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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 10.44K people in Pennsylvania with Northern European ancestry (0.08% of Pennsylvania population). Among all Pennsylvania counties, Tioga County had the highest percentage of its population with Northern European ancestry (0.22%), followed by Cumberland County (0.21%), and Warren County (0.21%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Northern 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 Northern European Ancestry in 2021
Tioga County
Cumberland County
Warren County
Cameron County
Elk County
Lycoming County
Chester County
Dauphin County
Potter County
Delaware County
Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Percentage of Population with Northern European Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Tioga County 0.22
2 Cumberland County 0.21
2 Warren County 0.21
3 Cameron County 0.20
3 Elk County 0.20
3 Lycoming County 0.20
4 Chester County 0.17
5 Dauphin County 0.15
5 Potter County 0.15
6 Delaware County 0.12
6 Erie County 0.12
6 Franklin County 0.12
7 Montgomery County 0.11
8 Crawford County 0.10
8 Jefferson County 0.10
8 Lancaster County 0.10
9 Allegheny County 0.09
9 Beaver County 0.09
9 Mercer County 0.09
9 Northampton County 0.09
9 Union County 0.09
10 Adams County 0.08
10 Lackawanna County 0.08
10 York County 0.08
11 Bucks County 0.07
11 Indiana County 0.07
11 Northumberland County 0.07
11 Sullivan County 0.07
11 Susquehanna County 0.07
11 Venango County 0.07
11 Washington County 0.07
11 Westmoreland County 0.07
11 Wyoming County 0.07
12 Bedford County 0.06
12 Berks County 0.06
12 Clinton County 0.06
12 Lehigh County 0.06
12 Monroe County 0.06
12 Snyder County 0.06
13 Butler County 0.05
13 Cambria County 0.05
13 Carbon County 0.05
13 Columbia County 0.05
13 Huntingdon County 0.05
13 Perry County 0.05
13 Philadelphia County 0.05
14 Armstrong County 0.04
14 Centre County 0.04
15 Bradford County 0.03
15 Clearfield County 0.03
15 Fayette County 0.03
15 Forest County 0.03
15 Luzerne County 0.03
16 Blair County 0.02
16 Lawrence County 0.02
16 Lebanon County 0.02
16 McKean County 0.02
17 Clarion County 0.01
17 Greene County 0.01
17 Pike County 0.01
17 Schuylkill County 0.01
17 Wayne County 0.01
18 Somerset County 0.003