German Population in Florida by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights

The German population in Florida totals 2.0 million, with representation in every incorporated city included in this analysis. Leading communities are found in Jacksonville (74,624), followed by Tampa (34,498) and St. Petersburg (33,673), reflecting a strong urban presence. Despite this broad municipal footprint, the statewide count exceeds the combined city totals - suggesting that many German residents may live in unincorporated areas or towns below the population threshold used here. The analysis below explores how German communities are distributed across Florida and how this compares with broader patterns nationwide.

Top 5 cities with the largest German population in Florida

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  • 1
    Jacksonville
    German population in Jacksonville is 74,624
    7.76% of Jacksonville population is German
  • 2
    Tampa
    German population in Tampa is 34,498
    8.77% of Tampa population is German
  • 3
    St. Petersburg
    German population in St. Petersburg is 33,673
    12.92% of St. Petersburg population is German
  • 4
    Cape Coral
    German population in Cape Coral is 27,646
    13.40% of Cape Coral population is German
  • 5
    Orlando
    German population in Orlando is 19,951
    6.40% of Orlando population is German

Overview of German population in Florida

  • Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey documents Florida with 2.0 million German residents (8.9% of 21.9 million total state population), ranking the state at the 87th percentile nationally among U.S. jurisdictions for German demographic representation.
  • Comparison to State and National Averages: U.S. Census surveys show Florida's German demographic representation of 8.9% remains below the national average of 12.6%, positioning the state below typical U.S. demographic distribution patterns.
  • Share of Total National Population: Official American Community Survey records show Florida hosts 2.0 million German residents, representing 4.7% of the nation's total German population of 41.8 million, establishing the state as a significant demographic concentration center within national boundaries.
  • Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey data indicates Florida's density of 36.5 German Americans per square mile exceeds the national average of 11.8 per square mile by just over triple, establishing the state as a significant concentration center for German demographic communities.
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365 Cities in Florida Ranked by German Population

