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.
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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 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 |