How many Amish are there? Where do they live? (Amish Population)

A look at the total Amish population and which places (countries & states) they live.

My name is Erik Wesner and I'm not Amish. Back in 2004, I met the Amish while selling books. Since then, I've visited 5,000+ Amish homes & dozens of Amish communities. I run the Amish America website. More: https://amishamerica.com/

Images: Jim Halverson, Don Burke (https://www.flickr.com/photos/ozarkin..., S.I., Jillian York, Denise Joyal

Amish map image (Livingston, NY) via Rochester Democrat & Chronicl: https://democratandchronicle.com/stor...

Sources:

"Amish growth extended to South America settlements last year", Associated Press, Mark Scolforo, June 26, 2016: https://apnews.com/article/6ae6f43e6a...

Amish Studies website 2021 Amish population: https://groups.etown.edu/amishstudies...

A note on how Amish population numbers were compiled from the Young Center site:

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.

Statistics compiled by Edsel Burdge, Jr., Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies, Elizabethtown College, in cooperation with Joseph F. Donnermeyer, School of Environment and Natural Resources, The Ohio State University, and with assistance from David Luthy, Heritage Historical Library, Aylmer, Ontario.