German Population in New Hampshire by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights

The German population in New Hampshire totals 118,516, with representation in every incorporated city included in this analysis. Leading communities are found in Nashua (7,934), followed by Manchester (7,517) and Dover (4,041), 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 New Hampshire and how this compares with broader patterns nationwide.

Top 5 cities with the largest German population in New Hampshire

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  • 1
    Nashua
    German population in Nashua is 7,934
    8.71% of Nashua population is German
  • 2
    Manchester
    German population in Manchester is 7,517
    6.51% of Manchester population is German
  • 3
    Dover
    German population in Dover is 4,041
    12.22% of Dover population is German
  • 4
    Concord
    German population in Concord is 3,825
    8.65% of Concord population is German
  • 5
    Derry town
    German population in Derry town is 3,015
    8.78% of Derry town population is German

Overview of German population in New Hampshire

  • Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey documents New Hampshire with 118,516 German residents (8.5% of 1.4 million total state population), ranking the state at the 10th percentile nationally among U.S. jurisdictions for German demographic representation.
  • Comparison to State and National Averages: U.S. Census surveys show New Hampshire's German demographic representation of 8.5% 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 data indicates New Hampshire contains 118,516 German residents, representing less than 1% of the nation's total German population of 41.8 million, constituting a minimal fraction of the national demographic community relative to the state's overall population size.
  • Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey data documents New Hampshire contains 13.2 German Americans per square mile, above the national average of 11.8 per square mile, indicating marginally stronger community presence than most U.S. states.
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216 Cities in New Hampshire Ranked by German Population

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American Community Survey data [1] show German populations across all incorporated cities in New Hampshire, 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 New Hampshire ranked by German population count
Rank by German Population
City
German Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total New Hampshire German Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Nashua 7,934 8.71% 6.69%
2 Manchester 7,517 6.51% 6.34%
3 Dover 4,041 12.22% 3.41%
4 Concord 3,825 8.65% 3.23%
5 Derry town 3,015 8.78% 2.54%
6 Bedford town 2,808 11.91% 2.37%
7 Londonderry town 2,391 9.12% 2.02%
8 2,383 7.25% 2.01%
9 2,204 9.87% 1.86%
10 2,158 9.41% 1.82%
11 1,856 6.71% 1.57%
12 1,794 11.14% 1.51%
13 1,740 11.56% 1.47%
14 1,610 13.76% 1.36%
15 1,569 13.27% 1.32%
16 1,553 10.52% 1.31%
17 1,547 9.52% 1.31%
18 1,535 9.38% 1.30%
19 1,491 8.05% 1.26%
20 1,401 15.46% 1.18%
21 1,376 11.41% 1.16%
22 1,314 4.29% 1.11%
23 1,237 4.86% 1.04%
24 1,195 11.87% 1.01%
25 1,106 7.40% 0.93%
26 1,039 6.12% 0.88%
27 1,031 12.09% 0.87%
28 1,005 10.66% 0.85%
29 894 10.78% 0.75%
30 782 12.11% 0.66%
31 762 12.37% 0.64%
32 747 5.21% 0.63%
33 732 11.06% 0.62%
34 726 10.83% 0.61%
35 721 6.65% 0.61%
36 714 7.58% 0.60%
37 713 9.21% 0.60%
38 709 7.76% 0.60%
39 691 11.56% 0.58%
40 670 9.18% 0.57%
41 655 4.11% 0.55%
42 642 4.92% 0.54%
43 636 9.81% 0.54%
44 630 10.28% 0.53%
45 618 9.47% 0.52%
46 605 8.92% 0.51%
47 603 11.96% 0.51%
48 602 13.06% 0.51%
49 596 7.59% 0.50%
50 580 7.86% 0.49%
51 579 6.11% 0.49%
52 576 7.98% 0.49%
53 573 12.96% 0.48%
54 565 7.69% 0.48%
55 538 9.94% 0.45%
56 536 6.31% 0.45%
57 527 16.18% 0.44%
58 525 10.71% 0.44%
59 510 8.95% 0.43%
59 510 14.85% 0.43%
60 496 7.80% 0.42%
61 495 8.21% 0.42%
62 493 8.84% 0.42%
63 491 13.38% 0.41%
64 489 9.16% 0.41%
65 487 7.78% 0.41%
65 487 10.47% 0.41%
66 478 18.85% 0.40%
67 471 11.77% 0.40%
68 467 10.43% 0.39%
69 466 6.33% 0.39%
70 465 8.84% 0.39%
71 461 7.74% 0.39%
72 458 10.05% 0.39%
73 456 9.65% 0.38%
74 449 9.17% 0.38%
75 441 8.36% 0.37%
76 438 10.72% 0.37%
77 437 4.99% 0.37%
78 420 7.92% 0.35%
79 417 10.97% 0.35%
80 411 9.06% 0.35%
81 410 6.87% 0.35%
81 410 14.99% 0.35%
82 401 13.13% 0.34%
82 401 10.03% 0.34%
83 400 6.63% 0.34%
84 389 8.50% 0.33%
85 378 11.12% 0.32%
86 372 10.36% 0.31%
87 356 16.59% 0.30%
88 354 5.37% 0.30%
89 353 7.25% 0.30%
89 353 4.53% 0.30%
90 346 7.17% 0.29%
91 344 6.08% 0.29%
91 344 8.19% 0.29%
92 342 8.40% 0.29%
93 340 6.84% 0.29%
94 339 12.45% 0.29%
95 337 8.56% 0.28%
96 333 8.27% 0.28%
97 321 19.20% 0.27%
98 317 15.77% 0.27%
99 315 7.02% 0.27%
100 314 13.32% 0.26%
101 313 13.09% 0.26%
102 310 6.91% 0.26%
103 308 11.69% 0.26%
104 305 11.04% 0.26%
105 292 9.94% 0.25%
106 285 10.88% 0.24%
107 279 6.81% 0.24%
108 278 5.64% 0.23%
109 272 6.00% 0.23%
110 261 8.09% 0.22%
111 250 11.55% 0.21%
112 248 18.12% 0.21%
113 236 11.99% 0.20%
114 229 7.01% 0.19%
114 229 2.72% 0.19%
115 228 4.77% 0.19%
116 218 7.60% 0.18%
117 211 11.06% 0.18%
118 210 4.92% 0.18%
118 210 8.41% 0.18%
119 208 11.84% 0.18%
120 203 10.21% 0.17%
121 200 8.98% 0.17%
122 196 7.86% 0.17%
123 193 7.77% 0.16%
123 193 12.36% 0.16%
124 191 8.40% 0.16%
125 189 11.63% 0.16%
126 186 7.37% 0.16%
127 184 8.42% 0.16%
128 179 13.89% 0.15%
129 178 9.66% 0.15%
130 171 7.71% 0.14%
131 170 9.74% 0.14%
132 169 7.29% 0.14%
133 167 6.20% 0.14%
134 166 9.77% 0.14%
135 163 12.10% 0.14%
136 160 12.90% 0.14%
137 159 7.20% 0.13%
138 158 5.17% 0.13%
139 150 15.66% 0.13%
140 149 9.68% 0.13%
140 149 10.46% 0.13%
141 147 11.78% 0.12%
142 146 5.49% 0.12%
142 146 5.58% 0.12%
143 145 9.71% 0.12%
144 144 9.98% 0.12%
145 143 6.74% 0.12%
145 143 9.53% 0.12%
146 141 6.65% 0.12%
147 137 3.44% 0.12%
147 137 6.74% 0.12%
148 134 9.80% 0.11%
149 126 6.57% 0.11%
150 122 6.72% 0.10%
150 122 8.22% 0.10%
151 121 9.38% 0.10%
152 119 7.29% 0.10%
152 119 12.55% 0.10%
153 118 12.72% 0.10%
153 118 10.98% 0.10%
154 117 7.69% 0.10%
154 117 9.55% 0.10%
155 115 14.25% 0.10%
156 111 14.55% 0.09%
157 110 6.65% 0.09%
158 103 10.18% 0.09%
159 100 8.84% 0.08%
160 98 5.24% 0.08%
161 96 13.35% 0.08%
162 93 5.70% 0.08%
163 91 5.14% 0.08%
163 91 8.03% 0.08%
164 90 15.36% 0.08%
165 81 9.23% 0.07%
166 79 11.05% 0.07%
166 79 8.59% 0.07%
166 79 5.49% 0.07%
167 78 4.44% 0.07%
167 78 7.46% 0.07%
168 77 8.57% 0.07%
169 74 6.40% 0.06%
170 73 7.31% 0.06%
171 65 6.62% 0.05%
172 64 7.42% 0.05%
173 62 7.59% 0.05%
174 58 7.08% 0.05%
175 57 9.12% 0.05%
176 56 5.34% 0.05%
176 56 5.94% 0.05%
177 55 6.49% 0.05%
178 54 2.84% 0.05%
179 53 1.57% 0.04%
180 48 4.98% 0.04%
181 46 4.30% 0.04%
182 45 6.89% 0.04%
182 45 4.72% 0.04%
183 44 9.03% 0.04%
183 44 6.29% 0.04%
184 40 4.81% 0.03%
185 38 3.75% 0.03%
186 34 3.66% 0.03%
187 28 2.07% 0.02%
188 22 3.18% 0.02%
189 20 7.43% 0.02%
190 14 1.64% 0.01%
190 14 1.97% 0.01%
191 11 2.28% 0.01%
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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 New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire 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.