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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 36.15K people in Pennsylvania with Jamaican ancestry (0.28% of Pennsylvania population). Among all Pennsylvania counties, Monroe County had the highest percentage of its population with Jamaican ancestry (1.37%), followed by Philadelphia County (0.82%), and Delaware County (0.62%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Jamaican 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 Jamaican Ancestry in 2021
Monroe County
Philadelphia County
Delaware County
Pike County
Montgomery County
Northampton County
Franklin County
Lehigh County
Montour County
Berks County
Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Percentage of Population with Jamaican Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Monroe County 1.37
2 Philadelphia County 0.82
3 Delaware County 0.62
4 Pike County 0.55
5 Montgomery County 0.41
5 Northampton County 0.41
6 Franklin County 0.36
7 Lehigh County 0.35
8 Montour County 0.27
9 Berks County 0.20
9 Luzerne County 0.20
10 Allegheny County 0.19
10 Bucks County 0.19
10 Dauphin County 0.19
11 Schuylkill County 0.17
12 Chester County 0.14
12 Fayette County 0.14
12 Lancaster County 0.14
13 Cumberland County 0.13
13 Huntingdon County 0.13
14 Centre County 0.12
14 Clinton County 0.12
15 Juniata County 0.11
15 Snyder County 0.11
16 Erie County 0.10
16 York County 0.10
17 Armstrong County 0.09
17 Perry County 0.09
18 Adams County 0.08
18 Clearfield County 0.08
18 Lycoming County 0.08
18 Sullivan County 0.08
19 Butler County 0.07
19 Greene County 0.07
20 Carbon County 0.06
20 Lackawanna County 0.06
20 Lebanon County 0.06
20 Northumberland County 0.06
21 Beaver County 0.04
21 Mercer County 0.04
21 Union County 0.04
22 Indiana County 0.03
22 Jefferson County 0.03
22 Somerset County 0.03
22 Warren County 0.03
22 Washington County 0.03
22 Wayne County 0.03
22 Westmoreland County 0.03
23 Bradford County 0.02
23 Cambria County 0.02
23 Venango County 0.02
24 Blair County 0.01
24 Clarion County 0.01
24 Columbia County 0.01
24 Crawford County 0.01
24 Fulton County 0.01
24 Potter County 0.01
24 Wyoming County 0.01
25 Lawrence County 0.001