German Population in Salt Lake County, UT by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights

The German population in Salt Lake County, UT is recorded at 117,538 residents, based on the latest U.S. Census estimates. Each city in Salt Lake County, UT has some German population, but the county''s higher total suggests additional rural or non-municipal representation. The analysis below explores how German communities are spread across Salt Lake County, UT and comparable counties throughout Utah.

Top 5 cities with the largest German population in Salt Lake County

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  • 1
    Salt Lake City
    German population in Salt Lake City is 23,481
    11.52% of Salt Lake City population is German
  • 2
    Sandy
    German population in Sandy is 10,637
    11.23% of Sandy population is German
  • 3
    West Jordan
    German population in West Jordan is 9,875
    8.49% of West Jordan population is German
  • 4
    West Valley City
    German population in West Valley City is 8,517
    6.17% of West Valley City population is German
  • 5
    South Jordan
    German population in South Jordan is 8,304
    10.34% of South Jordan population is German

Overview of German population in Salt Lake County

  • Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey data shows Salt Lake County contains 117,538 German residents (9.9% of 1.2 million total county population), ranking the jurisdiction at the 98th percentile nationally among counties and 96th percentile within Utah for German demographic concentrations across both absolute and proportional measures.
  • Comparison to State and National Averages: Census Bureau's ACS records show Salt Lake County's German population of 9.9% aligns with Utah's state average while remaining below the national average of 12.6%, placing both the county and state below typical U.S. demographic concentration levels.
  • Share of Total State Population: Official American Community Survey indicate Salt Lake County's 117,538 German residents constitute 35.1% of Utah's total German population of 334,978, placing the county among jurisdictions with the highest demographic concentrations, with 35.1% of all Utah German Americans residing within county boundaries.
  • Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey data shows Salt Lake County maintains 156.1 German Americans per square mile, representing thirty-eight and a half times Utah's average of 4.1 per square mile, establishing the county as an exceptional concentration center comparable to major metropolitan demographic areas.
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15 Cities in Salt Lake County Ranked by German Population

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ACS data [1] confirm German populations in every incorporated city in the county, with the largest counts in Salt Lake City, Sandy, West Jordan, and West Valley City. The table below provides detailed figures, including total population, density measures, and demographic distributions, based on the current ACS data for all 15 incorporated cities included in this analysis*.
cities in Salt Lake County, UT ranked by German population count
Rank by German Population
City
German Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Salt Lake County German Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Salt Lake City 23,481 11.52% 19.98%
2 Sandy 10,637 11.23% 9.05%
3 West Jordan 9,875 8.49% 8.40%
4 West Valley City 8,517 6.17% 7.25%
5 South Jordan 8,304 10.34% 7.06%
6 Herriman 5,966 10.41% 5.08%
7 Murray 5,399 10.82% 4.59%
8 5,156 8.74% 4.39%
9 5,131 11.42% 4.37%
10 4,963 9.89% 4.22%
11 3,948 11.97% 3.36%
12 3,338 9.34% 2.84%
13 3,115 9.97% 2.65%
14 2,650 10.08% 2.25%
15 1,647 9.07% 1.40%
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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 Salt Lake County, UT 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 Salt Lake County 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.