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Highest German population share, Pennsylvania counties · 2020

Pennsylvania counties ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2020 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. The median across all 67 is 27.9%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2010

01Elk County, PAPA29,92644.0%−3.1 pts

02Snyder County, PAPA39,65542.7%−6.5 pts

03Clarion County, PAPA36,68038.9%−5.2 pts

04Juniata County, PAPA23,40338.4%−10.1 pts

05Butler County, PAPA200,16936.5%−6.7 pts

06Blair County, PAPA119,54135.3%−7.8 pts

07Lebanon County, PAPA146,38035.3%−8.3 pts

08Perry County, PAPA46,80635.1%−11.7 pts

09Somerset County, PAPA72,00434.8%−7.3 pts

10Montour County, PAPA17,86834.4%−1.8 pts

11Armstrong County, PAPA63,69834.2%−7.3 pts

12Adams County, PAPA107,59433.6%−5.9 pts

13York County, PAPA473,19733.5%−8.7 pts

14Mifflin County, PAPA46,12733.4%−6.2 pts

15Cambria County, PAPA128,96833.2%−0.8 pts

16Franklin County, PAPA160,65233.1%−6.5 pts

17Northumberland County, PAPA89,92032.7%−4.5 pts

18Lycoming County, PAPA112,58732.5%−8.8 pts

19Carbon County, PAPA65,86832.1%−2.2 pts

20Bedford County, PAPA47,48032.1%−10.7 pts

21Columbia County, PAPA66,19331.7%−5.1 pts

22Lancaster County, PAPA563,15931.5%−7.7 pts

23Cameron County, PAPA4,21131.0%−3.6 pts

24Fulton County, PAPA14,48330.6%−7.5 pts

25Clinton County, PAPA37,87030.2%−7.3 pts

26Venango County, PAPA49,34630.1%−7.9 pts

27Crawford County, PAPA81,79229.4%−5.0 pts

28Schuylkill County, PAPA145,08529.4%−3.8 pts

29Cumberland County, PAPA277,27028.9%−8.7 pts

30Sullivan County, PAPA5,85628.8%−7.4 pts

31Jefferson County, PAPA43,25528.3%−6.8 pts

32Westmoreland County, PAPA349,32428.1%−5.1 pts

33Huntingdon County, PAPA43,00127.9%−10.4 pts

34Berks County, PAPA440,07227.9%−8.9 pts

35Lawrence County, PAPA83,91127.8%−0.5 pts

36Union County, PAPA42,31327.7%−10.4 pts

37Beaver County, PAPA166,03227.6%−3.9 pts

38Indiana County, PAPA82,87826.5%−5.8 pts

39Erie County, PAPA265,83225.5%−6.4 pts

40Mercer County, PAPA107,86025.0%−6.2 pts

41Warren County, PAPA37,03824.6%−6.0 pts

42Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03523.5%−5.0 pts

43Northampton County, PAPA324,41123.5%−6.1 pts

44Centre County, PAPA157,39323.5%−4.4 pts

45McKean County, PAPA38,98423.2%−7.1 pts

46Potter County, PAPA15,89723.1%−7.4 pts

47Bucks County, PAPA647,82822.7%−5.2 pts

48Wayne County, PAPA51,70322.6%−10.3 pts

49Pike County, PAPA62,80822.5%−2.7 pts

50Wyoming County, PAPA25,79022.5%−3.6 pts

51Washington County, PAPA210,80222.4%−4.4 pts

52Lehigh County, PAPA384,38322.3%−6.0 pts

53Dauphin County, PAPA293,35122.0%−10.4 pts

54Greene County, PAPA33,88521.8%−4.8 pts

55Fayette County, PAPA123,02121.5%−3.7 pts

56Bradford County, PAPA59,60021.2%−2.4 pts

57Tioga County, PAPA40,50220.8%−7.5 pts

58Clearfield County, PAPA78,10020.8%−4.2 pts

59Forest County, PAPA6,61420.6%−12.0 pts

60Chester County, PAPA557,11620.6%−2.9 pts

61Susquehanna County, PAPA38,23720.2%−5.1 pts

62Montgomery County, PAPA877,64319.4%−4.6 pts

63Monroe County, PAPA167,17917.5%−5.8 pts

64Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50215.3%−3.3 pts

65Luzerne County, PAPA332,12614.9%−3.7 pts

66Delaware County, PAPA580,93713.2%−2.7 pts

67Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,2816.7%−1.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS