Ancestry in Lancaster 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 Lancaster County
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%CountGermanUnclassified1Other2IrishAmericanEnglishItalianSwissPolishPennsylvania GermanPennsylvania Ger…FrenchScottishDutchScotch-IrishWelshEuropeanSubsaharan AfricanSwedishRussian35.076813%25.092997%35.076813%35.1%186,998187k18.609668%15.119450%18.609668%18.6%99,21099.2k18.018233%22.364292%18.018233%18.0%96,05796.1k10.295999%16.449740%10.295999%10.3%54,88954.9k7.370524%4.981924%7.370524%7.4%39,29339.3k7.121232%7.103744%7.121232%7.1%37,96438.0k5.540883%11.982961%5.540883%5.5%29,53929.5k3.489336%0.524234%3.489336%3.5%18,60218.6k2.697192%6.474722%2.697192%2.7%14,37914.4k2.124890%1.153585%2.124890%2.1%11,32811.3k1.583726%1.578007%1.583726%1.6%8,4431.487498%1.485680%1.487498%1.5%7,9301.339123%1.581808%1.339123%1.3%7,1391.088518%1.130869%1.088518%1.1%5,8031.037497%1.274580%1.037497%1.0%5,5310.994541%0.736007%0.994541%1.0%5,3020.821406%0.812142%0.821406%0.8%4,3790.630827%0.795191%0.630827%0.6%3,3630.582056%1.405783%0.582056%0.6%3,103
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
1and unreported 2includes Hispanics and Asians

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Lancaster County
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%Count%Puerto RicanMexicanDominicanSouth AmericanCentral AmericanOther HispanicCubanColombianGuatemalanEcuadorianSpaniardPeruvianHonduranNicaraguan67.008429%51.135366%67.008429%67.0%34,90034.9k6.546%6.55%11.431753%17.357003%11.431753%11.4%5,9541.117%1.12%7.286447%10.503176%7.286447%7.3%3,7950.712%0.71%5.303074%7.286127%5.303074%5.3%2,7620.518%0.52%3.409942%6.287863%3.409942%3.4%1,7760.333%0.33%2.889618%5.077185%2.889618%2.9%1,5050.282%0.28%2.670737%2.353279%2.670737%2.7%1,3910.261%0.26%2.135054%2.381150%2.135054%2.1%1,1120.209%0.21%1.754891%2.227562%1.754891%1.8%9140.171%0.17%1.236488%1.505638%1.236488%1.2%6440.121%0.12%1.025287%1.341139%1.025287%1.0%5340.100%0.10%0.764165%1.366875%0.764165%0.8%3980.075%0.07%0.574084%1.434122%0.574084%0.6%2990.056%0.06%0.558724%0.380116%0.558724%0.6%2910.055%0.05%
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 Lancaster County
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%Count%VietnameseIndianChineseCambodianKoreanFilipinoHmongNepaleseMixedBhutaneseLaotianBurmesePakistaniJapanese26.260695%10.576423%26.260695%26.3%2,8850.541%0.54%14.955398%29.980671%14.955398%15.0%1,6430.308%0.31%14.937193%25.107282%14.937193%14.9%1,6410.308%0.31%12.160932%3.658898%12.160932%12.2%1,3360.251%0.25%5.862006%10.014951%5.862006%5.9%6440.121%0.12%4.296377%6.103801%4.296377%4.3%4720.089%0.09%4.096122%0.139311%4.096122%4.1%4500.084%0.08%3.650100%1.605308%3.650100%3.7%4010.075%0.08%3.122155%2.020504%3.122155%3.1%3430.064%0.06%2.812671%0.561223%2.812671%2.8%3090.058%0.06%2.803568%0.625903%2.803568%2.8%3080.058%0.06%1.629346%0.462213%1.629346%1.6%1790.034%0.03%1.410887%2.813580%1.410887%1.4%1550.029%0.03%1.074094%1.717005%1.074094%1.1%1180.022%0.02%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Map of Ancestry by County Subdivision in Lancaster County

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
17%25%32%40%47%55%

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
2.5%6.0%9.3%12.7%16.0%19.4%

American Ancestry by County Subdivision#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
1.8%5.2%8.4%11.7%15.0%18.3%