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American Community Survey data [1] show German populations across all incorporated cities in Florida, with no cities recording zero residents identified as Americans of German birth or descent. The table below provides broader statistics, including total population figures, density measures, and demographic distributions based on current ACS data for all incorporated cities included in this analysis*.
cities in Florida ranked by German population count
Rank by German Population
City
German Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Florida German Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Jacksonville 74,624 7.76% 3.81%
2 Tampa 34,498 8.77% 1.76%
3 St. Petersburg 33,673 12.92% 1.72%
4 Cape Coral 27,646 13.40% 1.41%
5 Orlando 19,951 6.40% 1.02%
6 Port St. Lucie 16,701 7.58% 0.85%
7 Tallahassee 15,686 7.85% 0.80%
8 15,166 10.56% 0.78%
9 13,817 11.80% 0.71%
10 13,203 10.54% 0.67%
11 12,905 7.05% 0.66%
12 11,505 14.29% 0.59%
13 11,202 13.07% 0.57%
14 10,621 12.87% 0.54%
15 10,519 8.99% 0.54%
16 10,094 10.21% 0.52%
17 9,456 10.02% 0.48%
18 9,320 17.00% 0.48%
19 9,071 14.85% 0.46%
20 8,486 1.90% 0.43%
21 8,460 9.22% 0.43%
22 8,335 6.22% 0.43%
23 7,859 12.31% 0.40%
24 7,712 12.91% 0.39%
25 7,615 14.10% 0.39%
26 7,450 6.64% 0.38%
27 7,401 6.96% 0.38%
28 7,278 6.09% 0.37%
29 6,976 13.06% 0.36%
30 6,817 18.90% 0.35%
31 6,771 12.03% 0.35%
32 6,400 9.86% 0.33%
33 6,172 12.59% 0.32%
34 6,148 3.60% 0.31%
35 6,099 10.85% 0.31%
36 5,931 14.83% 0.30%
37 5,895 6.80% 0.30%
38 5,883 13.52% 0.30%
39 5,678 3.71% 0.29%
40 5,590 5.84% 0.29%
41 5,560 9.04% 0.28%
42 5,536 7.29% 0.28%
43 5,478 6.80% 0.28%
44 5,375 8.03% 0.27%
45 5,188 19.60% 0.27%
46 5,186 16.62% 0.27%
47 5,043 13.12% 0.26%
48 4,983 8.00% 0.25%
49 4,892 5.20% 0.25%
50 4,807 7.76% 0.25%
51 4,692 10.28% 0.24%
52 4,659 8.09% 0.24%
53 4,623 8.75% 0.24%
54 4,201 9.34% 0.21%
55 4,167 13.92% 0.21%
56 4,140 5.09% 0.21%
57 4,128 7.34% 0.21%
58 3,976 20.47% 0.20%
59 3,865 19.44% 0.20%
60 3,856 13.95% 0.20%
61 3,818 8.09% 0.20%
62 3,746 3.88% 0.19%
63 3,745 14.54% 0.19%
64 3,742 12.70% 0.19%
65 3,604 15.46% 0.18%
66 3,500 7.31% 0.18%
67 3,437 14.58% 0.18%
68 3,420 18.52% 0.17%
69 3,395 14.39% 0.17%
70 3,341 9.77% 0.17%
71 3,266 8.20% 0.17%
72 3,257 16.84% 0.17%
73 3,232 11.43% 0.17%
74 3,082 19.26% 0.16%
75 3,048 7.62% 0.16%
76 3,014 10.75% 0.15%
77 3,013 10.59% 0.15%
78 2,982 7.63% 0.15%
79 2,981 18.25% 0.15%
80 2,902 17.03% 0.15%
81 2,866 17.12% 0.15%
82 2,839 4.86% 0.15%
83 2,821 16.81% 0.14%
84 2,812 11.02% 0.14%
85 2,710 11.99% 0.14%
86 2,659 13.47% 0.14%
87 2,624 12.72% 0.13%
88 2,603 7.62% 0.13%
89 2,595 12.38% 0.13%
90 2,542 5.29% 0.13%
91 2,513 13.92% 0.13%
92 2,501 15.59% 0.13%
93 2,488 3.66% 0.13%
94 2,485 5.65% 0.13%
95 2,471 3.11% 0.13%
96 2,450 15.94% 0.13%
97 2,396 3.33% 0.12%
98 2,287 8.86% 0.12%
99 2,267 8.42% 0.12%
100 2,188 4.44% 0.11%
101 2,178 8.98% 0.11%
102 2,177 12.76% 0.11%
103 2,163 11.70% 0.11%
104 2,159 16.49% 0.11%
105 2,092 10.86% 0.11%
106 2,058 6.48% 0.11%
107 2,006 15.15% 0.10%
108 1,995 17.59% 0.10%
109 1,959 13.97% 0.10%
110 1,957 14.69% 0.10%
111 1,945 13.08% 0.10%
112 1,910 14.20% 0.10%
113 1,899 11.30% 0.10%
114 1,890 12.62% 0.10%
115 1,851 9.52% 0.09%
116 1,836 13.75% 0.09%
