New York has lower land prices in rural areas than Pennsylvania and Ohio, states that together account for nearly half of the nationwide Amish population of about 261,000.

The Amish, many of them from Ohio or Pennsylvania, have established 10 new settlements in New York since the start of 2010 — growth that doubles any other state. Total population there has grown ...

Jul 27, 2011 — There are now about 13,000 Amish in New York—many in the North Country.

Nolt said that as of summer 2024, the estimated Amish population in the Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, area – home to the largest Amish settlement in the U.S. – was 43,640.

ROGERS — Amish families transplanting here from New York have done so to get away from stricter building code regulations, according to one Amish woman who lives on Mill Rock Road. Ann Wenderd and her ...

The last Pennsylvania settlement was founded in Indiana County in 1997 according to data provided by Nolt. Also, seven out-of-state settlements can trace their roots to Lancaster since 2010. Amish ...

In 2016, researchers estimated, about 1,000 Amish people cast votes in the county out of about 15,000 eligible voters. The potential, though, is there for meaningful differences in close elections.

There are now about 13,000 Amish in New York—many in the North Country. A recent study from Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania showed... Jul 27, 2011 — There are now about 13,000 Amish in ...

Nolt said that as of summer 2024, the estimated Amish population in the Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, area – home to the largest Amish settlement in the U.S. – was 43,640.