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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 161.51K people in Pennsylvania with Russian ancestry (1.25% of Pennsylvania population). Among all Pennsylvania counties, Lackawanna County had the highest percentage of its population with Russian ancestry (3.63%), followed by Luzerne County (2.57%), and Bucks County (2.39%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Russian 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 Russian Ancestry in 2021
Lackawanna County
Luzerne County
Bucks County
Montgomery County
Washington County
Wayne County
Susquehanna County
Cambria County
Allegheny County
Pike County
Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Percentage of Population with Russian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Lackawanna County 3.63
2 Luzerne County 2.57
3 Bucks County 2.39
4 Montgomery County 2.38
5 Washington County 1.65
5 Wayne County 1.65
6 Susquehanna County 1.60
7 Cambria County 1.49
8 Allegheny County 1.46
9 Pike County 1.45
9 Wyoming County 1.45
10 Union County 1.36
11 Westmoreland County 1.34
12 Philadelphia County 1.33
13 Fayette County 1.31
14 Erie County 1.27
15 Carbon County 1.24
16 Northampton County 1.21
17 Chester County 1.18
18 Sullivan County 1.13
19 Schuylkill County 1.10
20 Delaware County 1.08
21 Butler County 1.07
22 Centre County 1.04
23 Mercer County 1.00
24 Monroe County 0.98
25 Lehigh County 0.97
26 Beaver County 0.93
27 Northumberland County 0.84
28 Lawrence County 0.83
29 Somerset County 0.82
30 Adams County 0.78
31 Indiana County 0.77
32 Greene County 0.73
33 Dauphin County 0.66
34 Snyder County 0.64
35 Cumberland County 0.63
36 Lancaster County 0.62
37 York County 0.60
38 Berks County 0.56
39 Lebanon County 0.50
40 Warren County 0.49
41 Clearfield County 0.46
42 Columbia County 0.44
42 Potter County 0.44
43 Lycoming County 0.41
44 Bradford County 0.39
45 Jefferson County 0.37
46 Mifflin County 0.36
47 Blair County 0.35
47 Montour County 0.35
48 Franklin County 0.34
48 McKean County 0.34
49 Clarion County 0.32
50 Armstrong County 0.30
51 Bedford County 0.28
52 Perry County 0.27
53 Crawford County 0.26
53 Fulton County 0.26
53 Tioga County 0.26
54 Huntingdon County 0.25
54 Venango County 0.25
55 Juniata County 0.24
56 Forest County 0.23
57 Clinton County 0.20
58 Cameron County 0.17
59 Elk County 0.11