English Ancestry by County Subdivision#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
1.9%4.4%6.8%9.2%11.7%14.2%

Italian Ancestry by County Subdivision#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
1.5%4.0%6.4%8.9%11.3%13.8%

Swiss Ancestry by County Subdivision#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swiss' ancestry (%):
0.1%2.4%4.7%6.9%9.1%11.4%

Polish Ancestry by County Subdivision#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
0.3%1.6%2.9%4.1%5.3%6.6%

Pennsylvania German Ancestry by County Subdivision#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'Pennsylvania German' ancestry (%):
0.0%4.9%9.8%14.7%19.6%24.5%

French Ancestry by County Subdivision#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.4%2.1%2.8%3.5%

Scottish Ancestry by County Subdivision#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.8%1.5%2.3%3.1%3.9%

Dutch Ancestry by County Subdivision#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.3%2.6%3.9%5.3%6.6%

Scotch-Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scotch-Irish' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.1%1.7%2.2%2.9%

Welsh Ancestry by County Subdivision#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'Welsh' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.8%1.6%2.3%3.1%4.0%

European Ancestry by County Subdivision#17

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.8%1.5%2.3%3.1%3.9%

Subsaharan African Ancestry by County Subdivision#18

Percentage of the population reporting 'Subsaharan African' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.4%2.1%2.8%3.5%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by County Subdivision#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0%6%12%18%23%30%

Mexican Ancestry by County Subdivision#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.0%1.9%2.9%3.9%4.9%

Dominican Ancestry by County Subdivision#21

Percentage of the population reporting ' Dominican' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.8%1.6%2.3%3.1%4.0%

South American Ancestry by County Subdivision#22

Percentage of the population reporting ' South American' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.3%2.0%2.7%3.4%

Central American Ancestry by County Subdivision#23

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

Vietnamese Ancestry by County Subdivision#24

Percentage of the population reporting 'Vietnamese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.41%0.82%1.23%1.63%2.05%

Indian Ancestry by County Subdivision#25

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%2.0%2.6%

Chinese Ancestry by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.49%0.99%1.48%1.97%2.47%

Cambodian Ancestry by County Subdivision#27

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

Korean Ancestry by County Subdivision#28

Percentage of the population reporting 'Korean' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.14%0.28%0.42%0.57%0.71%
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Map of Ancestry by Tract in Lancaster County

German Ancestry by Tract#29

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
4%14%24%34%43%53%

Irish Ancestry by Tract#30

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
1.9%5.4%9.0%12.5%16.0%19.6%

American Ancestry by Tract#31

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
0.1%3.8%7.4%11.0%14.6%18.3%

English Ancestry by Tract#32

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
0.1%3.9%7.8%11.6%15.5%19.4%

Italian Ancestry by Tract#33

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
1.0%3.1%5.1%7.1%9.2%11.3%

Swiss Ancestry by Tract#34

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swiss' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.2%4.4%6.7%8.9%11.2%

Polish Ancestry by Tract#35

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.4%2.9%4.3%5.8%7.2%

Pennsylvania German Ancestry by Tract#36

Percentage of the population reporting 'Pennsylvania German' ancestry (%):
0.0%4.4%8.9%13.3%17.8%22.3%

French Ancestry by Tract#37

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.8%1.6%2.5%3.3%4.1%

Scottish Ancestry by Tract#38

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.0%2.1%3.1%4.2%5.3%

Dutch Ancestry by Tract#39

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.3%2.6%3.9%5.3%6.6%

Scotch-Irish Ancestry by Tract#40

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

Welsh Ancestry by Tract#41

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

European Ancestry by Tract#42

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.3%2.5%3.8%5.1%6.4%

Subsaharan African Ancestry by Tract#43

Percentage of the population reporting 'Subsaharan African' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.7%3.3%5.0%6.7%8.4%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by Tract#44

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0%10%20%30%40%51%

Mexican Ancestry by Tract#45

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.7%3.4%5.1%6.8%8.5%

Dominican Ancestry by Tract#46

Percentage of the population reporting ' Dominican' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.9%3.7%5.6%7.4%9.3%

South American Ancestry by Tract#47

Percentage of the population reporting ' South American' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.3%2.0%2.7%3.4%

Central American Ancestry by Tract#48

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

Vietnamese Ancestry by Tract#49

Percentage of the population reporting 'Vietnamese' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.3%4.6%6.9%9.2%11.6%

Indian Ancestry by Tract#50

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

Chinese Ancestry by Tract#51

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.2%1.8%2.3%3.0%

Cambodian Ancestry by Tract#52

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

Korean Ancestry by Tract#53

Percentage of the population reporting 'Korean' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.35%0.70%1.05%1.40%1.76%
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Ancestry by Place in Lancaster County

There are 63 places that are fully or partially contained within Lancaster County (61 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 63 of those to each other, Lancaster County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lancaster County.

German Ancestry by Place#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Lancaster County, selected places in Lancaster County, and entities that contain Lancaster County
0%20%40%60%Count#WitmerRonksConestogaReinholdsTerre HillFalmouthEast PetersburgE PetersburgBrickervilleChurchtownReamstownBird-in-HandFivepointvilleBlue BallManheimMariettaSalungaWashington BoroGoodvilleClayRothsvilleStrasburgGapMaytownEphrataWakefieldLititzAkronBowmansvilleBrownstownDenverElizabethtownBainbridgeWillow StreetHopelandLancaster Metro AreaLancasterLancaster CountyLancasterMount JoyColumbiaStevensMountvillePennsylvaniaEast EarlIntercourseGordonvilleLancasterMiddle AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheastSmoketownLittle Britain72.280702%72.280702%72.3%618165.384615%65.384615%65.4%187264.671654%64.671654%64.7%778361.697613%61.697613%61.7%1,163454.914089%54.914089%54.9%799553.347732%53.347732%53.3%247653.011515%53.011515%53.0%2,394752.344828%52.344828%52.3%759851.884701%51.884701%51.9%234950.054585%50.054585%50.1%1,8341049.927431%49.927431%49.9%3441148.803419%48.803419%48.8%5711248.598131%48.598131%48.6%4161347.976166%47.976166%48.0%2,3351447.597078%47.597078%47.6%1,2381547.339450%47.339450%47.3%1,2901646.840659%46.840659%46.8%3411745.363409%45.363409%45.4%3621844.850778%44.850778%44.9%1,0671944.641537%44.641537%44.6%1,2082043.674177%43.674177%43.7%1,2602143.650410%43.650410%43.7%9042243.000257%43.000257%43.0%1,6742342.992562%42.992562%43.0%5,8962442.432815%42.432815%42.4%3002541.589749%41.589749%41.6%3,8302641.531850%41.531850%41.5%1,6432740.080564%40.080564%40.1%7962839.145364%39.145364%39.1%1,0262939.018088%39.018088%39.0%1,5103038.748060%38.748060%38.7%4,4943138.109756%38.109756%38.1%6253237.185554%37.185554%37.2%2,9863636.216216%36.216216%36.2%2014035.076813%35.076813%35.1%186,998187k35.076813%35.076813%35.1%186,998187k33.880672%33.880672%33.9%2,7034532.450395%32.450395%32.5%3,3694730.859375%30.859375%30.9%1584927.769986%27.769986%27.8%7925425.092997%25.092997%25.1%3,207,8833.21M23.076923%23.076923%23.1%2465822.454448%22.454448%22.5%4195920.346320%20.346320%20.3%946017.500548%17.500548%17.5%10,38510.4k6114.844482%14.844482%14.8%6,145,1546.15M14.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M12.879276%12.879276%12.9%7,220,8657.22M7.871199%7.871199%7.9%44624.576659%4.576659%4.6%2063
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of place out of 63 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in Lancaster County

There are 60 county subdivisions in Lancaster County. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Lancaster County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lancaster County. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 3,249.

