Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Pennsylvania German Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 132.13K people in Pennsylvania with Pennsylvania German ancestry (1.02% of Pennsylvania population). Among all Pennsylvania cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Northampton borough had the highest percentage of its population with Pennsylvania German ancestry (6.85%), followed by Emmaus borough (5.85%), and Berwick borough (5.08%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Pennsylvania German 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 Pennsylvania German Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | Ciy or Place | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northampton borough | 6.85 |
| 2 | Emmaus borough | 5.85 |
| 3 | Berwick borough | 5.08 |
| 4 | Fullerton CDP | 4.38 |
| 5 | Pottsville city | 2.63 |
| 6 | Lebanon city | 2.39 |
| 7 | Nanticoke city | 2.31 |
| 8 | Elizabethtown borough | 2.11 |
| 9 | Colonial Park CDP | 1.94 |
| 10 | Lansdale borough | 1.92 |
| 11 | Pottstown borough | 1.89 |
| 12 | Lower Burrell city | 1.82 |
| 13 | Bethlehem city | 1.69 |
| 14 | Wyomissing borough | 1.61 |
| 15 | Allentown city | 1.59 |
| 16 | Bloomsburg town | 1.42 |
| 17 | Johnstown city | 1.28 |
| 18 | Reading city | 1.20 |
| 19 | Phoenixville borough | 1.19 |
| 20 | Hanover borough | 1.15 |
| 20 | Wilkes-Barre city | 1.15 |
| 21 | Drexel Hill CDP | 1.01 |
| 21 | Williamsport city | 1.01 |
| 22 | Mountain Top CDP | 1.00 |
| 23 | Ephrata borough | 0.92 |
| 23 | Horsham CDP | 0.92 |
| 24 | Hershey CDP | 0.84 |
| 25 | Altoona city | 0.83 |
| 26 | Easton city | 0.80 |
| 27 | Montgomeryville CDP | 0.73 |
| 28 | Sharon city | 0.67 |
| 29 | Kingston borough | 0.64 |
| 30 | Shiloh CDP | 0.61 |
| 31 | Levittown CDP | 0.59 |
| 32 | York city | 0.52 |
| 33 | Coatesville city | 0.47 |
| 33 | Meadville city | 0.47 |
| 34 | Progress CDP | 0.44 |
| 34 | Willow Grove CDP | 0.44 |
| 34 | Woodlyn CDP | 0.44 |
| 35 | Lancaster city | 0.40 |
| 35 | Weigelstown CDP | 0.40 |
| 35 | Wilkinsburg borough | 0.40 |
| 36 | Chambersburg borough | 0.38 |
| 37 | Erie city | 0.33 |
| 38 | Carlisle borough | 0.30 |
| 39 | State College borough | 0.29 |
| 40 | Harrisburg city | 0.26 |
| 41 | Greensburg city | 0.24 |
| 42 | Columbia borough | 0.23 |
| 42 | Franklin Park borough | 0.23 |
| 42 | Norristown borough | 0.23 |
| 43 | Scranton city | 0.21 |
| 44 | Allison Park CDP | 0.19 |
| 45 | Monroeville municipality | 0.18 |
| 45 | Murrysville municipality | 0.18 |
| 46 | Dunmore borough | 0.16 |
| 46 | St. Marys city | 0.16 |
| 46 | West Chester borough | 0.16 |
| 47 | Plum borough | 0.13 |
| 48 | Hazleton city | 0.12 |
| 48 | Indiana borough | 0.12 |
| 48 | Jefferson Hills borough | 0.12 |
| 48 | Philadelphia city | 0.12 |
| 49 | King of Prussia CDP | 0.11 |
| 50 | Bethel Park municipality | 0.10 |
| 51 | Darby borough | 0.08 |
| 51 | Washington city | 0.08 |
| 52 | Broomall CDP | 0.06 |
| 52 | Chester city | 0.06 |
| 53 | New Castle city | 0.05 |
| 53 | West Mifflin borough | 0.05 |
| 54 | Butler city | 0.02 |
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