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Highest German population share, Pennsylvania counties

Pennsylvania counties ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: German residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 67 counties in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2010

01Elk County, PAPA29,92642.5%−4.7 pts

02Snyder County, PAPA39,65540.8%−8.4 pts

03Juniata County, PAPA23,40336.8%−11.7 pts

04Perry County, PAPA46,80634.8%−12.0 pts

05Blair County, PAPA119,54134.8%−8.4 pts

06Somerset County, PAPA72,00434.1%−8.1 pts

07Clarion County, PAPA36,68033.6%−10.6 pts

08Butler County, PAPA200,16933.1%−10.1 pts

09Adams County, PAPA107,59433.0%−6.5 pts

10Carbon County, PAPA65,86832.4%−1.9 pts

11Armstrong County, PAPA63,69832.4%−9.2 pts

12Lycoming County, PAPA112,58731.8%−9.4 pts

13Cambria County, PAPA128,96831.7%−2.4 pts

14York County, PAPA473,19731.6%−10.7 pts

15Lebanon County, PAPA146,38031.5%−12.1 pts

16Montour County, PAPA17,86831.0%−5.1 pts

17Venango County, PAPA49,34630.9%−7.2 pts

18Lancaster County, PAPA563,15930.7%−8.4 pts

19Mifflin County, PAPA46,12730.6%−9.0 pts

20Northumberland County, PAPA89,92030.4%−6.8 pts

21Bedford County, PAPA47,48030.3%−12.4 pts

22Fulton County, PAPA14,48330.3%−7.8 pts

23Franklin County, PAPA160,65229.9%−9.7 pts

24Union County, PAPA42,31329.9%−8.3 pts

25Clinton County, PAPA37,87029.7%−7.8 pts

26Schuylkill County, PAPA145,08529.5%−3.7 pts

27Cumberland County, PAPA277,27028.3%−9.3 pts

28Huntingdon County, PAPA43,00128.3%−10.0 pts

29Columbia County, PAPA66,19327.9%−8.9 pts

30Berks County, PAPA440,07227.9%−8.8 pts

31Jefferson County, PAPA43,25527.8%−7.3 pts

32Westmoreland County, PAPA349,32427.2%−6.0 pts

33Beaver County, PAPA166,03226.6%−4.9 pts

34Crawford County, PAPA81,79226.1%−8.4 pts

35Lawrence County, PAPA83,91125.4%−2.9 pts

36Centre County, PAPA157,39325.0%−2.9 pts

37Potter County, PAPA15,89724.9%−5.6 pts

38Indiana County, PAPA82,87824.2%−8.1 pts

39Sullivan County, PAPA5,85624.0%−12.2 pts

40Cameron County, PAPA4,21123.3%−11.3 pts

41Warren County, PAPA37,03822.7%−8.0 pts

42Erie County, PAPA265,83222.4%−9.5 pts

43Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03522.3%−6.2 pts

44Mercer County, PAPA107,86022.2%−9.0 pts

45Dauphin County, PAPA293,35121.8%−10.6 pts

46McKean County, PAPA38,98421.5%−8.7 pts

47Wyoming County, PAPA25,79021.5%−4.5 pts

48Lehigh County, PAPA384,38321.4%−6.8 pts

49Forest County, PAPA6,61421.4%−11.2 pts

50Wayne County, PAPA51,70321.1%−11.8 pts

51Washington County, PAPA210,80220.8%−6.0 pts

52Bradford County, PAPA59,60020.7%−2.9 pts

53Clearfield County, PAPA78,10020.7%−4.3 pts

54Pike County, PAPA62,80820.5%−4.8 pts

55Northampton County, PAPA324,41120.4%−9.2 pts

56Fayette County, PAPA123,02120.0%−5.1 pts

57Bucks County, PAPA647,82820.0%−7.9 pts

58Tioga County, PAPA40,50219.4%−9.0 pts

59Greene County, PAPA33,88519.0%−7.6 pts

60Chester County, PAPA557,11618.8%−4.7 pts

61Montgomery County, PAPA877,64318.7%−5.4 pts

62Monroe County, PAPA167,17916.6%−6.7 pts

63Susquehanna County, PAPA38,23716.1%−9.2 pts

64Luzerne County, PAPA332,12613.7%−4.9 pts

65Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50213.4%−5.2 pts

66Delaware County, PAPA580,93711.8%−4.1 pts

67Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,2817.0%−1.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES