Scranton city, PA Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 8, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 75.99K Scranton city, PA population, 18.97K had Other Groups ancestry (24.96%), 18.33K had Irish ancestry (24.12%), and 12.71K had Unclassified ancestry (16.72%).
The chart below shows the top 10 ancestry groups, and the table below shows both the number and percentages for all ancestry groups.
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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Scranton city, PA Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 18967 | 24.96 |
| Irish | 18328 | 24.12 |
| Unclassified | 12706 | 16.72 |
| Italian | 12528 | 16.49 |
| German | 10548 | 13.88 |
| Polish | 8206 | 10.80 |
| English | 3924 | 5.16 |
| Welsh | 2870 | 3.78 |
| Russian | 1809 | 2.38 |
| American | 1778 | 2.34 |
| Lithuanian | 969 | 1.27 |
| French (except Basque) | 955 | 1.26 |
| Ukrainian | 775 | 1.02 |
| Slovak | 741 | 0.98 |
| Dutch | 608 | 0.80 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 452 | 0.60 |
| Scottish | 396 | 0.52 |
| European | 336 | 0.44 |
| Subsaharan African | 335 | 0.44 |
| Greek | 314 | 0.41 |
| Lebanese | 305 | 0.40 |
| Hungarian | 263 | 0.35 |
| West Indian | 233 | 0.31 |
| Swedish | 232 | 0.31 |
| Austrian | 227 | 0.30 |
| Scotch Irish | 214 | 0.28 |
| Turkish | 201 | 0.27 |
| British | 195 | 0.26 |
| Portuguese | 185 | 0.24 |
| Eastern European | 179 | 0.24 |
| Brazilian | 176 | 0.23 |
| Pennsylvania German | 160 | 0.21 |
| Czechoslovakian | 149 | 0.20 |
| Syrian | 143 | 0.19 |
| Swiss | 133 | 0.18 |
| Northern European | 124 | 0.16 |
| Norwegian | 123 | 0.16 |
| Czech | 99 | 0.13 |
| African | 99 | 0.13 |
| Guyanese | 93 | 0.12 |
| Scandinavian | 81 | 0.11 |
| Albania | 80 | 0.11 |
| Bulgarian | 70 | 0.09 |
| Jamaican | 69 | 0.09 |
| Iranian | 63 | 0.08 |
| Armenian | 62 | 0.08 |
| French Canadian | 56 | 0.07 |
| Romanian | 47 | 0.06 |
| Kenyan | 46 | 0.06 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 45 | 0.06 |