117 1,800 10.76% 0.09%
118 1,772 1.30% 0.09%
119 1,747 14.89% 0.09%
120 1,743 9.02% 0.09%
120 1,743 16.62% 0.09%
121 1,682 3.78% 0.09%
122 1,639 16.43% 0.08%
123 1,627 13.12% 0.08%
124 1,582 3.61% 0.08%
125 1,550 14.57% 0.08%
126 1,533 13.71% 0.08%
127 1,494 4.17% 0.08%
128 1,491 9.11% 0.08%
129 1,448 22.21% 0.07%
130 1,446 19.25% 0.07%
131 1,415 14.39% 0.07%
132 1,391 10.10% 0.07%
133 1,390 15.05% 0.07%
134 1,383 15.38% 0.07%
135 1,376 7.59% 0.07%
136 1,350 3.27% 0.07%
137 1,347 11.81% 0.07%
138 1,323 23.85% 0.07%
139 1,321 19.37% 0.07%
140 1,288 18.26% 0.07%
141 1,276 3.24% 0.07%
142 1,264 7.92% 0.06%
143 1,257 19.14% 0.06%
144 1,248 17.72% 0.06%
145 1,245 1.54% 0.06%
146 1,236 14.57% 0.06%
147 1,234 3.24% 0.06%
148 1,223 13.85% 0.06%
149 1,215 15.84% 0.06%
150 1,209 11.56% 0.06%
151 1,201 9.24% 0.06%
152 1,175 12.72% 0.06%
153 1,158 10.29% 0.06%
154 1,137 6.52% 0.06%
155 1,097 9.26% 0.06%
156 1,074 8.08% 0.05%
156 1,074 30.25% 0.05%
157 1,046 16.34% 0.05%
158 1,019 10.25% 0.05%
159 1,008 3.24% 0.05%
160 1,006 16.22% 0.05%
161 1,003 3.73% 0.05%
162 997 5.04% 0.05%
163 987 1.29% 0.05%
164 972 15.20% 0.05%
165 963 13.38% 0.05%
166 962 12.71% 0.05%
167 916 9.27% 0.05%
168 907 17.65% 0.05%
169 870 14.13% 0.04%
170 804 20.96% 0.04%
171 797 5.47% 0.04%
172 795 14.28% 0.04%
173 791 12.93% 0.04%
174 768 1.78% 0.04%
174 768 14.43% 0.04%
175 767 1.04% 0.04%
176 753 14.34% 0.04%
177 734 0.33% 0.04%
178 693 17.60% 0.04%
179 684 18.65% 0.04%
180 658 7.26% 0.03%
180 658 17.35% 0.03%
181 649 20.05% 0.03%
182 635 14.60% 0.03%
183 625 12.73% 0.03%
184 622 19.26% 0.03%
185 606 7.43% 0.03%
186 604 7.99% 0.03%
186 604 5.19% 0.03%
187 600 13.88% 0.03%
188 586 17.21% 0.03%
189 578 14.20% 0.03%
190 571 16.83% 0.03%
191 563 0.95% 0.03%
192 560 12.03% 0.03%
193 556 7.34% 0.03%
194 550 7.58% 0.03%
195 547 12.55% 0.03%
196 538 1.20% 0.03%
197 534 13.24% 0.03%
198 522 17.21% 0.03%
199 502 7.99% 0.03%
200 500 16.25% 0.03%
201 496 9.87% 0.03%
202 494 18.23% 0.03%
203 489 6.46% 0.03%
204 473 15.60% 0.02%
204 473 6.95% 0.02%
205 468 22.75% 0.02%
206 461 13.39% 0.02%
207 444 3.26% 0.02%
207 444 5.84% 0.02%
208 441 1.99% 0.02%
209 430 14.14% 0.02%
209 430 8.00% 0.02%
210 428 3.35% 0.02%
211 426 4.73% 0.02%
212 411 13.45% 0.02%
213 410 3.44% 0.02%
214 404 1.31% 0.02%
215 402 13.32% 0.02%
216 398 3.41% 0.02%
217 390 9.15% 0.02%
218 376 19.38% 0.02%
219 349 9.94% 0.02%
220 348 14.54% 0.02%
221 345 5.00% 0.02%
222 336 6.50% 0.02%
223 327 13.41% 0.02%
224 319 1.90% 0.02%
225 313 10.88% 0.02%
226 307 2.91% 0.02%
227 301 13.32% 0.02%
227 301 4.42% 0.02%
228 296 9.40% 0.02%
229 291 5.00% 0.01%
230 290 0.26% 0.01%
231 281 8.93% 0.01%
232 278 3.56% 0.01%
233 275 26.62% 0.01%
234 267 9.73% 0.01%
235 252 11.74% 0.01%
236 251 16.67% 0.01%
236 251 12.80% 0.01%
237 250 10.97% 0.01%
238 248 6.95% 0.01%
239 245 18.72% 0.01%
240 244 13.71% 0.01%
241 243 11.69% 0.01%
242 238 11.41% 0.01%
243 236 9.70% 0.01%
244 232 11.49% 0.01%
244 232 8.04% 0.01%
245 229 6.96% 0.01%
246 224 9.72% 0.01%
247 221 8.76% 0.01%
248 220 14.30% 0.01%
249 214 15.83% 0.01%
250 213 17.69% 0.01%
250 213 3.06% 0.01%
251 211 8.30% 0.01%
252 210 7.55% 0.01%
252 210 8.05% 0.01%
253 206 2.57% 0.01%
254 194 25.66% 0.01%
254 194 5.54% 0.01%
255 192 3.81% 0.01%
256 187 12.64% 0.01%
257 185 7.04% 0.01%
