Amish Population by State (2011)
| State/Province | # of Settlements | # of Church Districts | Est. Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 3 | 3 | 225 |
| Colorado | 4 | 6 | 810 |
| Delaware | 1 | 9 | 1,350 |
| Florida | 1 | 1 | 75 |
| Illinois | 19 | 50 | 7,000 |
| Indiana | 23 | 325 | 45,825 |
| Iowa | 22 | 56 | 7,895 |
| Kansas | 7 | 12 | 1,620 |
| Kentucky | 35 | 69 | 8,625 |
| Maine | 4 | 4 | 300 |
| Maryland | 3 | 10 | 1,350 |
| Michigan | 36 | 90 | 11,880 |
| Minnesota | 13 | 26 | 3,275 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 1 | 75 |
| Missouri | 41 | 86 | 10,060 |
| Montana | 5 | 6 | 810 |
| Nebraska | 3 | 3 | 225 |
| New York | 40 | 98 | 13,230 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 75 |
| Ohio | 54 | 451 | 60,885 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 6 | 810 |
| Ontario | 15 | 36 | 4,860 |
| Pennsylvania | 54 | 414 | 61,270 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 1 | 75 |
| Tennessee | 6 | 17 | 2,125 |
| Texas | 1 | 1 | 75 |
| Virginia | 4 | 5 | 375 |
| West Virginia | 3 | 3 | 225 |
| Wisconsin | 45 | 123 | 15,745 |
| TOTAL: | 448 | 1,913 | 261,150 |
Amish Population by State (2011)
| State/Province | # of Settlements | # of Church Districts | Est. Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 54 | 414 | 61,270 |
| Ohio | 54 | 451 | 60,885 |
| Indiana | 23 | 325 | 45,825 |
| Wisconsin | 45 | 123 | 15,745 |
| New York | 40 | 98 | 13,230 |
| Michigan | 36 | 90 | 11,880 |
| Missouri | 41 | 86 | 10,060 |
| Kentucky | 35 | 69 | 8,625 |
| Iowa | 22 | 56 | 7,895 |
| Illinois | 19 | 50 | 7,000 |
| Ontario | 15 | 36 | 4,860 |
| Minnesota | 13 | 26 | 3,275 |
| Tennessee | 6 | 17 | 2,125 |
| Kansas | 7 | 12 | 1,620 |
| Delaware | 1 | 9 | 1,350 |
| Maryland | 3 | 10 | 1,350 |
| Colorado | 4 | 6 | 810 |
| Montana | 5 | 6 | 810 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 6 | 810 |
| Virginia | 4 | 5 | 375 |
| Maine | 4 | 4 | 300 |
| Arkansas | 3 | 3 | 225 |
| Nebraska | 3 | 3 | 225 |
| West Virginia | 3 | 3 | 225 |
| Florida | 1 | 1 | 75 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 1 | 75 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 75 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 1 | 75 |
| Texas | 1 | 1 | 75 |
| Total: | 448 | 1,913 | 261,150 |
Note: Settlement and district statistics were updated in July 2011. Population figures (which include adults and children) are estimates calculated by using state-sensitive averages of the estimated number of people per church district. The number of adults and children per district varies by region, community, affiliation, and age of the district; therefore, the actual number of people in a specific district or state may be higher or lower than the estimates in these tables. The national composite average per district is 136.6. The table includes all Amish groups (Old Order and New Order) that use horse-and-buggy transportation, but excludes car-driving groups such as the Beachy Amish and Amish Mennonites. Of the 1,913 church districts, 1,845 are Old Order and 68 (3.6%) are New Order.
Sources: Raber’s Almanac, reports of correspondents in Amish publications, the annual migration report in The Diary, state and regional settlement directories, and informants in settlements.
To cite this page: “Amish Population by State (2011).” Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies, Elizabethtown College. http://www2.etown.edu/amishstudies/Population_by_State_2011.asp.
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