German foreign stock (1890) and German mother tongue (1940)

[King of Kensington]

Born in Germany or parentage in 1890 vs. German mother tongue in 1940 for 21 selected states. The former obviously excludes colonial era German ancestry (i.e. Pennsylvania) and ethnic Germans from outside Germany such (i.e. German-Russians of the Dakotas and Kansas).  

1890 data via jimrtex

https://talkelections.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=172392.msg3721228#msg3721228

 
Foreign Stock: Germany (1890)

Wisconsin  37%
Illinois  21%
Minnesota  21%
New York  18%
Ohio  18%
Iowa  17%
New Jersey  16%
Michigan  15%
Nebraska  15%
Maryland  14%
Missouri  14%
South Dakota  14%
California  12%
North Dakota  11%
Pennsylvania  11%
Oregon  10%
Kansas  9%
Montana  9%
Washington  9%
Colorado  8%
Texas  6%

German MT (1940)

North Dakota  19.3%
Wisconsin  16.1%
South Dakota  12.9%
Minnesota  10.5%
Nebraska  10.1%
Iowa  7.9%
Illinois  6.2%
Kansas  6.1%
Montana  5.8%
New Jersey  5%
Ohio  5%
New York  4.8%
Missouri  4.6%
Oregon  4.5%
Michigan  4.4%
Pennsylvania  4.1%
Washington  3.9%
Indiana  3.6%
California  3.2%
Texas  2.5%
Maryland  2.2%

[DINGO Joe]

ND actually got more German by 1940

[VPH]

In a few communities here or there you can still hear German spoken by older residents. They're sadly dying out, but they do exist!

[King of Kensington]

ND actually got more German by 1940

Germans from Russia weren't included in the German foreign stock figure.