The Amish have grown by 10,280 since 2025, according to a report compiled by the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies at Elizabethtown College in Lancaster County, Pa.

The total world population of horse-and-buggy Amish is 421,340 in 2026. The study excludes Beachy Amish and Amish Mennonite groups. The total in 2025 was 411,060.

The study is based on research that included several sources, including Raber’s New American Almanac, reports by correspondents in The Budget, The Diary and similar publications. The study also includes information recorded from settlement directories, regional newsletters and settlement informants from across the country and around the globe.

Edsel Burdge, Jr., of the Young Center, compiled the statistics in cooperation with Joseph F. Donnermeyer of Ohio State University and with assistance from Adam Hershberger, of the Ohio Amish Library in Millersburg, Ohio.

Lancaster County, Pa., still has the most Amish people in 2026, with 301 church districts and an estimated population of 45,575. Holmes County, Ohio, comes in second with 332 districts and 38,775 people. Coming in third is Elkhart/LaGrange, Ind., with 246 districts and 30,795 people.

Other communities that have high numbers of Amish people include Geauga County, Ohio, and Adams County, Ind.

Pennsylvania, according to the study, has the most Amish overall with 96,353 people. Ohio has 87,760 people, followed by Indiana, Wisconsin and New York.

Amish population counts were recorded in a total of 33 U.S. states. Ontario, Canada, has 42 church districts and 18 settlements. New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island have two districts and two settlements each.

Bolivia has one district and one settlement with a population of 105, and Mexico has 35 Amish people in one district, in one settlement.

The study is available online from the Young Center here.

This article originally appeared in September 9, 2026 edition of  The Budget. Used with permission.