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Lancaster County, selected county subdivisions in Lancaster County, and entities that contain Lancaster County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#East PetersburgE PetersburgWest Cocalico TownshipW CocalicoElizabeth TownshipElizabethConestoga TownshipConestogaStrasburg TownshipStrasburgManheimEast Cocalico TownshipE CocalicoPenn TownshipConoy TownshipConoyEast Donegal TownshipE DonegalPequea TownshipPequeaEphrataRapho TownshipRaphoWarwick TownshipWarwickWest Earl TownshipW EarlLititzAkronManor TownshipMnrCaernarvon TownshipCaernarvonEast Earl TownshipE EarlWest Donegal TownshipW DonegalDenverElizabethtownClay TownshipWest Lampeter TownshipW LampeterMount Joy TownshipMt JoyNew HollandEast Hempfield TownshipE HempfieldWest Hempfield TownshipW HempfieldEphrata TownshipEphrataBrecknock TownshipBrecknockMillersvilleLancaster Metro AreaLancasterLancaster CountyLancasterSalisbury TownshipSalisburyParadise TownshipParadiseMartic TownshipMarticMount JoyEast Lampeter TownshipE LampeterColumbiaManheim TownshipManheimLeacock TownshipLeacockProvidence TownshipProvidenceEast Drumore TownshipE DrumoreSadsbury TownshipSadsburyUpper Leacock TownshipUpper LeacockColerain TownshipColerainBart TownshipPennsylvaniaLancaster TownshipLancasterEarl TownshipLittle Britain TownshipLittle BritainLancasterMiddle AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast53.011515%53.011515%53.0%2,394150.841020%50.841020%50.8%3,748250.125818%50.125818%50.1%1,992349.921466%49.921466%49.9%1,907449.034385%49.034385%49.0%2,082547.976166%47.976166%48.0%2,335647.013211%47.013211%47.0%4,911745.928836%45.928836%45.9%4,208844.971985%44.971985%45.0%1,525944.542664%44.542664%44.5%3,6281043.577201%43.577201%43.6%2,0491142.992562%42.992562%43.0%5,8961242.444717%42.444717%42.4%4,8371342.426723%42.426723%42.4%7,7731442.011834%42.011834%42.0%3,4081541.589749%41.589749%41.6%3,8301641.531850%41.531850%41.5%1,6431741.284314%41.284314%41.3%8,4221840.960334%40.960334%41.0%1,9621939.425937%39.425937%39.4%2,6512039.290285%39.290285%39.3%3,3772139.018088%39.018088%39.0%1,5102238.748060%38.748060%38.7%4,4942338.021846%38.021846%38.0%2,5412437.874156%37.874156%37.9%5,9472537.415414%37.415414%37.4%3,9812637.301587%37.301587%37.3%2,0212736.892922%36.892922%36.9%8,9032836.302664%36.302664%36.3%5,9542936.061026%36.061026%36.1%3,6403035.761679%35.761679%35.8%2,6413135.328554%35.328554%35.3%2,9573235.076813%35.076813%35.1%186,998187k35.076813%35.076813%35.1%186,998187k34.963736%34.963736%35.0%3,9533334.214418%34.214418%34.2%1,8513434.057275%34.057275%34.1%1,7723533.880672%33.880672%33.9%2,7033632.536395%32.536395%32.5%5,4983732.450395%32.450395%32.5%3,3693831.789174%31.789174%31.8%12,50312.5k3931.438622%31.438622%31.4%1,6984030.905938%30.905938%30.9%2,1394130.274754%30.274754%30.3%1,1684229.968272%29.968272%30.0%1,0394329.522840%29.522840%29.5%2,6114428.636001%28.636001%28.6%1,0774527.085257%27.085257%27.1%8804625.092997%25.092997%25.1%3,207,8833.21M24.511305%24.511305%24.5%4,1634723.683473%23.683473%23.7%1,6914821.493321%21.493321%21.5%9014917.500548%17.500548%17.5%10,38510.4k5014.844482%14.844482%14.8%6,145,1546.15M14.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M12.879276%12.879276%12.9%7,220,8657.22M
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by County in Pennsylvania

