Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Percentage of Population with European Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 147.00K people in Pennsylvania with European ancestry (1.13% of Pennsylvania population). Among all Pennsylvania counties, Franklin County had the highest percentage of its population with European ancestry (2.43%), followed by Fulton County (2.15%), and Snyder County (1.92%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having European ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Pennsylvania.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Percentage of Population with European Ancestry in 2021
Franklin County
Fulton County
Snyder County
Cumberland County
Potter County
Chester County
Centre County
Dauphin County
Warren County
Tioga County
Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Percentage of Population with European Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Franklin County 2.43
2 Fulton County 2.15
3 Snyder County 1.92
4 Cumberland County 1.90
5 Potter County 1.87
6 Chester County 1.81
7 Centre County 1.67
8 Dauphin County 1.66
9 Warren County 1.62
10 Tioga County 1.59
11 Adams County 1.55
12 Bedford County 1.48
13 Bucks County 1.40
14 Lancaster County 1.38
14 Sullivan County 1.38
15 Montgomery County 1.36
15 Perry County 1.36
16 Wyoming County 1.34
17 McKean County 1.32
18 Elk County 1.27
19 Huntingdon County 1.26
20 Westmoreland County 1.25
20 York County 1.25
21 Allegheny County 1.24
22 Mercer County 1.23
23 Clearfield County 1.20
24 Crawford County 1.18
25 Greene County 1.17
26 Pike County 1.15
27 Delaware County 1.14
28 Bradford County 1.12
29 Wayne County 1.11
30 Lehigh County 1.10
31 Union County 1.09
32 Indiana County 1.08
33 Butler County 1.05
34 Lebanon County 1.04
34 Northampton County 1.04
35 Columbia County 1.03
36 Susquehanna County 1.01
37 Erie County 0.99
37 Lycoming County 0.99
38 Venango County 0.96
39 Beaver County 0.95
40 Fayette County 0.93
40 Somerset County 0.93
41 Armstrong County 0.92
41 Cambria County 0.92
41 Jefferson County 0.92
42 Washington County 0.91
43 Clarion County 0.86
44 Berks County 0.85
45 Mifflin County 0.84
45 Monroe County 0.84
46 Cameron County 0.83
47 Montour County 0.80
48 Blair County 0.78
49 Juniata County 0.76
50 Clinton County 0.74
51 Lawrence County 0.71
52 Philadelphia County 0.63
53 Northumberland County 0.60
54 Lackawanna County 0.56
54 Luzerne County 0.56
55 Carbon County 0.53
56 Schuylkill County 0.52
57 Forest County 0.44