258 184 2.48% 0.01%
259 176 12.05% 0.01%
260 171 9.21% 0.01%
261 170 10.04% 0.01%
262 169 5.53% 0.01%
263 168 4.97% 0.01%
264 166 7.27% 0.01%
264 166 9.96% 0.01%
265 160 10.65% 0.01%
265 160 3.57% 0.01%
265 160 2.87% 0.01%
266 140 18.59% 0.01%
267 138 18.70% 0.01%
267 138 16.87% 0.01%
268 137 7.20% 0.01%
269 134 10.33% 0.01%
269 134 9.70% 0.01%
270 133 2.30% 0.01%
270 133 0.37% 0.01%
271 132 14.92% 0.01%
272 130 2.32% 0.01%
273 129 4.31% 0.01%
274 126 5.38% 0.01%
275 125 14.71% 0.01%
275 125 2.55% 0.01%
276 124 0.82% 0.01%
277 122 15.70% 0.01%
278 113 3.74% 0.01%
278 113 1.81% 0.01%
279 109 14.23% 0.01%
280 108 3.65% 0.01%
280 108 16.22% 0.01%
281 107 12.20% 0.01%
282 106 8.22% 0.01%
283 105 22.58% 0.01%
284 103 17.05% 0.01%
285 102 7.01% 0.01%
286 101 19.24% 0.01%
287 97 1.98% 0.01%
288 96 11.44% 0.00%
289 93 8.06% 0.00%
290 91 2.47% 0.00%
291 87 6.97% 0.00%
292 86 13.48% 0.00%
293 84 11.90% 0.00%
293 84 9.30% 0.00%
294 82 14.31% 0.00%
295 79 2.94% 0.00%
296 77 3.38% 0.00%
297 76 3.84% 0.00%
298 72 16.36% 0.00%
298 72 1.02% 0.00%
299 68 4.17% 0.00%
300 67 8.42% 0.00%
301 65 4.94% 0.00%
302 63 3.80% 0.00%
302 63 1.30% 0.00%
303 62 7.12% 0.00%
303 62 2.86% 0.00%
304 61 6.57% 0.00%
305 59 1.68% 0.00%
306 58 2.52% 0.00%
307 55 0.24% 0.00%
307 55 5.19% 0.00%
308 52 2.64% 0.00%
309 50 0.90% 0.00%
310 47 3.23% 0.00%
311 45 6.22% 0.00%
312 44 8.68% 0.00%
312 44 2.49% 0.00%
313 38 5.30% 0.00%
314 37 0.19% 0.00%
315 36 3.76% 0.00%
316 33 9.79% 0.00%
316 33 5.97% 0.00%
317 32 5.15% 0.00%
318 30 1.16% 0.00%
318 30 1.87% 0.00%
319 28 2.33% 0.00%
320 27 1.46% 0.00%
321 25 2.95% 0.00%
322 21 1.79% 0.00%
323 20 1.09% 0.00%
324 18 2.13% 0.00%
325 15 0.51% 0.00%
325 15 1.07% 0.00%
326 14 0.77% 0.00%
327 13 2.14% 0.00%
328 11 1.79% 0.00%
329 9 1.01% 0.00%
329 9 0.83% 0.00%
330 7 0.31% 0.00%
331 3 0.19% 0.00%
332 2 0.01% 0.00%
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Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks city in Florida by their German population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census defines German population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their ancestry, meaning individuals can write upto ancestries when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as having German ancestry, whether alone or in combination with another ancestry.
Here are a few important things to know about how ancestry is reported:
  • Some people identify as German alone, while others identify as German along with another race (such as German and German).
  • We’ve used the “German alone or in any combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the German population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as German alone or in combination in city. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as German .
  2. % of Total Florida German Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. German population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small German populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • City that don’t have any reported German population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where German populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

  1. 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.
  2. 2023.