Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 71.78K people in Pennsylvania with African ancestry (0.55% of Pennsylvania population). Among all Pennsylvania cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Yeadon borough had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (10.47%), followed by Darby borough (10.02%), and Lansdowne borough (5.03%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having African ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Pennsylvania.
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Related Topics: Pennsylvania ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | Ciy or Place | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeadon borough | 10.47 |
| 2 | Darby borough | 10.02 |
| 3 | Lansdowne borough | 5.03 |
| 4 | Coatesville city | 4.44 |
| 5 | Carlisle borough | 3.24 |
| 6 | Wilkinsburg borough | 2.73 |
| 7 | Woodlyn CDP | 2.31 |
| 8 | Monroeville municipality | 2.24 |
| 9 | Harrisburg city | 1.94 |
| 10 | McKeesport city | 1.71 |
| 11 | Waynesboro borough | 1.55 |
| 12 | Nanticoke city | 1.44 |
| 13 | Philadelphia city | 1.42 |
| 14 | Plum borough | 1.37 |
| 15 | Colonial Park CDP | 1.35 |
| 16 | Erie city | 1.33 |
| 17 | Lancaster city | 1.30 |
| 18 | Drexel Hill CDP | 1.14 |
| 19 | Pittsburgh city | 1.12 |
| 20 | Progress CDP | 1.04 |
| 21 | York city | 1.00 |
| 22 | Norristown borough | 0.98 |
| 22 | Pottstown borough | 0.98 |
| 22 | Willow Grove CDP | 0.98 |
| 23 | West Mifflin borough | 0.93 |
| 24 | Broomall CDP | 0.92 |
| 25 | Munhall borough | 0.91 |
| 26 | Roslyn CDP | 0.85 |
| 27 | Chester city | 0.74 |
| 28 | New Castle city | 0.73 |
| 29 | Ephrata borough | 0.65 |
| 30 | Meadville city | 0.60 |
| 31 | Shiloh CDP | 0.58 |
| 31 | Wilkes-Barre city | 0.58 |
| 32 | Allentown city | 0.56 |
| 33 | Bloomsburg town | 0.55 |
| 33 | Montgomeryville CDP | 0.55 |
| 34 | Butler city | 0.54 |
| 34 | New Kensington city | 0.54 |
| 35 | Bethlehem city | 0.50 |
| 35 | West Chester borough | 0.50 |
| 36 | Allison Park CDP | 0.48 |
| 37 | Whitehall borough | 0.38 |
| 38 | Elizabethtown borough | 0.37 |
| 39 | Baldwin borough | 0.34 |
| 40 | Chambersburg borough | 0.32 |
| 41 | Hermitage city | 0.31 |
| 42 | Hershey CDP | 0.29 |
| 43 | Williamsport city | 0.28 |
| 44 | Washington city | 0.27 |
| 45 | Reading city | 0.25 |
| 46 | Johnstown city | 0.23 |
| 46 | Pottsville city | 0.23 |
| 47 | Lebanon city | 0.21 |
| 47 | Levittown CDP | 0.21 |
| 48 | Bethel Park municipality | 0.20 |
| 49 | Ardmore CDP | 0.18 |
| 49 | Indiana borough | 0.18 |
| 50 | Altoona city | 0.17 |
| 50 | Carnot-Moon CDP | 0.17 |
| 50 | Lansdale borough | 0.17 |
| 51 | Hazleton city | 0.16 |
| 51 | Phoenixville borough | 0.16 |
| 52 | Easton city | 0.14 |
| 53 | Jefferson Hills borough | 0.13 |
| 53 | Scranton city | 0.13 |
| 54 | Fullerton CDP | 0.12 |
| 55 | State College borough | 0.08 |
| 56 | Murrysville municipality | 0.06 |
| 57 | Horsham CDP | 0.01 |
| 57 | Weigelstown CDP | 0.01 |
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