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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 184.01K people in Pennsylvania with Scottish ancestry (1.42% of Pennsylvania population). Among all Pennsylvania cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Butler city had the highest percentage of its population with Scottish ancestry (3.30%), followed by Murrysville municipality (3.28%), and Allison Park CDP (2.74%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Scottish 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 Scottish Ancestry in 2021
Butler city
Murrysville municipality
Allison Park CDP
Carlisle borough
Phoenixville borough
Monroeville municipality
Carnot-Moon CDP
Franklin Park borough
Waynesboro borough
Wyomissing borough
Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Butler city 3.30
2 Murrysville municipality 3.28
3 Allison Park CDP 2.74
4 Carlisle borough 2.72
5 Phoenixville borough 2.71
6 Monroeville municipality 2.60
7 Carnot-Moon CDP 2.36
7 Franklin Park borough 2.36
8 Waynesboro borough 2.15
9 Wyomissing borough 2.13
10 Ephrata borough 2.12
11 Sharon city 2.10
12 Bethel Park municipality 2.07
13 Shiloh CDP 1.98
14 Chambersburg borough 1.97
15 Emmaus borough 1.86
16 Levittown CDP 1.85
17 Woodlyn CDP 1.83
18 West Chester borough 1.80
19 Greensburg city 1.76
20 Hershey CDP 1.71
21 Whitehall borough 1.67
21 Willow Grove CDP 1.67
22 Progress CDP 1.64
23 Johnstown city 1.60
24 Plum borough 1.55
25 Williamsport city 1.54
26 Jefferson Hills borough 1.52
27 Lansdale borough 1.48
28 Ardmore CDP 1.44
28 Meadville city 1.44
29 Altoona city 1.41
30 Bloomsburg town 1.39
31 Pittsburgh city 1.35
32 Elizabethtown borough 1.33
32 Lancaster city 1.33
33 New Kensington city 1.31
34 Washington city 1.30
35 King of Prussia CDP 1.29
36 Broomall CDP 1.28
36 Hanover borough 1.28
37 Pottstown borough 1.24
37 Roslyn CDP 1.24
38 Baldwin borough 1.19
38 Indiana borough 1.19
39 Drexel Hill CDP 1.18
40 Hermitage city 1.15
41 State College borough 1.14
42 Coatesville city 1.11
43 New Castle city 1.07
43 Weigelstown CDP 1.07
44 Harrisburg city 1.02
45 Montgomeryville CDP 0.91
46 Bethlehem city 0.89
46 Kingston borough 0.89
47 Pottsville city 0.85
47 West Mifflin borough 0.85
48 Erie city 0.84
49 Lower Burrell city 0.81
49 Wilkinsburg borough 0.81
50 Berwick borough 0.78
51 Horsham CDP 0.77
52 Easton city 0.74
53 Columbia borough 0.72
54 Lebanon city 0.70
54 Wilkes-Barre city 0.70
55 McKeesport city 0.69
56 York city 0.62
57 Philadelphia city 0.60
58 Nanticoke city 0.56
59 Lansdowne borough 0.55
60 Scranton city 0.52
61 Dunmore borough 0.48
62 Norristown borough 0.45
63 Allentown city 0.44
64 Northampton borough 0.42
65 Munhall borough 0.40
66 Reading city 0.37
67 Darby borough 0.35
68 Chester city 0.32
68 Colonial Park CDP 0.32
69 Fullerton CDP 0.31
70 Yeadon borough 0.16
71 Mountain Top CDP 0.11
72 Hazleton city 0.08