Ancestry in Chester County, Pennsylvania (County)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Chester County
Chester County
Pennsylvania
0%5%10%15%20%25%CountIrishGermanOther1ItalianEnglishUnclassified2PolishAmericanScottishFrenchDutchWelshRussianScotch-IrishEuropeanSwedishPennsylvania GermanPennsylvania Ger…UkrainianSlovakHungarian23.536408%16.449740%23.536408%23.5%120,513121k22.205817%25.092997%22.205817%22.2%113,700114k20.806284%22.364292%20.806284%20.8%106,534107k15.043904%11.982961%15.043904%15.0%77,02977.0k11.462654%7.103744%11.462654%11.5%58,69258.7k11.428477%15.119450%11.428477%11.4%58,51758.5k5.151671%6.474722%5.151671%5.2%26,37826.4k4.291757%4.981924%4.291757%4.3%21,97522.0k2.244604%1.485680%2.244604%2.2%11,49311.5k2.160233%1.578007%2.160233%2.2%11,06111.1k1.669049%1.581808%1.669049%1.7%8,5461.602842%1.274580%1.602842%1.6%8,2071.395627%1.405783%1.395627%1.4%7,1461.158726%1.130869%1.158726%1.2%5,9331.102479%0.736007%1.102479%1.1%5,6451.057364%0.795191%1.057364%1.1%5,4140.982368%1.153585%0.982368%1.0%5,0300.920457%0.866483%0.920457%0.9%4,7130.891943%1.642478%0.891943%0.9%4,5670.884913%1.004468%0.884913%0.9%4,531
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
1includes Hispanics and Asians 2and unreported

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Chester County
Chester County
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%Count%MexicanPuerto RicanCentral AmericanSouth AmericanGuatemalanOther HispanicSpaniardCubanColombianDominicanArgentineanEcuadorianSalvadoranPeruvianPanamanianVenezuelanHonduran57.324189%17.357003%57.324189%57.3%20,72920.7k4.048%4.05%22.211775%51.135366%22.211775%22.2%8,0321.569%1.57%6.913526%6.287863%6.913526%6.9%2,5000.488%0.49%6.363209%7.286127%6.363209%6.4%2,3010.449%0.45%4.565692%2.227562%4.565692%4.6%1,6510.322%0.32%3.932413%5.077185%3.932413%3.9%1,4220.278%0.28%2.469511%1.341139%2.469511%2.5%8930.174%0.17%2.065761%2.353279%2.065761%2.1%7470.146%0.15%1.963441%2.381150%1.963441%2.0%7100.139%0.14%1.189126%10.503176%1.189126%1.2%4300.084%0.08%1.172534%0.634989%1.172534%1.2%4240.083%0.08%1.136584%1.505638%1.136584%1.1%4110.080%0.08%1.003844%1.336869%1.003844%1.0%3630.071%0.07%0.779846%1.366875%0.779846%0.8%2820.055%0.06%0.688587%0.485552%0.688587%0.7%2490.049%0.05%0.655402%0.489347%0.655402%0.7%2370.046%0.05%0.506070%1.434122%0.506070%0.5%1830.036%0.04%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Chester County
Chester County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%Count%IndianChineseFilipinoKoreanVietnamesePakistaniSri LankanJapaneseBangladeshiLaotianTaiwanese49.515136%29.980671%49.515136%49.5%11,74411.7k2.294%2.29%21.468927%25.107282%21.468927%21.5%5,0920.994%0.99%7.045282%6.103801%7.045282%7.0%1,6710.326%0.33%6.349608%10.014951%6.349608%6.3%1,5060.294%0.29%5.169070%10.576423%5.169070%5.2%1,2260.239%0.24%3.904208%2.813580%3.904208%3.9%9260.181%0.18%1.087781%0.312952%1.087781%1.1%2580.050%0.05%1.079349%1.717005%1.079349%1.1%2560.050%0.05%0.796863%1.088863%0.796863%0.8%1890.037%0.04%0.792647%0.625903%0.792647%0.8%1880.037%0.04%0.670377%0.656502%0.670377%0.7%1590.031%0.03%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Map of Ancestry by County Subdivision in Chester County

