Amish Population, 2018
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Maps of Amish population by state/province, 2018
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Amish population, 2018
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Amish population, 2018 (alphabetical order)
United States
| STATE | SETTLEMENTS | DISTRICTS | ESTIMATED POPULATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 2 | 3 | 240 |
| Colorado | 3 | 5 | 600 |
| Delaware | 1 | 10 | 1650 |
| Florida | 1 | 2 | 100 |
| Idaho | 1 | 1 | 75 |
| Illinois | 20 | 57 | 7,825 |
| Indiana | 24 | 392 | 54,825 |
| Iowa | 23 | 67 | 9,475 |
| Kansas | 8 | 17 | 1,725 |
| Kentucky | 43 | 95 | 12,630 |
| Maine | 6 | 7 | 755 |
| Maryland | 3 | 11 | 1,575 |
| Michigan | 48 | 121 | 15,465 |
| Minnesota | 22 | 38 | 4,385 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 2 | 260 |
| Missouri | 46 | 103 | 12,860 |
| Montana | 7 | 9 | 780 |
| Nebraska | 4 | 5 | 390 |
| New York | 58 | 153 | 19,835 |
| North Carolina | 2 | 2 | 260 |
| Ohio | 62 | 574 | 75,830 |
| Oklahoma | 4 | 7 | 645 |
| Pennsylvania | 56 | 514 | 76,620 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 1 | 85 |
| Tennessee | 12 | 26 | 3,220 |
| Texas | 1 | 1 | 65 |
| Vermont | 1 | 1 | 55 |
| Virginia | 7 | 9 | 1,230 |
| West Virginia | 4 | 4 | 300 |
| Wisconsin | 55 | 160 | 21,035 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 105 |
| TOTAL | 527 | 2,398 | 324,900 |
Canada
| PROVINCE | SETTLEMENTS | DISTRICTS | ESTIMATED POPULATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manitoba | 1 | 1 | 60 |
| New Brunswick | 1 | 1 | 45 |
| Ontario | 16 | 41 | 5,120 |
| Prince Edward Island | 2 | 2 | 140 |
| TOTAL | 20 | 45 | 5,365 |
South America
| COUNTRY | SETTLEMENTS | DISTRICTS | ESTIMATED POPULATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1 | 150 |
| TOTAL | 2 | 2 | 200 |
Note: Population figures include both adults and children. Estimates were calculated using a variety of sources including Raber’s New American Almanac, reports by correspondents in Die Botschaft, The Budget, and The Diary, settlement directories, regional newsletters, and settlement informants. The table includes all Amish groups that use horse-and-buggy transportation, but excludes car-driving groups such as the Beachy Amish and Amish Mennonites.
Amish population 2018 (ordered by estimated population)
United States
| STATE | SETTLEMENTS | DISTRICTS | ESTIMATED POPULATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 56 | 514 | 76,620 |
| Ohio | 62 | 574 | 75,830 |
| Indiana | 24 | 392 | 54,825 |
| Wisconsin | 55 | 160 | 21,035 |
| New York | 58 | 153 | 19,835 |
| Michigan | 48 | 121 | 15,465 |
| Missouri | 46 | 103 | 12,860 |
| Kentucky | 43 | 95 | 12,630 |
| Iowa | 23 | 67 | 9,475 |
| Illinois | 20 | 57 | 7,825 |
| Minnesota | 22 | 38 | 4,385 |
| Tennessee | 12 | 26 | 3,220 |
| Kansas | 8 | 17 | 1,725 |
| Delaware | 1 | 10 | 1,650 |
| Maryland | 3 | 11 | 1,575 |
| Virginia | 7 | 9 | 1,230 |
| Montana | 7 | 9 | 780 |
| Maine | 6 | 7 | 755 |
| Oklahoma | 4 | 7 | 645 |
| Colorado | 3 | 5 | 600 |
| Nebraska | 4 | 5 | 390 |
| West Virginia | 4 | 4 | 300 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 2 | 260 |
| North Carolina | 2 | 2 | 260 |
| Arkansas | 2 | 3 | 240 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 105 |
| Florida | 1 | 2 | 100 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 1 | 85 |
| Idaho | 1 | 1 | 75 |
| Texas | 1 | 1 | 65 |
| Vermont | 1 | 1 | 55 |
| TOTAL | 527 | 2,398 | 324,900 |
Canada
| PROVINCE | SETTLEMENTS | DISTRICTS | ESTIMATED POPULATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 16 | 41 | 5,120 |
| Prince Edward Island | 2 | 2 | 140 |
| Manitoba | 1 | 1 | 60 |
| New Brunswick | 1 | 1 | 45 |
| TOTAL | 20 | 45 | 5,365 |
South America
| COUNTRY | SETTLEMENTS | DISTRICTS | ESTIMATED POPULATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolivia | 1 | 1 | 150 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| TOTAL | 2 | 2 | 200 |
Note: Population figures include both adults and children. Estimates were calculated using a variety of sources including Raber’s New American Almanac, reports by correspondents in Die Botschaft, The Budget, and The Diary, settlement directories, regional newsletters, and settlement informants. The table includes all Amish groups that use horse-and-buggy transportation, but excludes car-driving groups such as the Beachy Amish and Amish Mennonites.
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To cite this page: “Amish Population, 2018.” Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies, Elizabethtown College. http://groups.etown.edu/amishstudies/statistics/population-2018/