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Their population is nearly 90,000 in Pennsylvania, and Ohio recently surpassed that; "the raw data from Amish-heavy, rural Pennsylvania counties shows marked improvement in voter turnout" in 2024.
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Amish prefer colder climates, for easier refrigeration-substitutes and doing without electricity-intense air conditioning. But there is a permanent Amish community in Beeville, Texas, which may be the most southern U.S. permanent settlement.
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Amish also reject car and bicycle ownership, as they can be objects of vanity and a means for departing one's community.
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Amish men often wear distinctive white straw hats and black jackets with no buttons, while Amish women typically wear a "kapp" which is a plain white cap or hood, and a plain dress having a full skirt and long sleeves.
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By 2024, Ohio's booming Amish population surpassed Pennsylvania's, and Amish country is the #2 most visited location in Ohio with 4 million tourist visits annually.
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→Full Sabbath Observance: Amish prohibit gambling, and thus the costs and burdens of sports gambling on the Sabbath and at other times are fully avoided.
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→Expansion: The Amish are almost entirely in the United States, but a few Amish communities have expanded to [{Canada]] and South America (primarily Argentina and Bolivia).
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and by 2024 Ohio's growing Amish population surpassed Pennsylvania's
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Most of the cases concern challenges to regulations of their farms, but some implicate the Second Amendment and other rights. One example ...
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The Amish are a leader in establishing rights of religious liberty, as mentioned in 1,590 court cases as of Jan. 23, 2022 (853 federal and 735 in state court).
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USA Today: "The Amish are one of the fastest-growing population groups in America," and their population "has more than tripled" in just three decades.
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