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
5%11%17%23%29%35%

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
6%13%19%25%30%37%

Italian Ancestry by County Subdivision#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
2.6%7.1%11.4%15.8%20.1%24.6%

English Ancestry by County Subdivision#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
1.8%6.4%10.9%15.4%19.8%24.4%

Polish Ancestry by County Subdivision#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
0.2%2.4%4.5%6.7%8.9%11.1%

American Ancestry by County Subdivision#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
0.6%2.4%4.1%5.9%7.6%9.4%

Scottish Ancestry by County Subdivision#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
0.1%1.6%3.0%4.5%5.9%7.4%

French Ancestry by County Subdivision#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
0.1%1.2%2.2%3.1%4.1%5.1%

Dutch Ancestry by County Subdivision#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.0%2.0%3.1%4.1%5.2%

Welsh Ancestry by County Subdivision#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'Welsh' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.0%2.0%3.0%4.0%5.1%

Russian Ancestry by County Subdivision#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'Russian' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.2%1.7%2.3%3.0%

Scotch-Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scotch-Irish' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.8%1.7%2.5%3.3%4.2%

European Ancestry by County Subdivision#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.9%1.8%2.7%3.5%4.5%

Swedish Ancestry by County Subdivision#17

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swedish' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.2%1.8%2.4%3.0%

Pennsylvania German Ancestry by County Subdivision#18

Percentage of the population reporting 'Pennsylvania German' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.4%4.8%7.3%9.7%12.1%

Mexican Ancestry by County Subdivision#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0%12%23%35%46%58%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by County Subdivision#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.5%5.0%7.5%10.0%12.6%

Central American Ancestry by County Subdivision#21

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.2%2.4%3.6%4.8%6.0%

South American Ancestry by County Subdivision#22

Percentage of the population reporting ' South American' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.49%0.97%1.46%1.95%2.44%

Guatemalan Ancestry by County Subdivision#23

Percentage of the population reporting ' Guatemalan' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.1%2.3%3.4%4.5%5.7%

Indian Ancestry by County Subdivision#24

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.6%5.2%7.8%10.3%13.0%

Chinese Ancestry by County Subdivision#25

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.9%1.8%2.8%3.7%4.6%

Filipino Ancestry by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of the population reporting 'Filipino' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.48%0.96%1.44%1.92%2.41%

Korean Ancestry by County Subdivision#27

Percentage of the population reporting 'Korean' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.5%1.1%1.6%2.1%2.7%

Vietnamese Ancestry by County Subdivision#28

Percentage of the population reporting 'Vietnamese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.32%0.64%0.96%1.27%1.60%
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Map of Ancestry by Tract in Chester County

Irish Ancestry by Tract#29

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
1%8%15%22%29%37%

German Ancestry by Tract#30

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
0%8%15%22%29%37%

Italian Ancestry by Tract#31

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
2.6%7.6%12.5%17.5%22.4%27.4%

English Ancestry by Tract#32

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
0.0%4.3%8.6%12.9%17.2%21.5%

Polish Ancestry by Tract#33

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
0.1%2.3%4.5%6.7%8.9%11.1%

American Ancestry by Tract#34

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
0.7%2.7%4.7%6.6%8.6%10.6%

Scottish Ancestry by Tract#35

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.2%2.5%3.7%5.0%6.2%

French Ancestry by Tract#36

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.0%2.0%3.0%4.1%5.1%

Dutch Ancestry by Tract#37

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.1%2.2%3.3%4.5%5.6%

Welsh Ancestry by Tract#38

Percentage of the population reporting 'Welsh' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.0%2.0%3.0%4.0%5.1%

Russian Ancestry by Tract#39

Percentage of the population reporting 'Russian' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.9%1.9%2.8%3.8%4.8%

Scotch-Irish Ancestry by Tract#40

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scotch-Irish' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.8%1.6%2.4%3.2%4.0%

European Ancestry by Tract#41

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.3%2.6%4.0%5.3%6.6%

Swedish Ancestry by Tract#42

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swedish' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.8%1.6%2.4%3.2%4.0%