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

German Ancestry by County#104

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Lancaster County, selected other counties in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Lancaster County
0%10%20%30%Count#Somerset CountySomersetPerry CountyPerryLebanon CountyLebanonButler CountyButlerYork CountyYorkAdams CountyAdamsColumbia CountyColumbiaLycoming CountyLycomingFranklin CountyFranklinBlair CountyBlairArmstrong CountyArmstrongLancaster Metro AreaLancasterLancaster CountyLancasterBedford CountyBedfordMifflin CountyMifflinJefferson CountyJeffersonVenango CountyVenangoCarbon CountyCarbonCumberland CountyCumberlandUnion CountyUnionHuntingdon CountyHuntingdonNorthumberland CountyNorthumberlandCambria CountyCambriaBerks CountyBerksSchuylkill CountySchuylkillCrawford CountyCrawfordIndiana CountyIndianaWestmoreland CountyWestmorelandBeaver CountyBeaverMercer CountyMercerErie CountyErieWayne CountyWayneDauphin CountyDauphinLawrence CountyLawrenceNorthampton CountyNorthamptonAllegheny CountyAlleghenyWashington CountyWashingtonLehigh CountyLehighPennsylvaniaCentre CountyCentreBucks CountyBucksClearfield CountyClearfieldFayette CountyFayettePike CountyPikeBradford CountyBradfordChester CountyChesterMontgomery CountyMontgomeryMonroe CountyMonroeLackawanna CountyLackawannaLuzerne CountyLuzerneMiddle AtlanticDelaware CountyDelawareUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheastPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphia39.361688%39.361688%39.4%29,99430.0k139.060617%39.060617%39.1%17,83017.8k239.026652%39.026652%39.0%53,44753.4k338.965124%38.965124%39.0%72,46572.5k437.952220%37.952220%38.0%167,219167k537.437475%37.437475%37.4%38,09638.1k637.165279%37.165279%37.2%24,81624.8k736.893554%36.893554%36.9%42,91242.9k836.055322%36.055322%36.1%55,05955.1k935.937165%35.937165%35.9%45,25145.3k1035.922503%35.922503%35.9%24,25224.3k1135.076813%35.076813%35.1%186,998187k35.076813%35.076813%35.1%186,998187k1234.336363%34.336363%34.3%16,77416.8k1334.111839%34.111839%34.1%15,89115.9k1433.886708%33.886708%33.9%15,10515.1k1533.499813%33.499813%33.5%17,90917.9k1633.178921%33.178921%33.2%21,34421.3k1733.094924%33.094924%33.1%80,69880.7k1833.040418%33.040418%33.0%14,92714.9k1932.604049%32.604049%32.6%14,94714.9k2032.432952%32.432952%32.4%30,35430.4k2132.363061%32.363061%32.4%44,58444.6k2232.362466%32.362466%32.4%134,012134k2332.348474%32.348474%32.3%47,06847.1k2430.212463%30.212463%30.2%26,29326.3k2529.931079%29.931079%29.9%26,18726.2k2629.661609%29.661609%29.7%106,597107k2729.630921%29.630921%29.6%50,13750.1k2828.594740%28.594740%28.6%32,76932.8k2928.230628%28.230628%28.2%78,80178.8k3027.019705%27.019705%27.0%13,86313.9k3126.925085%26.925085%26.9%73,22673.2k3226.594976%26.594976%26.6%23,54423.5k3325.974311%25.974311%26.0%78,05878.1k3425.800985%25.800985%25.8%317,445317k3525.435374%25.435374%25.4%52,97453.0k3625.238021%25.238021%25.2%90,55290.6k3725.092997%25.092997%25.1%3,207,8833.21M25.062509%25.062509%25.1%39,89439.9k3824.651880%24.651880%24.7%154,375154k3924.649501%24.649501%24.6%20,00820.0k4023.420423%23.420423%23.4%31,43731.4k4122.392813%22.392813%22.4%12,58712.6k4222.265726%22.265726%22.3%13,76213.8k4322.205817%22.205817%22.2%113,700114k4421.544205%21.544205%21.5%175,774176k4520.206910%20.206910%20.2%33,77133.8k4616.753988%16.753988%16.8%35,68735.7k4716.517150%16.517150%16.5%52,67652.7k4814.844482%14.844482%14.8%6,145,1546.15M14.452372%14.452372%14.5%81,26881.3k4914.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M12.879276%12.879276%12.9%7,220,8657.22M6.959315%6.959315%7.0%108,561109k50
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by County in the United States

