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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.42M people in Pennsylvania with Italian ancestry (10.96% of Pennsylvania population). Among all Pennsylvania counties, Lawrence County had the highest percentage of its population with Italian ancestry (23.41%), followed by Lackawanna County (20.58%), and Westmoreland County (17.83%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Italian 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 Italian Ancestry in 2021
Lawrence County
Lackawanna County
Westmoreland County
Elk County
Beaver County
Pike County
Washington County
Delaware County
Luzerne County
Allegheny County
Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Percentage of Population with Italian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Lawrence County 23.41
2 Lackawanna County 20.58
3 Westmoreland County 17.83
4 Elk County 17.73
5 Beaver County 16.63
6 Pike County 16.35
7 Washington County 16.29
8 Delaware County 15.19
9 Luzerne County 15.05
10 Allegheny County 14.60
11 Wayne County 14.48
12 Bucks County 14.15
13 Chester County 14.08
14 Montgomery County 14.04
15 Fayette County 13.59
16 Northampton County 13.29
17 Butler County 13.22
18 Armstrong County 12.49
19 Monroe County 12.33
20 Erie County 11.67
21 Cambria County 11.27
22 Mercer County 10.72
23 Blair County 10.71
24 Indiana County 10.51
25 Carbon County 10.43
26 Sullivan County 10.40
27 Cameron County 9.77
28 Susquehanna County 9.68
29 Wyoming County 9.67
30 McKean County 9.34
31 Schuylkill County 9.06
32 Jefferson County 8.81
33 Lehigh County 8.32
34 Lycoming County 7.92
35 Centre County 7.82
36 Forest County 7.72
37 Warren County 7.67
38 Cumberland County 7.62
39 Clinton County 7.59
40 Berks County 7.47
41 Crawford County 7.41
42 Bradford County 7.39
43 Columbia County 7.37
44 Somerset County 7.26
45 Northumberland County 7.04
46 Philadelphia County 6.90
47 Greene County 6.80
48 Dauphin County 6.77
49 Clearfield County 6.67
50 Clarion County 6.49
51 York County 6.44
52 Lebanon County 6.28
53 Lancaster County 5.86
54 Perry County 5.74
55 Union County 5.70
56 Huntingdon County 5.26
57 Venango County 4.89
58 Tioga County 4.82
59 Montour County 4.64
60 Adams County 4.59
61 Potter County 4.51
62 Snyder County 4.31
63 Mifflin County 3.58
64 Bedford County 3.10
65 Franklin County 2.88
66 Juniata County 2.25
67 Fulton County 2.23