Pennsylvania German Ancestry by Tract#43

Percentage of the population reporting 'Pennsylvania German' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.4%4.8%7.3%9.7%12.1%

Mexican Ancestry by Tract#44

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0%10%19%29%38%48%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by Tract#45

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.4%4.7%7.1%9.5%11.9%

Central American Ancestry by Tract#46

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.0%3.7%7.4%11.2%14.9%18.7%

South American Ancestry by Tract#47

Percentage of the population reporting ' South American' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.5%1.0%1.6%2.1%2.7%

Guatemalan Ancestry by Tract#48

Percentage of the population reporting ' Guatemalan' ancestry (%):
0.0%3.7%7.4%11.2%14.9%18.7%

Indian Ancestry by Tract#49

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.0%3.5%7.0%10.5%13.9%17.5%

Chinese Ancestry by Tract#50

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.4%2.9%4.3%5.7%7.2%

Filipino Ancestry by Tract#51

Percentage of the population reporting 'Filipino' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.9%1.7%2.6%3.4%4.4%

Korean Ancestry by Tract#52

Percentage of the population reporting 'Korean' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.8%1.7%2.5%3.4%4.2%

Vietnamese Ancestry by Tract#53

Percentage of the population reporting 'Vietnamese' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.1%1.7%2.2%2.8%
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Ancestry by Place in Chester County

There are 33 places that are fully or partially contained within Chester County (32 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 33 of those to each other, Chester County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Chester County.

Irish Ancestry by Place#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Chester County, selected places in Chester County, and entities that contain Chester County
0%10%20%30%Count#CalnBerwynSouth PottstownS PottstownKenilworthParkesburgElversonLionvilleDevonMalvernWest ChesterSpring CityEagleviewPaoliAtglenChester CountyChesterExtonOxfordThorndalePhoenixvilleHoney BrookDowningtownWest GrovePhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaModenaPennsylvaniaNortheastChesterbrookMiddle AtlanticSouth CoatesvilleS CoatesvilleCochranvilleKennett SquareKennett SqUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheyney UniversityCheyney UnivLincoln UniversityLincoln UnivCoatesvilleWestwoodAvondaleToughkenamonPomeroy33.757962%33.757962%33.8%530128.159851%28.159851%28.2%909227.643505%27.643505%27.6%549327.134312%27.134312%27.1%499426.975477%26.975477%27.0%990526.874536%26.874536%26.9%362626.811042%26.811042%26.8%1,758726.755319%26.755319%26.8%503825.874963%25.874963%25.9%865925.450242%25.450242%25.5%4,9461025.218439%25.218439%25.2%8371124.270073%24.270073%24.3%3991224.015138%24.015138%24.0%1,3961323.850766%23.850766%23.9%3581423.536408%23.536408%23.5%120,513121k23.379871%23.379871%23.4%1,1221523.348018%23.348018%23.3%1,2191622.934100%22.934100%22.9%8771722.346436%22.346436%22.3%3,7181821.691600%21.691600%21.7%3771920.050378%20.050378%20.1%1,5922019.614035%19.614035%19.6%5592119.185078%19.185078%19.2%1,160,2601.16M17.440225%17.440225%17.4%1242216.449740%16.449740%16.4%2,102,9312.10M15.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M14.404432%14.404432%14.4%6762313.744496%13.744496%13.7%5,689,7945.69M13.018182%13.018182%13.0%1792412.160000%12.160000%12.2%762510.816094%10.816094%10.8%6642610.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M8.597285%8.597285%8.6%57278.136339%8.136339%8.1%148287.325617%7.325617%7.3%962295.714286%5.714286%5.7%64305.314685%5.314685%5.3%76313.161810%3.161810%3.2%51320.000000%0.000000%0.0%033
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of place out of 33 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in Chester County

There are 73 county subdivisions in Chester County. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Chester County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Chester County. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 3,343.

