Pennsylvania Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 3, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 12.97M Pennsylvania population, 2.90M had German ancestry (22.33%), 2.87M had Unclassified ancestry (22.09%), and 2.69M had Other Groups ancestry (20.75%).
The chart below shows the top 10 ancestry groups by percentage, and the table below shows both the population and percentages for many ancestry groups.
You can see similar information for other states.
NB: People could belong to one or more ancestry groups.
Related Topics: Pennsylvania ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Pennsylvania Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Population | Percent of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| German | 2896873 | 22.33 |
| Unclassified | 2864635 | 22.09 |
| Other Groups | 2691095 | 20.75 |
| Irish | 1972515 | 15.21 |
| Italian | 1421113 | 10.96 |
| English | 971064 | 7.49 |
| Polish | 757627 | 5.84 |
| American | 574143 | 4.43 |
| French (except Basque) | 188124 | 1.45 |
| Scottish | 184010 | 1.42 |
| Slovak | 175373 | 1.35 |
| Russian | 161508 | 1.25 |
| Dutch | 152017 | 1.17 |
| Welsh | 147516 | 1.14 |
| European | 146998 | 1.13 |
| Scotch Irish | 132586 | 1.02 |
| Pennsylvania German | 132128 | 1.02 |
| Subsaharan African | 127434 | 0.98 |
| Hungarian | 114392 | 0.88 |
| Ukrainian | 104929 | 0.81 |
| Swedish | 92785 | 0.72 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 85209 | 0.66 |
| African | 71782 | 0.55 |
| Swiss | 68718 | 0.53 |
| Lithuanian | 65196 | 0.50 |
| Eastern European | 61098 | 0.47 |
| Greek | 59559 | 0.46 |
| British | 56461 | 0.44 |
| Austrian | 47028 | 0.36 |
| Croatian | 44578 | 0.34 |
| Norwegian | 43278 | 0.33 |
| Czech | 42801 | 0.33 |
| Jamaican | 36148 | 0.28 |
| French Canadian | 26051 | 0.20 |
| Haitian | 24581 | 0.19 |
| Czechoslovakian | 21836 | 0.17 |
| Lebanese | 21183 | 0.16 |
| Portuguese | 21127 | 0.16 |
| Romanian | 18581 | 0.14 |
| Scandinavian | 17301 | 0.13 |
| Serbian | 17049 | 0.13 |
| Danish | 15818 | 0.12 |
| Syrian | 15716 | 0.12 |
| Slovene | 14449 | 0.11 |
| Canadian | 14281 | 0.11 |
| Nigerian | 14036 | 0.11 |
| Slavic | 12983 | 0.10 |
| Brazilian | 12522 | 0.10 |
| West Indian | 11120 | 0.09 |
| Egyptian | 10477 | 0.08 |
| Northern European | 10439 | 0.08 |
| Liberian | 9988 | 0.08 |
| Albania | 9949 | 0.08 |
| Yugoslavian | 9798 | 0.08 |
| Turkish | 9752 | 0.08 |
| Belgian | 9243 | 0.07 |
| Armenian | 9223 | 0.07 |
| Finnish | 7601 | 0.06 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 7589 | 0.06 |
| Iranian | 6950 | 0.05 |
| Ethiopian | 5833 | 0.05 |
| Moroccan | 5821 | 0.05 |
| Arab | 5471 | 0.04 |
| Ghanaian | 4771 | 0.04 |
| Israeli | 4579 | 0.04 |
| Guyanese | 3880 | 0.03 |
| Latvian | 3384 | 0.03 |
| Bulgarian | 3375 | 0.03 |
| Palestinian | 3042 | 0.02 |
| Iraqi | 2840 | 0.02 |
| Australian | 2667 | 0.02 |
| Sierra Leonean | 2600 | 0.02 |
| Carpatho Rusyn | 2540 | 0.02 |
| Barbadian | 2467 | 0.02 |
| Kenyan | 2253 | 0.02 |
| British West Indian | 2216 | 0.02 |
| South African | 1995 | 0.02 |
| Jordanian | 1710 | 0.01 |
| Celtic | 1589 | 0.01 |
| Afghan | 1550 | 0.01 |
| Macedonian | 1390 | 0.01 |
| Sudanese | 933 | 0.01 |
| Somali | 882 | 0.01 |
| Icelander | 873 | 0.01 |
| Maltese | 836 | 0.01 |
| Estonian | 830 | 0.01 |
| Belizean | 729 | 0.01 |
| Bahamian | 722 | 0.01 |
| German Russian | 699 | 0.01 |
| Senegalese | 645 | 0.01 |
| US Virgin Islander | 622 | 0.01 |
| Basque | 596 | 0.01 |
| Cajun | 548 | 0.00 |
| Cape Verdean | 519 | 0.00 |
| Luxembourger | 504 | 0.00 |
| Alsatian | 503 | 0.00 |
| New Zealander | 488 | 0.00 |
| Ugandan | 485 | 0.00 |
| Cypriot | 426 | 0.00 |
| Bermudan | 400 | 0.00 |
| Zimbabwean | 305 | 0.00 |
| Soviet Union | 216 | 0.00 |
| Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac | 181 | 0.00 |
| Dutch West Indian | 157 | 0.00 |