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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 21.13K people in Pennsylvania with Portuguese ancestry (0.16% of Pennsylvania population). Among all Pennsylvania cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Montgomeryville CDP had the highest percentage of its population with Portuguese ancestry (0.86%), followed by Hazleton city (0.71%), and Bethlehem city (0.69%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Portuguese 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 Portuguese Ancestry in 2021
Montgomeryville CDP
Hazleton city
Bethlehem city
Pottstown borough
Hershey CDP
Mountain Top CDP
Easton city
Kingston borough
Plum borough
Roslyn CDP
Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Portuguese Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Montgomeryville CDP 0.86
2 Hazleton city 0.71
3 Bethlehem city 0.69
3 Pottstown borough 0.69
4 Hershey CDP 0.55
5 Mountain Top CDP 0.53
6 Easton city 0.52
6 Kingston borough 0.52
7 Plum borough 0.49
8 Roslyn CDP 0.48
9 Willow Grove CDP 0.44
10 Erie city 0.43
11 Sharon city 0.37
12 Elizabethtown borough 0.36
13 Bloomsburg town 0.33
13 Shiloh CDP 0.33
14 Lansdowne borough 0.31
15 Meadville city 0.30
16 State College borough 0.27
17 Broomall CDP 0.26
18 Scranton city 0.24
19 Progress CDP 0.21
19 Waynesboro borough 0.21
20 Lower Burrell city 0.20
21 Ardmore CDP 0.19
21 Horsham CDP 0.19
22 Philadelphia city 0.18
22 Wilkes-Barre city 0.18
23 Columbia borough 0.17
23 Drexel Hill CDP 0.17
23 King of Prussia CDP 0.17
24 Phoenixville borough 0.16
25 Coatesville city 0.14
25 Indiana borough 0.14
25 West Chester borough 0.14
25 Wilkinsburg borough 0.14
26 Lancaster city 0.13
27 Altoona city 0.12
28 Allentown city 0.11
29 Allison Park CDP 0.10
29 Baldwin borough 0.10
30 Carnot-Moon CDP 0.08
30 Williamsport city 0.08
30 Woodlyn CDP 0.08
31 Greensburg city 0.07
31 Hanover borough 0.07
31 Levittown CDP 0.07
31 Yeadon borough 0.07
32 Dunmore borough 0.06
32 Nanticoke city 0.06
33 Franklin Park borough 0.05
33 Lansdale borough 0.05
34 Chester city 0.04
34 Harrisburg city 0.04
34 New Castle city 0.04
34 Norristown borough 0.04
35 Fullerton CDP 0.03
35 Hermitage city 0.03
35 York city 0.03
36 Murrysville municipality 0.02
36 Reading city 0.02