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Chester County, selected county subdivisions in Chester County, and entities that contain Chester County
0%10%20%30%Count#East Bradford TownshipE BradfordSchuylkill TownshipSchuylkillEast Goshen TownshipE GoshenWest Brandywine TownshipW BrandywineWillistown TownshipWillistownFranklin TownshipFranklinUwchlan TownshipUwchlanWest Goshen TownshipW GoshenParkesburgWest Bradford TownshipW BradfordEast Nottingham TownshipE NottinghamEast Pikeland TownshipE PikelandEast Coventry TownshipE CoventryMalvernWest Pikeland TownshipW PikelandUpper Uwchlan TownshipUpper UwchlanWest ChesterEasttown TownshipEasttownWest Whiteland TownshipW WhitelandPocopson TownshipPocopsonEast Whiteland TownshipE WhitelandEast Brandywine TownshipE BrandywineEast Marlborough TownshipE MarlboroughEast Vincent TownshipE VincentChester CountyChesterWesttown TownshipWesttownPenn TownshipOxfordKennett TownshipKennettNew London TownshipNew LondonPhoenixvilleNorth Coventry TownshipN CoventryCaln TownshipEast Fallowfield TownshipE FallowfieldLondon Grove TownshipLondon GrvHoney Brook TownshipHoney BrkWest Vincent TownshipW VincentTredyffrin TownshipTredyffrinSadsbury TownshipSadsburyCharlestown TownshipCharlestownWallace TownshipWallaceBirmingham TownshipBirminghamWest Caln TownshipW CalnDowningtownPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaNew Garden TownshipNew GdnPennsbury TownshipPennsburyPennsylvaniaNortheastMiddle AtlanticEast Caln TownshipE CalnLower Oxford TownshipLower OxfordValley TownshipVlyKennett SquareKennett SqUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCoatesville34.385614%34.385614%34.4%3,442131.987867%31.987867%32.0%2,742231.894326%31.894326%31.9%5,807331.682105%31.682105%31.7%2,360429.816258%29.816258%29.8%3,213528.248208%28.248208%28.2%1,261628.169392%28.169392%28.2%5,255727.146465%27.146465%27.1%6,235826.975477%26.975477%27.0%990926.942554%26.942554%26.9%3,4051026.184847%26.184847%26.2%2,3261126.114301%26.114301%26.1%1,9101226.034099%26.034099%26.0%1,7561325.874963%25.874963%25.9%8651425.749386%25.749386%25.7%1,0481525.504348%25.504348%25.5%2,9331625.450242%25.450242%25.5%4,9461725.422449%25.422449%25.4%2,6931825.012210%25.012210%25.0%4,6091924.760317%24.760317%24.8%1,1882024.498066%24.498066%24.5%2,6602124.296707%24.296707%24.3%1,9262223.718037%23.718037%23.7%1,7162323.667439%23.667439%23.7%1,6342423.536408%23.536408%23.5%120,513121k23.457584%23.457584%23.5%2,5552523.405425%23.405425%23.4%1,2772623.348018%23.348018%23.3%1,2192722.668167%22.668167%22.7%1,8132822.471910%22.471910%22.5%1,3202922.346436%22.346436%22.3%3,7183022.170698%22.170698%22.2%1,7693122.044888%22.044888%22.0%3,0943221.921803%21.921803%21.9%1,6543321.762093%21.762093%21.8%1,8133421.739670%21.739670%21.7%1,7523521.683828%21.683828%21.7%1,0743621.654064%21.654064%21.7%6,3863721.531982%21.531982%21.5%8183821.506898%21.506898%21.5%1,2163921.225383%21.225383%21.2%7764020.946105%20.946105%20.9%8904120.149994%20.149994%20.1%1,8274220.050378%20.050378%20.1%1,5924319.185078%19.185078%19.2%1,160,2601.16M18.421053%18.421053%18.4%2,2264417.511013%17.511013%17.5%6364516.449740%16.449740%16.4%2,102,9312.10M15.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M13.744496%13.744496%13.7%5,689,7945.69M13.674686%13.674686%13.7%6654612.960382%12.960382%13.0%6514712.427862%12.427862%12.4%9264810.816094%10.816094%10.8%6644910.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M7.325617%7.325617%7.3%96250
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Ancestry by County in the Philadelphia Area

There are 11 counties in the Philadelphia Area. This section compares Chester County to all of the counties in the Philadelphia Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Chester County.

