Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 71.78K people in Pennsylvania with African ancestry (0.55% of Pennsylvania population). Among all Pennsylvania counties, Delaware County had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (1.62%), followed by Pike County (1.57%), and Philadelphia County (1.42%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having 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 Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delaware County | 1.62 |
| 2 | Pike County | 1.57 |
| 3 | Philadelphia County | 1.42 |
| 4 | Forest County | 1.17 |
| 5 | Cumberland County | 1.03 |
| 6 | Allegheny County | 0.90 |
| 7 | Dauphin County | 0.67 |
| 8 | Monroe County | 0.63 |
| 9 | Erie County | 0.57 |
| 10 | Fayette County | 0.56 |
| 11 | Huntingdon County | 0.40 |
| 12 | Montgomery County | 0.39 |
| 13 | Chester County | 0.35 |
| 14 | Bucks County | 0.34 |
| 14 | Lancaster County | 0.34 |
| 14 | Lehigh County | 0.34 |
| 14 | York County | 0.34 |
| 15 | Franklin County | 0.32 |
| 16 | Union County | 0.31 |
| 17 | Fulton County | 0.29 |
| 17 | Northampton County | 0.29 |
| 18 | Greene County | 0.27 |
| 18 | Luzerne County | 0.27 |
| 19 | Clearfield County | 0.26 |
| 20 | Berks County | 0.24 |
| 21 | Schuylkill County | 0.23 |
| 22 | Lawrence County | 0.22 |
| 22 | Washington County | 0.22 |
| 23 | Perry County | 0.18 |
| 24 | Adams County | 0.15 |
| 24 | Crawford County | 0.15 |
| 25 | Beaver County | 0.14 |
| 25 | Bradford County | 0.14 |
| 26 | Indiana County | 0.13 |
| 26 | Northumberland County | 0.13 |
| 27 | Sullivan County | 0.12 |
| 28 | Bedford County | 0.11 |
| 28 | Columbia County | 0.11 |
| 29 | Blair County | 0.10 |
| 29 | Centre County | 0.10 |
| 29 | Clinton County | 0.10 |
| 29 | Snyder County | 0.10 |
| 30 | Armstrong County | 0.09 |
| 30 | Cambria County | 0.09 |
| 30 | Lycoming County | 0.09 |
| 30 | Wayne County | 0.09 |
| 30 | Westmoreland County | 0.09 |
| 31 | McKean County | 0.08 |
| 31 | Mercer County | 0.08 |
| 31 | Venango County | 0.08 |
| 32 | Butler County | 0.07 |
| 32 | Lebanon County | 0.07 |
| 32 | Somerset County | 0.07 |
| 33 | Clarion County | 0.06 |
| 33 | Juniata County | 0.06 |
| 33 | Lackawanna County | 0.06 |
| 33 | Warren County | 0.06 |
| 34 | Jefferson County | 0.05 |
| 34 | Tioga County | 0.05 |
| 34 | Wyoming County | 0.05 |
| 35 | Carbon County | 0.04 |
| 36 | Elk County | 0.02 |
| 36 | Potter County | 0.02 |
| 37 | Mifflin County | 0.01 |
| 37 | Montour County | 0.01 |