Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 127.43K people in Pennsylvania with Subsaharan African ancestry (0.98% of Pennsylvania population). Among all Pennsylvania counties, Delaware County had the highest percentage of its population with Subsaharan African ancestry (3.20%), followed by Philadelphia County (2.53%), and Pike County (1.77%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Subsaharan African 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 Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
Delaware County
Philadelphia County
Pike County
Sullivan County
Cumberland County
Allegheny County
Forest County
Dauphin County
Monroe County
Montgomery County
Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Delaware County 3.20
2 Philadelphia County 2.53
3 Pike County 1.77
4 Sullivan County 1.62
5 Cumberland County 1.42
6 Allegheny County 1.27
7 Forest County 1.17
8 Dauphin County 1.16
9 Monroe County 1.02
10 Montgomery County 0.89
11 Fayette County 0.86
12 Bucks County 0.82
13 Erie County 0.80
14 Lancaster County 0.75
15 Lehigh County 0.73
16 Chester County 0.63
17 York County 0.59
18 Northampton County 0.58
19 Huntingdon County 0.54
20 Blair County 0.46
20 Centre County 0.46
21 Berks County 0.44
22 Union County 0.42
23 Indiana County 0.41
24 Franklin County 0.38
24 Luzerne County 0.38
25 Clearfield County 0.37
26 Beaver County 0.34
27 Lycoming County 0.33
28 Washington County 0.31
29 Lackawanna County 0.30
30 Fulton County 0.29
30 Greene County 0.29
31 Adams County 0.26
32 Lawrence County 0.25
32 Schuylkill County 0.25
33 Bedford County 0.24
34 Northumberland County 0.21
34 Perry County 0.21
35 Crawford County 0.19
35 Mercer County 0.19
35 Warren County 0.19
36 Lebanon County 0.18
37 Bradford County 0.17
37 Clarion County 0.17
38 Butler County 0.15
38 McKean County 0.15
38 Snyder County 0.15
39 Armstrong County 0.14
39 Somerset County 0.14
39 Susquehanna County 0.14
40 Wayne County 0.13
41 Mifflin County 0.12
41 Westmoreland County 0.12
42 Columbia County 0.11
43 Clinton County 0.10
43 Venango County 0.10
43 Wyoming County 0.10
44 Cambria County 0.09
45 Carbon County 0.07
45 Tioga County 0.07
46 Juniata County 0.06
47 Jefferson County 0.05
48 Elk County 0.04
48 Potter County 0.04
49 Montour County 0.01