Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 127.43K people in Pennsylvania with Subsaharan African ancestry (0.98% of Pennsylvania population). Among all Pennsylvania cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Darby borough had the highest percentage of its population with Subsaharan African ancestry (16.21%), followed by Yeadon borough (14.40%), and Lansdowne borough (8.78%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Subsaharan African 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 Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | Ciy or Place | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darby borough | 16.21 |
| 2 | Yeadon borough | 14.40 |
| 3 | Lansdowne borough | 8.78 |
| 4 | Coatesville city | 4.70 |
| 5 | Carlisle borough | 3.93 |
| 6 | Norristown borough | 3.40 |
| 7 | Wilkinsburg borough | 3.37 |
| 8 | Colonial Park CDP | 3.04 |
| 9 | Drexel Hill CDP | 3.02 |
| 10 | Lancaster city | 2.80 |
| 11 | Woodlyn CDP | 2.71 |
| 12 | Philadelphia city | 2.53 |
| 13 | Harrisburg city | 2.50 |
| 14 | Monroeville municipality | 2.45 |
| 15 | Erie city | 1.91 |
| 16 | Pittsburgh city | 1.87 |
| 17 | Plum borough | 1.76 |
| 18 | Elizabethtown borough | 1.74 |
| 19 | McKeesport city | 1.71 |
| 20 | Pottstown borough | 1.65 |
| 21 | Waynesboro borough | 1.64 |
| 22 | York city | 1.56 |
| 23 | Baldwin borough | 1.48 |
| 24 | Nanticoke city | 1.44 |
| 25 | Progress CDP | 1.40 |
| 26 | Willow Grove CDP | 1.38 |
| 27 | Williamsport city | 1.25 |
| 27 | Wyomissing borough | 1.25 |
| 28 | Allentown city | 1.24 |
| 29 | Roslyn CDP | 1.22 |
| 30 | Bethlehem city | 1.19 |
| 31 | Chester city | 1.15 |
| 32 | Whitehall borough | 1.12 |
| 33 | Broomall CDP | 1.04 |
| 34 | Fullerton CDP | 0.96 |
| 35 | West Chester borough | 0.95 |
| 36 | West Mifflin borough | 0.93 |
| 37 | Munhall borough | 0.91 |
| 38 | Wilkes-Barre city | 0.81 |
| 39 | State College borough | 0.80 |
| 40 | Ephrata borough | 0.78 |
| 41 | New Castle city | 0.76 |
| 42 | Meadville city | 0.72 |
| 43 | New Kensington city | 0.69 |
| 44 | Ardmore CDP | 0.68 |
| 45 | Allison Park CDP | 0.67 |
| 46 | Hershey CDP | 0.65 |
| 47 | Sharon city | 0.64 |
| 48 | Shiloh CDP | 0.58 |
| 49 | Levittown CDP | 0.57 |
| 50 | Bloomsburg town | 0.55 |
| 50 | Montgomeryville CDP | 0.55 |
| 51 | Butler city | 0.54 |
| 52 | Altoona city | 0.45 |
| 53 | Scranton city | 0.44 |
| 54 | Lebanon city | 0.42 |
| 54 | Washington city | 0.42 |
| 55 | Bethel Park municipality | 0.41 |
| 55 | Weigelstown CDP | 0.41 |
| 56 | Chambersburg borough | 0.38 |
| 57 | Phoenixville borough | 0.37 |
| 58 | King of Prussia CDP | 0.36 |
| 58 | Reading city | 0.36 |
| 59 | Hermitage city | 0.31 |
| 60 | Easton city | 0.29 |
| 60 | Murrysville municipality | 0.29 |
| 61 | Johnstown city | 0.23 |
| 61 | Lansdale borough | 0.23 |
| 61 | Pottsville city | 0.23 |
| 62 | Carnot-Moon CDP | 0.20 |
| 63 | Indiana borough | 0.18 |
| 64 | Hazleton city | 0.16 |
| 65 | Franklin Park borough | 0.13 |
| 65 | Jefferson Hills borough | 0.13 |
| 66 | Columbia borough | 0.10 |
| 67 | Hanover borough | 0.04 |
| 68 | Kingston borough | 0.03 |
| 69 | Horsham CDP | 0.01 |