Allegheny County, PA Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 3, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 1.25M Allegheny County, PA population, 288.54K had German ancestry (23.16%), 258.25K had Unclassified ancestry (20.72%), and 216.83K had Other Groups ancestry (17.40%).
The chart below shows the top 10 ancestry groups, and the table below shows both the number and percentages for all ancestry groups.
You can see similar information for other Pennsylvania counties, and for Pennsylvania.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Allegheny County, PA Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| German | 288544 | 23.16 |
| Unclassified | 258245 | 20.72 |
| Other Groups | 216834 | 17.40 |
| Irish | 210555 | 16.90 |
| Italian | 181978 | 14.60 |
| Polish | 97295 | 7.81 |
| English | 97176 | 7.80 |
| Slovak | 37329 | 3.00 |
| American | 34407 | 2.76 |
| Scottish | 21703 | 1.74 |
| Hungarian | 19629 | 1.58 |
| French (except Basque) | 19339 | 1.55 |
| Russian | 18225 | 1.46 |
| Scotch Irish | 17974 | 1.44 |
| Subsaharan African | 15778 | 1.27 |
| European | 15453 | 1.24 |
| Croatian | 15332 | 1.23 |
| Welsh | 13253 | 1.06 |
| Ukrainian | 11357 | 0.91 |
| African | 11163 | 0.90 |
| Swedish | 8762 | 0.70 |
| Eastern European | 8094 | 0.65 |
| Dutch | 8071 | 0.65 |
| Greek | 7489 | 0.60 |
| Lithuanian | 7088 | 0.57 |
| Czech | 6769 | 0.54 |
| British | 5513 | 0.44 |
| Serbian | 5199 | 0.42 |
| Austrian | 5021 | 0.40 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 4451 | 0.36 |
| Slovene | 3914 | 0.31 |
| Swiss | 3681 | 0.30 |
| Norwegian | 3522 | 0.28 |
| Czechoslovakian | 3306 | 0.27 |
| Lebanese | 3221 | 0.26 |
| Slavic | 2452 | 0.20 |
| Syrian | 2389 | 0.19 |
| Jamaican | 2389 | 0.19 |
| Romanian | 2326 | 0.19 |
| French Canadian | 2217 | 0.18 |
| Danish | 1830 | 0.15 |
| Nigerian | 1634 | 0.13 |
| Yugoslavian | 1619 | 0.13 |
| Belgian | 1481 | 0.12 |
| Turkish | 1460 | 0.12 |
| Scandinavian | 1458 | 0.12 |
| Canadian | 1356 | 0.11 |
| Portuguese | 1334 | 0.11 |
| Northern European | 1109 | 0.09 |
| Pennsylvania German | 1079 | 0.09 |
| Haitian | 1035 | 0.08 |
| Iranian | 979 | 0.08 |
| Arab | 839 | 0.07 |
| Israeli | 766 | 0.06 |
| Finnish | 681 | 0.06 |
| Brazilian | 670 | 0.05 |
| Carpatho Rusyn | 598 | 0.05 |
| Armenian | 561 | 0.05 |
| Egyptian | 543 | 0.04 |
| Bulgarian | 529 | 0.04 |
| Australian | 514 | 0.04 |
| Moroccan | 510 | 0.04 |
| Ghanaian | 499 | 0.04 |
| Jordanian | 423 | 0.03 |
| Afghan | 376 | 0.03 |
| Kenyan | 347 | 0.03 |
| Iraqi | 323 | 0.03 |
| Albania | 322 | 0.03 |
| Somali | 319 | 0.03 |
| West Indian | 294 | 0.02 |
| Ethiopian | 266 | 0.02 |
| Macedonian | 250 | 0.02 |
| Latvian | 206 | 0.02 |
| Guyanese | 203 | 0.02 |
| South African | 198 | 0.02 |
| Bahamian | 189 | 0.02 |
| Barbadian | 188 | 0.02 |
| Palestinian | 187 | 0.02 |
| Liberian | 187 | 0.02 |
| Sudanese | 139 | 0.01 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 133 | 0.01 |
| Luxembourger | 124 | 0.01 |
| Icelander | 107 | 0.01 |
| British West Indian | 101 | 0.01 |
| German Russian | 98 | 0.01 |
| US Virgin Islander | 82 | 0.01 |
| Cape Verdean | 78 | 0.01 |
| Ugandan | 67 | 0.01 |
| Maltese | 57 | 0.01 |
| Celtic | 46 | 0.00 |
| Cajun | 43 | 0.00 |
| Cypriot | 42 | 0.00 |
| Soviet Union | 40 | 0.00 |
| Alsatian | 39 | 0.00 |
| Basque | 39 | 0.00 |
| Senegalese | 37 | 0.00 |
| Bermudan | 37 | 0.00 |
| New Zealander | 32 | 0.00 |
| Estonian | 16 | 0.00 |
| Dutch West Indian | 12 | 0.00 |
| Belizean | 9 | 0.00 |
| Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac | 8 | 0.00 |
| Sierra Leonean | 6 | 0.00 |