Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Welsh Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 147.52K people in Pennsylvania with Welsh ancestry (1.14% of Pennsylvania population). Among all Pennsylvania cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Kingston borough had the highest percentage of its population with Welsh ancestry (5.62%), followed by Mountain Top CDP (4.69%), and Scranton city (3.78%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Welsh 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 Welsh Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | Ciy or Place | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kingston borough | 5.62 |
| 2 | Mountain Top CDP | 4.69 |
| 3 | Scranton city | 3.78 |
| 4 | Nanticoke city | 3.72 |
| 5 | Elizabethtown borough | 3.24 |
| 6 | Wilkes-Barre city | 3.00 |
| 7 | Franklin Park borough | 2.62 |
| 8 | Monroeville municipality | 2.00 |
| 9 | Dunmore borough | 1.97 |
| 10 | Plum borough | 1.96 |
| 11 | Montgomeryville CDP | 1.92 |
| 11 | Woodlyn CDP | 1.92 |
| 12 | Wyomissing borough | 1.82 |
| 13 | Jefferson Hills borough | 1.75 |
| 14 | Lower Burrell city | 1.74 |
| 15 | West Mifflin borough | 1.59 |
| 16 | Carlisle borough | 1.58 |
| 17 | Sharon city | 1.54 |
| 18 | Lansdale borough | 1.53 |
| 19 | Bloomsburg town | 1.50 |
| 20 | Shiloh CDP | 1.49 |
| 21 | Drexel Hill CDP | 1.45 |
| 22 | Columbia borough | 1.43 |
| 23 | Northampton borough | 1.42 |
| 24 | New Castle city | 1.41 |
| 25 | Pottstown borough | 1.37 |
| 26 | Bethlehem city | 1.36 |
| 26 | Broomall CDP | 1.36 |
| 26 | Pottsville city | 1.36 |
| 26 | West Chester borough | 1.36 |
| 27 | Indiana borough | 1.32 |
| 28 | Chambersburg borough | 1.25 |
| 29 | Colonial Park CDP | 1.23 |
| 30 | Greensburg city | 1.20 |
| 31 | Bethel Park municipality | 1.16 |
| 31 | Hermitage city | 1.16 |
| 32 | Emmaus borough | 1.13 |
| 33 | Williamsport city | 1.08 |
| 34 | Easton city | 1.07 |
| 35 | Hershey CDP | 1.06 |
| 36 | Ephrata borough | 1.05 |
| 37 | Phoenixville borough | 0.99 |
| 38 | Allison Park CDP | 0.98 |
| 38 | Johnstown city | 0.98 |
| 39 | Altoona city | 0.89 |
| 40 | Waynesboro borough | 0.88 |
| 41 | Lancaster city | 0.84 |
| 42 | Levittown CDP | 0.83 |
| 43 | Meadville city | 0.82 |
| 43 | Roslyn CDP | 0.82 |
| 44 | Pittsburgh city | 0.78 |
| 45 | Ardmore CDP | 0.76 |
| 45 | Whitehall borough | 0.76 |
| 46 | Willow Grove CDP | 0.70 |
| 47 | Munhall borough | 0.68 |
| 48 | State College borough | 0.67 |
| 49 | Baldwin borough | 0.64 |
| 50 | Berwick borough | 0.62 |
| 51 | Carnot-Moon CDP | 0.61 |
| 51 | Murrysville municipality | 0.61 |
| 51 | Weigelstown CDP | 0.61 |
| 52 | New Kensington city | 0.59 |
| 52 | Progress CDP | 0.59 |
| 53 | Fullerton CDP | 0.58 |
| 54 | Erie city | 0.57 |
| 55 | Butler city | 0.56 |
| 56 | Wilkinsburg borough | 0.48 |
| 57 | Harrisburg city | 0.47 |
| 58 | King of Prussia CDP | 0.46 |
| 59 | McKeesport city | 0.44 |
| 59 | Washington city | 0.44 |
| 60 | Horsham CDP | 0.42 |
| 61 | Reading city | 0.41 |
| 62 | Allentown city | 0.38 |
| 63 | Hanover borough | 0.37 |
| 64 | Hazleton city | 0.34 |
| 65 | Philadelphia city | 0.33 |
| 66 | Lebanon city | 0.27 |
| 67 | Lansdowne borough | 0.25 |
| 68 | Darby borough | 0.23 |
| 68 | York city | 0.23 |
| 69 | Norristown borough | 0.21 |
| 70 | St. Marys city | 0.16 |
| 71 | Coatesville city | 0.11 |
| 72 | Chester city | 0.06 |