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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.42M people in Pennsylvania with Italian ancestry (10.96% of Pennsylvania population). Among all Pennsylvania cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Dunmore borough had the highest percentage of its population with Italian ancestry (29.47%), followed by Broomall CDP (28.33%), and New Castle city (25.91%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Italian 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 Italian Ancestry in 2021
Dunmore borough
Broomall CDP
New Castle city
Woodlyn CDP
Lower Burrell city
Plum borough
Greensburg city
Carnot-Moon CDP
Jefferson Hills borough
Bethel Park municipality
Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Italian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Dunmore borough 29.47
2 Broomall CDP 28.33
3 New Castle city 25.91
4 Woodlyn CDP 23.70
5 Lower Burrell city 23.52
6 Plum borough 21.73
7 Greensburg city 20.33
8 Carnot-Moon CDP 19.05
9 Jefferson Hills borough 18.82
10 Bethel Park municipality 18.39
11 Drexel Hill CDP 17.78
12 Murrysville municipality 17.60
13 Whitehall borough 17.43
14 West Mifflin borough 17.24
15 Montgomeryville CDP 16.65
16 Hermitage city 16.63
17 Scranton city 16.49
18 St. Marys city 15.98
19 Phoenixville borough 15.76
20 Monroeville municipality 15.73
21 Horsham CDP 15.71
22 West Chester borough 15.53
23 Lansdale borough 15.39
24 Emmaus borough 15.07
25 Ardmore CDP 15.05
25 Butler city 15.05
26 Allison Park CDP 15.01
27 Levittown CDP 14.99
28 King of Prussia CDP 14.79
29 Hershey CDP 14.57
30 Baldwin borough 14.22
31 New Kensington city 14.20
32 Hazleton city 14.18
33 Altoona city 14.17
34 Kingston borough 14.00
35 Mountain Top CDP 13.80
36 Indiana borough 13.24
37 Wyomissing borough 12.95
38 Willow Grove CDP 12.71
39 Pottstown borough 12.26
40 Franklin Park borough 12.11
41 Pittsburgh city 12.10
42 State College borough 11.08
43 Roslyn CDP 10.86
44 Johnstown city 10.77
45 Erie city 10.49
46 Munhall borough 10.42
47 Meadville city 9.95
48 Coatesville city 9.90
49 Williamsport city 9.89
50 Sharon city 9.77
51 Easton city 9.64
52 Norristown borough 9.54
53 Bloomsburg town 9.48
54 Pottsville city 9.32
55 Bethlehem city 9.20
56 McKeesport city 8.79
57 Wilkes-Barre city 8.78
58 Nanticoke city 8.74
59 Northampton borough 8.68
60 Berwick borough 8.65
61 Washington city 8.60
62 Elizabethtown borough 8.48
63 Shiloh CDP 7.45
64 Fullerton CDP 7.37
65 Philadelphia city 6.90
66 Carlisle borough 6.84
67 Lansdowne borough 6.68
68 Weigelstown CDP 6.24
69 Columbia borough 6.15
70 Ephrata borough 5.47
71 Colonial Park CDP 4.88
72 Progress CDP 4.81
73 Hanover borough 4.79
74 Wilkinsburg borough 4.53
75 Allentown city 4.24
76 Lancaster city 3.85
77 Lebanon city 3.62
78 Harrisburg city 3.31
79 Waynesboro borough 3.21
80 Reading city 3.09
81 York city 2.75
82 Chester city 2.71
83 Chambersburg borough 2.62
84 Darby borough 1.26
85 Yeadon borough 0.99