There were 32 states of the United States with an Amish population in 2022 that consists of at least one Amish settlement of Old or New Order Amish, excluding more modern Amish groups like e.g. the Beachy Amish. New Order Amish are seen as part of the Old Order Amish despite the name by most scholars.

The Amish have settled in as many as 32 US-states though about 2/3 are located in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana. The largest Amish settlement is Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and adjacent counties followed by Holmes and adjoining counties in northeast Ohio, about 78 miles south of Cleveland. Third in size is the settlement in Elkhart, LaGrange and surrounding counties in northeastern Indiana which is geographically merging with the Nappanee settlement due to the growth of both settlements, which filled the gap between the two. According to Albrecht Powell, the Pennsylvania Amish has not always been the largest group of U.S. Amish as is commonly thought.

The Amish population in the U.S. numbers more than 360,000 and is growing rapidly, due to large family size (seven children on average) and a church-member retention rate of approximately 80%."^[1][2]

Statistics of states

Amish population by state and date

State	1992	2000	2010	2020	2022	Change 2020–2022	% of the state population, 2022	% of the total U.S. Amish population
Pennsylvania	32,710	44,620	59,350	81,500	86,965	6.7%	0.67%	23.7%
Ohio	34,830	48,545	58,590	78,280	81,730	4.4%	0.69%	22.2%
Indiana	23,405	32,840	43,710	59,305	62,800	5.9%	0.92%	17.1%
Wisconsin	6,785	9,390	15,360	22,235	24,105	8.4%	0.41%	6.6%
New York	4,050	4,505	12,015	21,230	22,550	6.2%	0.11%	6.1%
Michigan	5,150	8,495	11,350	16,525	17,920	8.4%	0.18%	4.9%
Missouri	3,745	5,480	9,475	14,520	15,520	6.9%	0.25%	4.2%
Kentucky	2,625	4,850	7,750	13,595	14,835	9.1%	0.33%	4.0%
Iowa	3,525	4,445	7,190	9,780	10,205	4.3%	0.32%	2.8%
Illinois	2,940	3,785	6,860	7,240	7,760	7.2%	0.06%	2.1%
Minnesota	1,135	1,420	3,150	4,740	5,210	10.0%	0.09%	1.4%
Tennessee	750	1,270	2,125	3,325	3,715	11.7%	0.05%	1%
Kansas	675	990	1,485	2,025	2,230	10.1%	0.07%	>
Delaware	1,200	1,080	1,350	1,750	1,865	6.6%	0.19%	>
Virginia	75	335	300	1,590	1,820	14.4%	>	>
Maryland	810	1,020	1,350	1,650	1,765	7.0%	>	>
Montana	270	335	675	935	1,185	26.7%	0.11%	>
Maine	−	25	225	955	1,095	14.6%	0.08%	>
Colorado	−	−	810	650	835	28.5%	>	>
Oklahoma	540	620	675	675	690	2.2%	>	>
West Virginia	−	70	225	390	635	62.8%	>	>
Nebraska	−	−	150	355	345	2.9%	>	>
North Carolina	75	240	75	270	285	5.5%	>	>
Wyoming	−	−	−	220	280	27.3%	>	>
Arkansas	−	35	225	265	260	1.9%	>	>
Mississippi	−	90	75	290	235	18.9%	>	>
Idaho	−	120	−	55	100	81.8%	>	>
Florida*	75	100	75	100	100		>	>
Vermont	−	−	−	95	100	5.3%	>	>
Texas	405	45	75	65	70	7.7%	>	>
South Dakota	−	−	75	60	55	8.3%	>	>
New Mexico	−	−	−	−	30		>	>
Total US pop.	125,850	174,810	244,770	344,670	367,295	6.6%	0.11%	100%

• The settlement in Pinecraft (Sarasota), Florida is very atypical and its population varies a lot according to the season.

Sources of the statistics

The data for 1992 are from "Amish Studies - The Young Center".^[3]

The data for 2000 are from a book published in 2001 (Donald Kraybill, The Riddle of Amish Culture)^[4] and from "Amish Studies – The Young Center".^[5]

The data for 2010 are from "Amish Studies - The Young Center".^[6] The 2010 census of Amish population was published in 2012, compiled by Elizabeth Cooksey, professor of sociology, and Cory Anderson, a graduate student in rural sociology, both at The Ohio State University.^[7] It was commissioned by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies for the 2010 U.S. Religion Census (published in 2012).^[7][8]

The data for 2022 comes from "Amish Studies – The Young Center".^[2]

The percentage of the state's population is from a 2021 estimate.^[9]

Largest settlements

Settlement in	State	Estimated population (2020)	Estimated population (2021)	Estimated population (2022)	Annual growth rate
Lancaster, Chester, York and Berks counties area	PA	40,525	41,795	43,010	3.07%
Holmes, Wayne, Coshocton, Tuscarawas and Stark counties	OH	36,955	37,770	38,635	2.27%
LaGrange, Elkhart and Noble counties area	IN	26,380	27,105	27,815	2.72%
Geauga, Trumbull, Ashtabula and Portage counties area	OH	18,820	19,420	19,900	2.87%
Adams / Jay counties area	IN	10,305	10,630	11,080	3.76%
Nappanee, Elkhart, St. Joseph, Marshall and Kosciusko counties area	IN	6,300	6,445	6,570	2.14%
Daviess / Martin counties area	IN	5,465	5,595	5,760	2.70%
Arthur, Moultrie, Douglas and Coles counties area	IL	4,095	4,270	4,360	3.23%
Belleville, Mifflin county	PA	4,090	4,205	4,240	1.83%
Allen, Allen county	IN	3,445	3,550	3,645	2.90%
Seymour, Webster county	MO	3,170	3,110	3,230	0.95%
Smicksburg, Indiana county	PA	3,355	2,945	3,070	4.25%
Lawrence / Mercer counties area	PA	2,740	2,820	2,890	2.74%
Heuvelton, St. Lawrence county	NY	2,540	2,640	2,770	4.53%
Clearfield / Jefferson counties area	PA	1,850	2,560	2,620	20.81%
Conewango Valley, Cattaraugus county	NY	2,450	2,515	2,590	2.86%
Spartansburg, Crawford county	PA	2,335	2,425	2,525	4.07%
Monroe / Vernon counties area	WI	2,420	2,360	2,475	1.14%
Munfordville, Hart county	KY	2,340	2,360	2,430	1.92%
Medina / Ashland counties area	OH	2,165	2,245	2,360	4.50%
Ethridge, Lawrence county	TN	2,080	2,190	2,300	5.29%
Christian / Trigg counties area	KY	2,025	2,125	2,235	5.18%
Columbia, Marquette and Green Lake counties area	WI	1,980	2,050	2,155	4.42%
Centreville, St. Joseph county	MI	1,815	1,870	1,920	2.89%
Dover, Kent county	DE	1,750	1,795	1,865	3.28%
Bloomfield, Davis county	IA	1,640	1,800	1,865	6.86%
Millersburg, Dauphin county	PA	1,645	1,700	1,740	2.89%
Rockville, Parke county	IN	1,505	1,535	1,715	6.98%
Kalona, Washington county	IA	1,935	1,535	1,665	6.97%
Audrain / Monroe counties area	MO	1,530	1,540	1,610	2.61%
Clinton / Centre counties area	PA	1,395	1,450	1,600	7.34%
Hazleton, Buchanan county	IA	1,490	1,550	1,595	3.52%
Augusta, Eau Claire county	WI	1,415	1,495	1,570	5.48%
Clymer, Chautauqua county	NY	1,475	1,520	1,565	3.05%
Hagerstown, Wayne county	IN	1,425	1,480	1,550	4.38%
Branch / Hillsdale County counties area	MI	1,335	1,440	1,520	6.93%
St. Mary's / Charles counties area	MD	1,380	1,450	1,515	4.89%
Garrett, Somerset county	PA	1,440	1,345	1,485	1.56%
Atlantic, Crawford county	PA	1,370	1,415	1,455	3.10%
Myerstown, Lebanon county	PA	1,325	1,355	1,395	2.64%
Wilton, Monroe county	WI	1,230	1,290	1,355	5.08%
Darlington, Lafayette county	WI	1,195	1,265	1,320	5.23%
Port Royal, Juniata county	PA	1,235	1,240	1,315	3.24%
Sugar Grove, Warren county	PA	1,300	1,175	1,285	0.57%
Loganton, Clinton county	PA	1,135	1,170	1,275	6.18%
Richland / Vernon counties area	WI	1,105	1,175	1,240	6.11%
Rebersburg, Centre county	PA	1,070	1,125	1,220	7.01%
Granton, Clark county	WI	1,120	1,170	1,205	3.79%
Hardin / Marion counties area	OH	1,320	1,355	1,155	6.25%
Morrow / Knox counties area	OH	1,920	2,005	1,125	20.70%
Romulus, Seneca county	NY	1,065	1,090	1,115	2.34%
Cumberland / Franklin counties area	PA	1,050	1,065	1,110	2.86%
Loysville, Perry county	PA	1,040	1,075	1,110	3.36%
Daviess, Grundy and Livingston counties area	MO	990	1,015	1,045	2.78%
Clare, Clare county	MI	985	1,020	1,040	2.79%
Gallipolis, Gallia county	OH	670	695	1,005	25%
Stanwood, Mecosta county	MI	955	985	995	2.09%
Ashland, Ashland county	OH	940	970	980	2.13%
Seymour, Wayne county	IA	865	900	955	5.20%
Loyal, Clark county	WI	860	890	935	4.36%
Mohawk Valley, Montgomery county	NY	765	815	925	10.46%
Allenwood, Lycoming county	PA	835	875	915	4.79%

Sources: 2020,^[10][11] 2021,^[12][13] and 2022.^[2]

Counties with the highest percentage

Data according to "2020 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates".^[14] Percentage is calculated via the language statistics given by the ACS, which in the category "Language Spoken at Home", has the "other [than English or Spanish] Indo-European language" subcategory; in the following counties this is primarily Pennsylvania Dutch, the language of majority of the Amish people.

Amish settlements outside the US

There are Amish settlements in four Canadian provinces, Ontario, founded in the 1820s, Manitoba, founded in 2018,^[15] New Brunswick in 2015 and Prince Edward Island, in 2016.

There was an Amish settlement in Honduras from about 1968 to 1978 but the settlement failed.^[16]

In 2015 new settlements of New Order Amish were founded in Argentina and Bolivia.