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

German Ancestry by County#129

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Lancaster County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Lancaster County
0%10%20%30%Count#Lancaster Metro AreaLancasterLancaster CountyLancasterHennepin CountyHennepinAllegheny CountyAlleghenySt. Louis CountySt. LouisPennsylvaniaMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFranklin CountyFranklinOakland CountyOaklandCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaMiddle AtlanticKing CountyKingSuffolk CountySuffolkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPima CountyPimaMaricopa CountyMaricopaNortheastTravis CountyTravisWake CountyWakeFairfax CountyFairfaxSalt Lake CountySalt LakeMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgSacramento CountySacramentoSan Diego CountySan DiegoTarrant CountyTarrantWayne CountyWayneCook CountyCookHillsborough CountyHillsboroughClark CountyClarkContra Costa CountyContra CostaOrange CountyOrangeMontgomery CountyMontgomeryNassau CountyNassauFairfield CountyFairfieldBexar CountyBexarPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachRiverside CountyRiversideOrange CountyOrangeFresno CountyFresnoSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoAlameda CountyAlamedaPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaHarris CountyHarrisSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraWestchester CountyWestchesterFulton CountyFultonMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardDallas CountyDallasHonolulu CountyHonoluluLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesQueens CountyQueensKings CountyKingsMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeBronx CountyBronx35.076813%35.076813%35.1%186,998187k35.076813%35.076813%35.1%186,998187k26.064758%26.064758%26.1%315,192315k125.800985%25.800985%25.8%317,445317k225.790158%25.790158%25.8%258,046258k325.092997%25.092997%25.1%3,207,8833.21M24.734902%24.734902%24.7%236,294236k421.733389%21.733389%21.7%267,781268k517.708091%17.708091%17.7%218,733219k616.120075%16.120075%16.1%202,905203k714.844482%14.844482%14.8%6,145,1546.15M14.738814%14.738814%14.7%306,501307k814.637048%14.637048%14.6%219,282219k914.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M14.181263%14.181263%14.2%142,286142k1013.818032%13.818032%13.8%564,957565k1112.879276%12.879276%12.9%7,220,8657.22M11.701952%11.701952%11.7%134,359134k1211.632064%11.632064%11.6%116,155116k1311.134032%11.134032%11.1%126,136126k1410.865999%10.865999%10.9%118,713119k1510.800139%10.800139%10.8%109,273109k1610.639965%10.639965%10.6%157,397157k1710.454405%10.454405%10.5%340,119340k1810.266137%10.266137%10.3%199,936200k1910.112000%10.112000%10.1%178,739179k2010.095159%10.095159%10.1%527,732528k219.977182%9.977182%10.0%132,004132k229.854875%9.854875%9.9%204,011204k239.568789%9.568789%9.6%106,015106k249.185620%9.185620%9.2%287,713288k259.108695%9.108695%9.1%93,48993.5k269.046279%9.046279%9.0%122,740123k278.978800%8.978800%9.0%84,54684.5k288.831123%8.831123%8.8%164,144164k298.739045%8.739045%8.7%122,238122k308.484000%8.484000%8.5%197,159197k317.963346%7.963346%8.0%100,024100k327.909278%7.909278%7.9%76,17976.2k337.604922%7.604922%7.6%160,217160k347.059731%7.059731%7.1%113,324113k356.959315%6.959315%7.0%108,561109k366.884761%6.884761%6.9%305,288305k376.697732%6.697732%6.7%126,256126k386.664885%6.664885%6.7%64,59864.6k396.551145%6.551145%6.6%65,29965.3k406.446055%6.446055%6.4%101,049101k416.378636%6.378636%6.4%104,290104k426.223374%6.223374%6.2%115,990116k436.148495%6.148495%6.1%154,515155k445.261707%5.261707%5.3%51,93351.9k454.654338%4.654338%4.7%468,094468k462.458646%2.458646%2.5%56,79556.8k472.310641%2.310641%2.3%60,23560.2k481.880748%1.880748%1.9%50,11150.1k490.928044%0.928044%0.9%13,33413.3k50
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of Lancaster 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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Principal City:
Lancaster
Boroughs:
Adamstown, Akron, Christiana, Columbia, