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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 2.69M people in Pennsylvania with Other Groups ancestry (20.75% of Pennsylvania population). Among all Pennsylvania cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Chester city had the highest percentage of its population with Other Groups ancestry (69.46%), followed by Allentown city (58.91%), and Coatesville city (56.97%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Other Groups 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 Other Groups Ancestry in 2021
Chester city
Allentown city
Coatesville city
Norristown borough
Hazleton city
Darby borough
Reading city
Yeadon borough
Philadelphia city
Harrisburg city
Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Other Groups Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Chester city 69.46
2 Allentown city 58.91
3 Coatesville city 56.97
4 Norristown borough 56.67
5 Hazleton city 55.89
6 Darby borough 52.99
7 Reading city 50.53
8 Yeadon borough 49.39
9 Philadelphia city 48.71
10 Harrisburg city 47.20
11 Lancaster city 46.63
12 Progress CDP 46.28
13 York city 45.89
14 Easton city 38.61
15 Lebanon city 37.78
16 Fullerton CDP 36.46
17 Wilkinsburg borough 35.78
18 Bethlehem city 35.10
19 King of Prussia CDP 34.23
20 Lansdowne borough 32.39
21 Roslyn CDP 31.88
22 Colonial Park CDP 31.58
23 Chambersburg borough 30.96
24 Wilkes-Barre city 29.37
25 Pottstown borough 28.17
26 West Chester borough 28.06
27 Lansdale borough 28.05
28 Pittsburgh city 26.72
29 McKeesport city 26.65
30 Johnstown city 25.03
31 Scranton city 24.96
32 Horsham CDP 24.19
33 Erie city 24.10
34 Drexel Hill CDP 23.14
35 Shiloh CDP 23.03
36 Columbia borough 22.48
37 Montgomeryville CDP 22.31
38 Ardmore CDP 21.94
39 New Castle city 21.73
40 Hanover borough 20.56
41 Carlisle borough 19.91
42 Franklin Park borough 19.75
43 Willow Grove CDP 19.74
44 Monroeville municipality 19.43
45 Washington city 19.27
46 Hershey CDP 19.21
47 Phoenixville borough 18.89
48 Sharon city 18.61
49 Whitehall borough 18.04
50 Williamsport city 16.73
51 Baldwin borough 16.22
52 Emmaus borough 16.15
53 Levittown CDP 15.71
54 New Kensington city 15.39
55 State College borough 15.26
56 Northampton borough 15.08
57 Butler city 14.38
58 Bloomsburg town 13.85
59 Waynesboro borough 13.62
60 Dunmore borough 13.54
61 Broomall CDP 13.35
62 Kingston borough 13.03
62 Meadville city 13.03
63 Nanticoke city 12.58
64 Carnot-Moon CDP 12.44
65 Greensburg city 11.87
66 Indiana borough 11.53
67 Elizabethtown borough 11.33
68 Altoona city 11.23
69 Berwick borough 10.93
70 Munhall borough 10.91
71 Woodlyn CDP 10.76
72 Wyomissing borough 10.70
73 Allison Park CDP 10.57
74 Ephrata borough 10.32
75 Weigelstown CDP 10.10
76 Murrysville municipality 9.97
77 West Mifflin borough 9.44
78 Plum borough 8.66
79 Jefferson Hills borough 8.58
80 Mountain Top CDP 8.44
81 Hermitage city 8.20
82 Bethel Park municipality 6.99
83 St. Marys city 6.18
84 Pottsville city 5.99
85 Lower Burrell city 3.97