Irish Ancestry by County#104

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Chester County, selected other counties in the Philadelphia Area, and entities that contain Chester County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Gloucester CountyGloucesterDelaware CountyDelawareBucks CountyBucksChester CountyChesterMontgomery CountyMontgomerySalem CountySalemBurlington CountyBurlingtonPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaCamden CountyCamdenCecil CountyCecilNew Castle CountyNew CastlePennsylvaniaNortheastMiddle AtlanticPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaUnited States of AmericaUnited States27.044897%27.044897%27.0%78,77878.8k125.661728%25.661728%25.7%144,300144k224.648686%24.648686%24.6%154,355154k323.536408%23.536408%23.5%120,513121k421.472013%21.472013%21.5%175,185175k521.071561%21.071561%21.1%13,59213.6k620.218508%20.218508%20.2%91,03191.0k719.185078%19.185078%19.2%1,160,2601.16M19.141731%19.141731%19.1%97,84297.8k817.678493%17.678493%17.7%18,06318.1k916.857519%16.857519%16.9%93,05393.1k1016.449740%16.449740%16.4%2,102,9312.10M15.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M13.744496%13.744496%13.7%5,689,7945.69M11.125314%11.125314%11.1%173,548174k1110.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of county out of 11 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Ancestry by County in Pennsylvania

There are 67 counties in Pennsylvania. This section compares Chester County to the 50 most populous counties in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Chester County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 44,575.

Irish Ancestry by County#129

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Chester County, selected other counties in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Chester County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Delaware CountyDelawareLackawanna CountyLackawannaBucks CountyBucksPike CountyPikeChester CountyChesterWayne CountyWayneMontgomery CountyMontgomeryButler CountyButlerPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaAllegheny CountyAlleghenyLuzerne CountyLuzerneSchuylkill CountySchuylkillWashington CountyWashingtonCambria CountyCambriaVenango CountyVenangoBeaver CountyBeaverIndiana CountyIndianaWestmoreland CountyWestmorelandLawrence CountyLawrenceMonroe CountyMonroeBlair CountyBlairErie CountyEriePennsylvaniaArmstrong CountyArmstrongMercer CountyMercerCrawford CountyCrawfordCarbon CountyCarbonBradford CountyBradfordFayette CountyFayetteNortheastJefferson CountyJeffersonCumberland CountyCumberlandLycoming CountyLycomingMiddle AtlanticHuntingdon CountyHuntingdonNorthampton CountyNorthamptonFranklin CountyFranklinAdams CountyAdamsYork CountyYorkClearfield CountyClearfieldCentre CountyCentreNorthumberland CountyNorthumberlandPerry CountyPerryMifflin CountyMifflinColumbia CountyColumbiaLehigh CountyLehighBerks CountyBerksPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaDauphin CountyDauphinSomerset CountySomersetUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLancaster CountyLancasterBedford CountyBedfordLebanon CountyLebanonUnion CountyUnion25.661728%25.661728%25.7%144,300144k124.817611%24.817611%24.8%52,86352.9k224.648686%24.648686%24.6%154,355154k324.088241%24.088241%24.1%13,54013.5k423.536408%23.536408%23.5%120,513121k521.747520%21.747520%21.7%11,15811.2k621.472013%21.472013%21.5%175,185175k720.849689%20.849689%20.8%38,77538.8k819.185078%19.185078%19.2%1,160,2601.16M18.998179%18.998179%19.0%233,746234k918.295042%18.295042%18.3%58,34658.3k1018.026432%18.026432%18.0%26,22926.2k1117.801497%17.801497%17.8%37,07537.1k1217.731305%17.731305%17.7%24,42724.4k1317.500935%17.500935%17.5%9,3561417.334003%17.334003%17.3%29,33029.3k1517.309209%17.309209%17.3%15,14415.1k1617.063418%17.063418%17.1%61,32261.3k1717.044325%17.044325%17.0%15,08915.1k1816.643132%16.643132%16.6%27,81527.8k1916.541055%16.541055%16.5%20,82820.8k2016.522948%16.522948%16.5%46,12146.1k2116.449740%16.449740%16.4%2,102,9312.10M16.324505%16.324505%16.3%11,02111.0k2216.208834%16.208834%16.2%18,57518.6k2316.200719%16.200719%16.2%14,09914.1k2416.175968%16.175968%16.2%10,40610.4k2516.086914%16.086914%16.1%9,9432615.809549%15.809549%15.8%21,22121.2k2715.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M14.965788%14.965788%15.0%6,6712814.367736%14.367736%14.4%35,03435.0k2913.780919%13.780919%13.8%16,02916.0k3013.744496%13.744496%13.7%5,689,7945.69M13.657185%13.657185%13.7%6,2613113.652669%13.652669%13.7%41,02941.0k3213.322899%13.322899%13.3%20,34520.3k3313.075993%13.075993%13.1%13,30613.3k3413.046409%13.046409%13.0%57,48357.5k3512.534188%12.534188%12.5%10,17410.2k3611.884808%11.884808%11.9%18,91818.9k3711.701036%11.701036%11.7%10,95111.0k3811.582360%11.582360%11.6%5,2873911.488677%11.488677%11.5%5,3524011.435931%11.435931%11.4%7,6364111.364802%11.364802%11.4%40,77640.8k4211.347824%11.347824%11.3%46,99147.0k4311.125314%11.125314%11.1%173,548174k4411.056324%11.056324%11.1%30,06930.1k4510.867311%10.867311%10.9%8,2814610.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M10.295999%10.295999%10.3%54,88954.9k4710.103988%10.103988%10.1%4,936489.551661%9.551661%9.6%13,08113.1k499.037585%9.037585%9.0%4,08350
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Ancestry by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Chester County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Chester County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Irish Ancestry by County#154

