German Speakers by US County in the Year 2000
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Percent of population five years and over speaking German at home by county.

Over 50 million Americans claim German ancestry, which makes them the largest single ethnic group in the U.S. Around 1.06 million people in the U.S. speak the German language. It is the second most spoken language in North Dakota. In 16 U.S. states, it is the most spoken language other than English and Spanish.