List of U.S. states by Amish population

A map of the United States with all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

In 2010 there were 28 states of the United States that had a significant Amish population. 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.^[1] It was commissioned by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies for the 2010 U.S. Religion Census (published in 2012).^[1][2] Following are populations by state per the results.

The data for 2001 are from a book published in 2001 (Donald Kraybill, The Riddle of Amish Culture).^[3]

The data for 1992 are from a book published in 1993 (John A. Hostetler, Amish Society).

The data for 2015 are from "Amish Studies - The Young Center".^[4]

The percentage of the state population is for 2015 and the data used to collect the data came from census.gov.

State	Population in 1992	Population in 2000	Population in 2010	Population in 2015	% of Pop. in 2015
Ohio	43,200	49,750	59,103	69,255	0.60%
Pennsylvania	35,200	40,100	58,009	68,820	0.54%
Indiana	25,200	32,650	45,144	50,955	0.77%
Wisconsin	7,800	10,250	14,957	17,665	0.31%
New York	4,700	5,000	10,787	17,280	0.09%
Michigan	6,500	9,300	10,218	14,495	0.15%
Missouri	5,200	6,100	9,833	11,230	0.18%
Kentucky	1,500	5,150	8,172	11,010	0.25%
Iowa	3,700	4,850	7,179	8,785	0.28%
Illinois	3,200	4,200	6,267	7,280	0.06%
Minnesota	1,500	1,600	2,765	4,535	0.08%
Tennessee	800	1,500	1,948	2,750	0.04%
Maryland	1,000	800	1,512	1,485	0.02%
Delaware	1,300	1,100	1,424	1,500	0.16%
Kansas	800	1,100	940	2,025	0.21%
Virginia	-	500	547	1,080	0.01%
Oklahoma	300	700	523	810	0.02%
Montana	-	550	363	540	0.05%
Colorado	-	-	330	675	0.01%
Nebraska	-	-	275	810	0.04%
West Virginia	-	-	217	225	0.01%
Maine	-	-	203	675	0.05%
Mississippi	-	-	175	150	0.01%
Arkansas	-	-	130	270	0.01%
North Carolina	-	-	127	135	< 0.01%
Florida*	-	-	125	75	< 0.01%
Texas	-	-	52	75	< 0.01%
South Dakota	-	-	31	95	0.01%
Idaho	-	-	-	75	< 0.01%
Wyoming	-	-	-	75	< 0.01%
Vermont	-	-	-	15	< 0.01%

* 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 are not the largest group of U.S. Amish as is commonly thought. The Amish have settled in as many as twenty-four states, Canada, and Central America, though about 65% 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%."^[5]

References

1. 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.
2. 2010 U.S. Religion Census, official website.
3. Donald Kraybill (2001). The Riddle of Amish Culture. Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-6772-9.
4. Amish Studies: "Population Change 2010-2015"
5. Powell, Albrecht. "Amish 101 - Amish Beliefs, Culture & Lifestyle, History of the Amish in America,". about.com. Retrieved 2012. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)