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Chester County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Chester County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Chester CountyChesterMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexSuffolk CountySuffolkPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaAllegheny CountyAlleghenyPennsylvaniaNortheastNassau CountyNassauFairfield CountyFairfieldMiddle AtlanticSt. Louis CountySt. LouisCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaFranklin CountyFranklinWestchester CountyWestchesterOakland CountyOaklandPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaHennepin CountyHennepinUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPima CountyPimaFairfax CountyFairfaxWake CountyWakeKing CountyKingCook CountyCookMaricopa CountyMaricopaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughContra Costa CountyContra CostaPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeMontgomery CountyMontgomeryMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgSan Diego CountySan DiegoTarrant CountyTarrantSacramento CountySacramentoClark CountyClarkTravis CountyTravisWayne CountyWayneOrange CountyOrangeOrange CountyOrangeNew York CountyNew YorkRiverside CountyRiversideBroward CountyBrowardAlameda CountyAlamedaSalt Lake CountySalt LakeFulton CountyFultonSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraBexar CountyBexarFresno CountyFresnoHarris CountyHarrisDallas CountyDallasHonolulu CountyHonoluluQueens CountyQueensLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesKings CountyKingsBronx CountyBronxMiami-Dade CountyMiami-Dade23.536408%23.536408%23.5%120,513121k20.873559%20.873559%20.9%327,216327k119.544365%19.544365%19.5%292,800293k219.185078%19.185078%19.2%1,160,2601.16M18.998179%18.998179%19.0%233,746234k316.449740%16.449740%16.4%2,102,9312.10M15.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M14.655281%14.655281%14.7%198,843199k414.549637%14.549637%14.5%137,002137k513.744496%13.744496%13.7%5,689,7945.69M13.607580%13.607580%13.6%136,152136k612.607988%12.607988%12.6%158,698159k712.466338%12.466338%12.5%153,600154k812.029046%12.029046%12.0%116,589117k911.315925%11.315925%11.3%139,776140k1011.125314%11.125314%11.1%173,548174k1110.683514%10.683514%10.7%129,192129k1210.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M10.045468%10.045468%10.0%100,790101k1310.018034%10.018034%10.0%113,493113k149.785034%9.785034%9.8%97,71197.7k159.609675%9.609675%9.6%199,838200k169.293525%9.293525%9.3%485,826486k178.878504%8.878504%8.9%363,002363k188.797416%8.797416%8.8%116,395116k198.733894%8.733894%8.7%96,76596.8k208.699438%8.699438%8.7%121,684122k218.295667%8.295667%8.3%79,24979.2k228.286477%8.286477%8.3%85,05085.1k238.225454%8.225454%8.2%83,22383.2k248.224769%8.224769%8.2%267,581268k258.129173%8.129173%8.1%158,318158k268.058203%8.058203%8.1%119,205119k277.826137%7.826137%7.8%162,013162k287.552762%7.552762%7.6%86,71986.7k297.458335%7.458335%7.5%131,833132