A glance of the 12 biggest Amish settlements in the United States as of 2010

A look at the 12 biggest Amish settlements

The largest Amish settlements are in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Indiana, but smaller ones are found in Illinois, New York, Kentucky and even such states as Mississippi, Florida, North Carolina and Nebraska.

1. Lancaster County, Pa., 29,535

2. Holmes County, Ohio, 29,510

3. Elkhart/LaGrange, Ind., 19,180

4. Geauga County, Ohio, 12,410

5. Adams County, Ind., 7,200

6. Nappanee, Ind., 4,920

7. Arthur, Ill., 3,920

8. Daviess County, Ind., 3,665

9. Mifflin County, Pa., 2,760

10. Allen County, Ind., 2,735

11. Indiana County, Pa., 2,395

12. New Wilmington, Pa., 2,285

Source: Elizabethtown College’s Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies