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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 21.13K people in Pennsylvania with Portuguese ancestry (0.16% of Pennsylvania population). Among all Pennsylvania counties, Monroe County had the highest percentage of its population with Portuguese ancestry (1.15%), followed by Northampton County (0.47%), and Carbon County (0.41%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Portuguese 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 Portuguese Ancestry in 2021
Monroe County
Northampton County
Carbon County
Erie County
Pike County
Chester County
Luzerne County
Bucks County
Forest County
Montgomery County
Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Percentage of Population with Portuguese Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Monroe County 1.15
2 Northampton County 0.47
3 Carbon County 0.41
4 Erie County 0.34
4 Pike County 0.34
5 Chester County 0.28
6 Luzerne County 0.26
7 Bucks County 0.24
7 Forest County 0.24
8 Montgomery County 0.23
9 Lackawanna County 0.21
10 Philadelphia County 0.18
11 Lehigh County 0.17
12 Delaware County 0.16
13 Susquehanna County 0.15
14 Beaver County 0.14
14 Lancaster County 0.14
15 Adams County 0.13
15 Tioga County 0.13
16 Perry County 0.12
16 Warren County 0.12
17 Allegheny County 0.11
17 Centre County 0.11
17 Clarion County 0.11
17 Columbia County 0.11
18 Clinton County 0.10
18 Mifflin County 0.10
19 Cambria County 0.09
19 Cumberland County 0.09
19 Huntingdon County 0.09
19 Schuylkill County 0.09
20 Crawford County 0.08
20 Dauphin County 0.08
21 Berks County 0.07
21 Franklin County 0.07
21 Lycoming County 0.07
21 Mercer County 0.07
21 Northumberland County 0.07
21 York County 0.07
22 Butler County 0.06
22 Potter County 0.06
22 Wayne County 0.06
23 Bedford County 0.05
23 Blair County 0.05
23 Snyder County 0.05
23 Union County 0.05
23 Venango County 0.05
23 Westmoreland County 0.05
24 Somerset County 0.04
24 Washington County 0.04
24 Wyoming County 0.04
25 Bradford County 0.03
25 Fayette County 0.03
25 Juniata County 0.03
26 Armstrong County 0.02
26 Fulton County 0.02
26 Greene County 0.02
26 Indiana County 0.02
26 Lebanon County 0.02
26 McKean County 0.02
26 Montour County 0.02
27 Jefferson County 0.01
27 Lawrence County 0.01