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According to Albrecht Powell, the Pennsylvania Amish has not always been the largest group of U.S. Amish as is commonly thought. The Amish population in the U.S. numbers more than 390,000 and is growing rapidly (around 3-4% per year), due to large family size (seven children on average) and a church-member retention rate of approximately 80%."
The Amish Country Byway is an Ohio Scenic Byway, designated in 1998, that runs 164 miles (264 km) through many Amish communities in Holmes County. [32] The byway focuses on backroads with views of rolling farmland and concentrations of Amish homes, farms, and home businesses.
Millersburg is a village and the county seat of Holmes County, Ohio, United States. [8] Located 66 miles (106 km) south of Cleveland, it is in the heart of Ohio's Amish Country and is part of a large regional tourism industry. [9]
The Daily Yonder reports that as the Amish population in America grows, Amish communities — and their rural neighbors — are finding ways to adapt. Across the country, Amish populations are on ...
The overall Amish population of the area, centered on Holmes County, is the largest Amish community in the world. [39] Called locally "Amish Country", it draws many visitors to the county, thus making tourism an important sector of the local economy. In Holmes County Amish Settlements there are several Old Order Amish affiliations.
More tourists visit Berlin, permanent population 685, than any other town in Ohio Amish Country. [14]: 83 Berlin was the first town in Ohio to market the Amish to tourists. [14]: 83 Berlin's business district is large, with as of 2012 more than 40 shops, 10 hotels, and multiple restaurants large and small.
Daniel Beiler grew up in an Old Order Amish community. After leaving he embraced cars, planes, and Tom & Jerry — but realized some things he misses. I broke away from my traditional Amish community.
Amish country may refer to: Ohio Amish Country, in Holmes County, Ohio, the highest concentration of Amish in the world; see Amish in Ohio; Pennsylvania Dutch Country, the largest population of Amish in the United States; Illinois Amish Country, along Illinois Route 133; Northern Indiana Amish Country, in Elkhart and LaGrange Counties