Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with British Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 56.46K people in Pennsylvania with British ancestry (0.44% of Pennsylvania population). Among all Pennsylvania cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Ardmore CDP had the highest percentage of its population with British ancestry (1.33%), followed by Phoenixville borough (1.28%), and Easton city (0.95%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having British ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Pennsylvania.

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Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities and Places By Population with British Ancestry in 2021

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 British Ancestry in 2021

Ardmore CDP

Phoenixville borough

Easton city

Colonial Park CDP

West Chester borough

Carlisle borough

Murrysville municipality

State College borough

Indiana borough

Wyomissing borough

Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with British Ancestry in 2021

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Ardmore CDP	1.33
2	Phoenixville borough	1.28
3	Easton city	0.95
4	Colonial Park CDP	0.93
5	West Chester borough	0.86
6	Carlisle borough	0.85
7	Murrysville municipality	0.76
7	State College borough	0.76
8	Indiana borough	0.74
9	Wyomissing borough	0.73
10	King of Prussia CDP	0.68
11	Allison Park CDP	0.67
12	Carnot-Moon CDP	0.64
13	Meadville city	0.62
13	Pittsburgh city	0.62
14	Hermitage city	0.61
15	Willow Grove CDP	0.58
16	Pottstown borough	0.57
17	Jefferson Hills borough	0.55
17	Shiloh CDP	0.55
18	Drexel Hill CDP	0.54
19	Lancaster city	0.53
20	West Mifflin borough	0.52
21	Bethel Park municipality	0.50
22	Greensburg city	0.47
22	Kingston borough	0.47
23	Levittown CDP	0.46
23	Plum borough	0.46
23	Waynesboro borough	0.46
24	Woodlyn CDP	0.45
25	Fullerton CDP	0.43
26	Lansdale borough	0.41
27	Bloomsburg town	0.40
28	Horsham CDP	0.38
29	York city	0.37
30	Elizabethtown borough	0.36
31	Bethlehem city	0.35
32	Lansdowne borough	0.33
33	Hanover borough	0.32
33	Progress CDP	0.32
34	Mountain Top CDP	0.31
35	Monroeville municipality	0.28
35	Williamsport city	0.28
36	Norristown borough	0.27
37	Erie city	0.26
37	Scranton city	0.26
38	Northampton borough	0.23
38	Philadelphia city	0.23
39	Lebanon city	0.21
39	Wilkinsburg borough	0.21
40	Johnstown city	0.20
40	New Kensington city	0.20
41	New Castle city	0.19
41	Weigelstown CDP	0.19
42	Altoona city	0.18
43	Berwick borough	0.17
44	Columbia borough	0.16
44	Dunmore borough	0.16
44	Pottsville city	0.16
44	Washington city	0.16
45	Allentown city	0.14
45	Chambersburg borough	0.14
45	Montgomeryville CDP	0.14
46	McKeesport city	0.13
46	St. Marys city	0.13
46	Wilkes-Barre city	0.13
47	Ephrata borough	0.12
47	Harrisburg city	0.12
48	Butler city	0.11
48	Sharon city	0.11
49	Franklin Park borough	0.10
50	Baldwin borough	0.09
51	Roslyn CDP	0.08
52	Hershey CDP	0.07
52	Yeadon borough	0.07
53	Reading city	0.06
54	Whitehall borough	0.05
55	Hazleton city	0.04
56	Nanticoke city	0.03