4.53%Taylor Wisconsin50290079.3%2.43%4.52%Fillmore Minnesota9789512.8%4.69%4.48%Trigg Kentucky215610183.7%1.50%4.34%Gladwin Michigan5611,06890.4%2.18%4.21%Macon Missouri6066314.1%3.89%4.15%Elk Kansas0103103.0%0.00%4.15%Todd Kentucky41449619.8%3.32%4.05%St. Clair Missouri131373184.7%1.34%4.02%Charlotte Virginia157458191.7%1.25%3.97%Ringgold Iowa38718352.7%7.54%3.92%Jackson Wisconsin50982762.5%2.49%3.91%Clare Michigan6591,19581.3%2.13%3.87%Montgomery New York1,0561,90680.5%2.10%3.85%Ashtabula Ohio2,2033,72569.1%2.17%3.82%Elkhart Indiana6,2447,88626.3%3.16%3.81%Audrain Missouri83393712.5%3.26%3.75%Lewis Missouri3763730.8%3.68%3.72%Custer Colorado65172164.6%1.53%3.66%Ashland Ohio1,6611,87713.0%3.13%3.58%Marshall Indiana1,4131,63615.8%3.00%3.55%Monroe Ohio54247512.3%3.70%3.55%Carroll Ohio61493752.6%2.13%3.51%Cattaraugus New York1,4372,66685.5%1.79%3.46%Hardin Ohio9391,05111.9%2.93%3.42%Morrow Ohio5901,17599.2%1.69%3.36%Pepin Wisconsin18724631.6%2.50%3.36%Tuscarawas Ohio2,3703,12832.0%2.56%3.35%Noble Indiana1,0061,58957.9%2.12%3.35%Marquette Wisconsin244522113.9%1.58%3.35%Montour Pennsylvania44660235.0%2.44%3.32%Knox Missouri0124124.0%0.00% 3.31%Indiana Pennsylvania2,5252,7087.2%2.84%3.25%Lucas Iowa 21427629.0%2.40%3.20%Seneca New York7311,05644.5%2.07%3.12%Conejos Colorado119232103.5%1.44%3.11%Kosciusko Indiana2,2772,4728.6%2.94%3.08%Noble Ohio0434434.0%0.00%3.07%Perry Pennsylvania5281,375160.4%1.15%3.00%Gallia Ohio73387519.4%2.37%3.00%

Counties under 3% Amish, but above 250 adherents each