Amish Population: The Top 10 States
The Amish population continues growing at a high rate, with over 400,000 Amish people living in America in over 650 communities.
The Amish are currently found in 32 states. But which states have the largest Amish populations? Scroll on for the latest list, with figures by the Young Center for Anabaptist & Pietist Studies (Elizabethtown College).
1. Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Amish Population: 95,410
The Amish in Pennsylvania Guide
2. Ohio
Ohio Amish Population: 86,325
3. Indiana
Indiana Amish Population: 67,310
4. Wisconsin
Wisconsin Amish Population: 27,535
5. New York
New York Amish Population: 25,220
6. Michigan
Michigan Amish Population: 20,090
7. Missouri
Missouri Amish Population: 18,465
8. Kentucky
Kentucky Amish Population: 16,720
9. Iowa
Iowa Amish Population: 10,965
10. Illinois
Illinois Amish Population: 9,280
Update July 14: This post has been corrected to include Missouri, which I managed to leave out of the original top 10. My apologies.
Population figures provided by the Young Center at Elizabethtown College annual population numbers.
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Amish moving
Hey Erik, there are a lot of moving to Montana. You might look into that I live in Wayne County, Indiana and the lawn has been moving out that way.