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Growth since 2000: the population grew from roughly 177,910 in 2000 to 410,955 in 2025 — a 131% increase over 25 years. The number of church districts grew from 200 in 1951 to 3,115
Fertility: a 2026 synthesis using near-census data (CAPED-2010s, covering ~90% of all Amish) puts total fertility at 6.1 children per woman, with near-universal early marriage (median female age at first marriage 20.9) and very low reliance on conversion — only 154 first-generation adult converts identified across nearly a century of Amish history
The Population Structure of the Amish, a Rapidly Growing Ethnic Religion in North America - Cory Anderson
Population Studies Anderson, Cory, and Stephanie Thiehoff. 2026. 80(2), 257–280
coryanderson.org
Retention: on average families have about five children, sometimes ten or more, and roughly 85% or more of youth join the church as adults.
By 2100 these guys will be the majority of the population