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'''German Americans''' are the largest ethnic group in the United States, with over 45 million people, comprising over a fourth of the white population.<ref>That is, American of German descent outnumber both African Americans and [[Latinos]].</ref>  They are concentrated in the Midwest, and in eastern metropolitan areas. They comprise numerous different groups, all of whom arrived speaking German. Some came in search of religious or political freedom, others for economic opportunities greater than those in Germany, and others simply for the chance to start afresh in the New World. Today California and Pennsylvania have the largest populations of German descent, with over six million Germans residing in the two states alone. The Midwest has the largest proportion of German Americans, with the group dominant in many rural areas. It is one of the two or three largest groups in many major metropolitan areas, including New York, Chicago, Baltimore and St. Louis. The rural Midwest from Indiana through the Dakotas has a large German population.

'''German Americans''' are the largest ethnic group in the [[United States]], with over 45 million people, comprising over a fourth of the white population.<ref>That is, American of German descent outnumber both African Americans and [[Latinos]].</ref>  They are concentrated in the [[Midwest]], and in eastern metropolitan areas. They comprise numerous different groups, all of whom arrived speaking [[German]]. Some came in search of religious or political freedom, others for economic opportunities greater than those in [[Germany]], and others simply for the chance to start afresh in the [[New World]]. Today [[California]] and [[Pennsylvania]] have the largest populations of German descent, with over six million Germans residing in the two states alone. The Midwest has the largest proportion of German Americans, with the group dominant in many rural areas. It is one of the two or three largest groups in many major metropolitan areas, including New York, Chicago, Baltimore and St. Louis. The rural Midwest from [[Indiana]] through the Dakotas has a large German population.

[[File:German1910.jpg|thumb|420px|Germania in 1910]]

[[File:German1910.jpg|thumb|420px|Germania in 1910]]