k307.073974%7.073974%7.1%88,85388.9k317.026666%7.026666%7.0%220,090220k326.883716%6.883716%6.9%112,548113k336.280584%6.280584%6.3%145,954146k346.105764%6.105764%6.1%113,798114k355.978756%5.978756%6.0%95,97296.0k365.915417%5.915417%5.9%64,62764.6k375.796799%5.796799%5.8%57,78057.8k385.562728%5.562728%5.6%117,193117k395.160695%5.160695%5.2%97,28297.3k405.069729%5.069729%5.1%94,23194.2k415.026683%5.026683%5.0%48,41548.4k424.832715%4.832715%4.8%214,295214k434.652984%4.652984%4.7%116,932117k444.001220%4.001220%4.0%39,49239.5k453.832493%3.832493%3.8%88,53188.5k463.809427%3.809427%3.8%383,120383k473.327462%3.327462%3.3%86,74286.7k482.062661%2.062661%2.1%29,63629.6k491.517029%1.517029%1.5%40,42040.4k50
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of Chester County. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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Boroughs:
Atglen, Avondale, Downingtown, Elverson, Honey Brook, Kennett Square, Malvern, Modena, Oxford, Parkesburg, Phoenixville, South Coatesville, Spring City, West Chester, West Grove
Cities:
Coatesville
Townships:
Birmingham, Caln, Charlestown, East Bradford, East Brandywine, East Caln, East Coventry, East Fallowfield, East Goshen, East Marlborough, East Nantmeal, East Nottingham, East Pikeland, East Vincent, East Whiteland, Easttown, Elk, Franklin, Highland, Honey Brook, Kennett, London Britain, London Grove, Londonderry, Lower Oxford, New Garden, New London, Newlin, North Coventry, Penn, Pennsbury, Pocopson, Sadsbury, Schuylkill, South Coventry, Thornbury, Tredyffrin, Upper Oxford, Upper Uwchlan, Uwchlan, Valley, Wallace, Warwick, West Bradford, West Brandywine, West Caln, West Fallowfield, West Goshen, West Marlborough, West Nantmeal, West Nottingham, West Pikeland, West Sadsbury, West Vincent, West Whiteland, Westtown, Willistown
Unincorporated Places:
Berwyn, Caln, Chesterbrook, Cheyney University, Cochranville, Devon, Eagleview, Exton, Kenilworth, Lincoln University, Lionville, Paoli, Pomeroy, South Pottstown, Thorndale, Toughkenamon, Westwood
ZIP Codes:
17527, 19073, 19087, 19301, 19310, 19311, 19312, 19316, 19317, 19319, 19320, 19330, 19333, 19335, 19341, 19342, 19343, 19344, 19345, 19348, 19350, 19352, 19355, 19358, 19362, 19363, 19365, 19367, 19372, 19373, 19374, 19375, 19380, 19382, 19383, 19390, 19425, 19442, 19457, 19460, 19465, 19475, 19520, 19543
Unified School Districts:
Avon Grove, Coatesville, Downingtown, Great Valley, Kennett District, Octorara, Owen J. Roberts, Oxford, Phoenixville, Spring-Ford, Tredyffrin-Easttown, Twin Valley, Unionville-Chadds Ford, West Chester
Congressional Districts:
PA-6, PA-7, PA-16
State Senate Districts:
PA-9, PA-19, PA-26, PA-44
State House Districts:
PA-13, PA-26, PA-74, PA-155, PA-156, PA-157, PA-158, PA-160, PA-167
Neighboring Counties:
Berks, Cecil, Delaware, Lancaster, Montgomery, New Castle
Nearby Counties:
Bucks, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Harford, Kent, Lebanon, Lehigh, Philadelphia, Salem