Lehigh 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 372.49K Lehigh County, PA population, 123.23K had Other Groups ancestry (33.08%), 81.31K had German ancestry (21.83%), and 55.32K had Unclassified ancestry (14.85%).
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).
Lehigh County, PA Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 123230 | 33.08 |
| German | 81309 | 21.83 |
| Unclassified | 55321 | 14.85 |
| Irish | 38491 | 10.33 |
| Italian | 30972 | 8.32 |
| English | 18205 | 4.89 |
| Polish | 15021 | 4.03 |
| Pennsylvania German | 12357 | 3.32 |
| American | 12005 | 3.22 |
| Slovak | 6461 | 1.74 |
| Hungarian | 5768 | 1.55 |
| Syrian | 5082 | 1.36 |
| French (except Basque) | 4680 | 1.26 |
| Dutch | 4660 | 1.25 |
| Austrian | 4500 | 1.21 |
| Welsh | 4446 | 1.19 |
| Ukrainian | 4250 | 1.14 |
| European | 4085 | 1.10 |
| Russian | 3623 | 0.97 |
| Scottish | 3521 | 0.95 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 3414 | 0.92 |
| Subsaharan African | 2719 | 0.73 |
| Swedish | 1887 | 0.51 |
| Eastern European | 1869 | 0.50 |
| Greek | 1640 | 0.44 |
| Scotch Irish | 1611 | 0.43 |
| Lebanese | 1497 | 0.40 |
| Lithuanian | 1378 | 0.37 |
| Jamaican | 1318 | 0.35 |
| African | 1265 | 0.34 |
| Norwegian | 1231 | 0.33 |
| Egyptian | 1129 | 0.30 |
| British | 1087 | 0.29 |
| Czech | 1075 | 0.29 |
| Swiss | 930 | 0.25 |
| Czechoslovakian | 867 | 0.23 |
| West Indian | 811 | 0.22 |
| Haitian | 782 | 0.21 |
| Brazilian | 777 | 0.21 |
| Portuguese | 643 | 0.17 |
| French Canadian | 615 | 0.17 |
| Danish | 545 | 0.15 |
| Arab | 533 | 0.14 |
| Scandinavian | 469 | 0.13 |
| Serbian | 413 | 0.11 |
| Kenyan | 373 | 0.10 |
| Canadian | 361 | 0.10 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 335 | 0.09 |
| Romanian | 327 | 0.09 |
| Slavic | 267 | 0.07 |
| Nigerian | 231 | 0.06 |
| Belgian | 225 | 0.06 |
| Finnish | 223 | 0.06 |
| Armenian | 213 | 0.06 |
| Northern European | 206 | 0.06 |
| Moroccan | 195 | 0.05 |
| Croatian | 189 | 0.05 |
| Slovene | 183 | 0.05 |
| Turkish | 182 | 0.05 |
| Jordanian | 160 | 0.04 |
| Iraqi | 159 | 0.04 |
| Israeli | 153 | 0.04 |
| Yugoslavian | 152 | 0.04 |
| Guyanese | 133 | 0.04 |
| Sudanese | 115 | 0.03 |
| Australian | 114 | 0.03 |
| US Virgin Islander | 112 | 0.03 |
| Celtic | 109 | 0.03 |
| Palestinian | 102 | 0.03 |
| Senegalese | 99 | 0.03 |
| Albania | 84 | 0.02 |
| Barbadian | 75 | 0.02 |
| Ugandan | 66 | 0.02 |
| Liberian | 64 | 0.02 |
| Alsatian | 59 | 0.02 |
| Afghan | 49 | 0.01 |
| Ethiopian | 47 | 0.01 |
| British West Indian | 46 | 0.01 |
| Iranian | 42 | 0.01 |
| Latvian | 40 | 0.01 |
| New Zealander | 35 | 0.01 |
| Carpatho Rusyn | 32 | 0.01 |
| Estonian | 28 | 0.01 |
| Cape Verdean | 28 | 0.01 |
| Macedonian | 21 | 0.01 |
| Bulgarian | 16 | 0.00 |
| Icelander | 15 | 0.00 |
| Cypriot | 11 | 0.00 |
| Luxembourger | 10 | 0.00 |
| Bermudan | 7 | 0.00 |
| Sierra Leonean | 1 | 0.00 |