Which is the most German state?

[Smitty]

Most all of them identify as Americans and nothing else. If you tell them you'd prefer identifying with your ethnic background rather than "American", they tell you to move back to your home country.

Huh. I wonder why.

[Profileid]

Pennsylvania.

[alnortedelsur]

I think the mid west in general, and Pennsylvania.

[MysteriousWays]

Midwest in general, plus Pennsylvania. Keep in mind that after WW1, with several thousand German-Americans experiencing internment, that there was a major rush by many German-Americans to fully assimilate into the United States, give up speaking German (in some cases), etc.

For the most influence within a state, I'd argue probably Pennsylvania or perhaps South Dakota (in a cultural perspective, at least IMO, North Dakota seems quite dominantly Norwegian culturally, much more so than German, but it might just be I live rather close to the Norwegian part of ND). Both Wisconsin and Minnesota (I think of WI more so) have a bit of residual German cultural influence as well.

[Dragoon]

In terms of total numbers of German ancestry

1)California
2)Pennsylvania

In terms of percentage

1)Dakotas
2)Wisconsin

In terms of culture my opinion: Pennsylvania.

[renaissance12]

I'd say the Dakotas. They also have the highest number of Norwegian speakers as well. North Dakota being more Scandinavian, while South bring more German.

Are there Americans who still speak in German in USA in 2018 ?...