Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 188.12K people in Pennsylvania with French (except Basque) ancestry (1.45% of Pennsylvania population). Among all Pennsylvania cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Waynesboro borough had the highest percentage of its population with French (except Basque) ancestry (4.64%), followed by Lansdowne borough (3.18%), and Columbia borough (3.13%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having French (except Basque) ancestry.

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
Waynesboro borough
Lansdowne borough
Columbia borough
Jefferson Hills borough
Carlisle borough
Hanover borough
Pottsville city
State College borough
Meadville city
Johnstown city
Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Waynesboro borough 4.64
2 Lansdowne borough 3.18
3 Columbia borough 3.13
4 Jefferson Hills borough 2.63
5 Carlisle borough 2.56
6 Hanover borough 2.49
7 Pottsville city 2.45
8 State College borough 2.43
9 Meadville city 2.32
10 Johnstown city 2.30
11 Lower Burrell city 2.26
12 Washington city 2.15
13 Williamsport city 2.11
14 New Kensington city 2.03
15 Whitehall borough 1.88
16 Weigelstown CDP 1.76
17 Butler city 1.75
18 Sharon city 1.74
19 Emmaus borough 1.73
20 Bethel Park municipality 1.69
21 Carnot-Moon CDP 1.68
22 West Chester borough 1.65
23 Greensburg city 1.61
24 Franklin Park borough 1.56
24 Pottstown borough 1.56
25 Lansdale borough 1.54
26 West Mifflin borough 1.53
27 Murrysville municipality 1.50
28 Elizabethtown borough 1.45
29 Erie city 1.43
30 New Castle city 1.42
31 Pittsburgh city 1.41
32 Ephrata borough 1.40
33 Plum borough 1.38
34 Bethlehem city 1.37
34 Broomall CDP 1.37
35 St. Marys city 1.32
36 Ardmore CDP 1.30
37 Hershey CDP 1.29
38 Wyomissing borough 1.28
39 Scranton city 1.26
40 Montgomeryville CDP 1.25
40 Northampton borough 1.25
41 Altoona city 1.24
42 Kingston borough 1.22
43 Chambersburg borough 1.20
44 Colonial Park CDP 1.18
45 Allison Park CDP 1.17
46 Levittown CDP 1.14
47 Monroeville municipality 1.13
48 Baldwin borough 1.05
48 Lancaster city 1.05
49 Phoenixville borough 1.04
49 Shiloh CDP 1.04
50 Drexel Hill CDP 1.02
51 Wilkinsburg borough 1.01
52 Roslyn CDP 1.00
53 York city 0.92
54 Wilkes-Barre city 0.90
55 Easton city 0.89
55 Lebanon city 0.89
56 Fullerton CDP 0.87
57 Willow Grove CDP 0.85
58 Horsham CDP 0.81
59 King of Prussia CDP 0.79
60 Hermitage city 0.77
61 Philadelphia city 0.76
62 Allentown city 0.73
63 Nanticoke city 0.72
64 Woodlyn CDP 0.71
65 Mountain Top CDP 0.67
66 Bloomsburg town 0.65
66 Coatesville city 0.65
67 Progress CDP 0.64
67 Reading city 0.64
68 Dunmore borough 0.58
69 Norristown borough 0.53
70 McKeesport city 0.49
71 Berwick borough 0.47
72 Indiana borough 0.42
73 Harrisburg city 0.40
74 Munhall borough 0.31
75 Yeadon borough 0.27
76 Darby borough 0.24
77 Hazleton city 0.20
78 Chester city 0.17