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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 132.13K people in Pennsylvania with Pennsylvania German ancestry (1.02% of Pennsylvania population). Among all Pennsylvania counties, Mifflin County had the highest percentage of its population with Pennsylvania German ancestry (8.95%), followed by Juniata County (7.04%), and Carbon County (4.20%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Pennsylvania German 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 Pennsylvania German Ancestry in 2021
Mifflin County
Juniata County
Carbon County
Lehigh County
Clinton County
Berks County
Columbia County
Jefferson County
Northumberland County
Schuylkill County
Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Percentage of Population with Pennsylvania German Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Mifflin County 8.95
2 Juniata County 7.04
3 Carbon County 4.20
4 Lehigh County 3.32
5 Clinton County 3.09
6 Berks County 3.00
7 Columbia County 2.90
7 Jefferson County 2.90
8 Northumberland County 2.80
9 Schuylkill County 2.78
10 Perry County 2.73
11 Snyder County 2.63
12 Northampton County 2.56
13 Lebanon County 2.25
14 Lycoming County 1.88
15 Centre County 1.82
15 Potter County 1.82
16 Indiana County 1.80
17 Lancaster County 1.74
18 Montour County 1.61
19 Bradford County 1.57
20 Monroe County 1.55
21 Crawford County 1.30
22 Clarion County 1.22
23 Somerset County 1.17
24 Tioga County 1.14
25 Armstrong County 1.11
25 Cambria County 1.11
25 Dauphin County 1.11
26 Sullivan County 1.08
27 Luzerne County 1.03
28 Bucks County 1.01
29 Union County 0.98
29 Wyoming County 0.98
30 Chester County 0.95
31 Clearfield County 0.91
32 McKean County 0.90
33 Montgomery County 0.88
33 York County 0.88
34 Cumberland County 0.86
35 Blair County 0.82
36 Mercer County 0.77
37 Adams County 0.75
38 Huntingdon County 0.68
39 Cameron County 0.67
39 Lawrence County 0.67
40 Bedford County 0.65
41 Westmoreland County 0.59
42 Susquehanna County 0.54
42 Warren County 0.54
43 Venango County 0.47
44 Franklin County 0.45
45 Fayette County 0.42
46 Greene County 0.41
47 Fulton County 0.37
48 Wayne County 0.34
49 Delaware County 0.30
50 Elk County 0.29
51 Erie County 0.28
51 Lackawanna County 0.28
52 Forest County 0.20
53 Pike County 0.17
54 Butler County 0.16
55 Philadelphia County 0.12
56 Beaver County 0.11
57 Allegheny County 0.09
58 Washington County 0.06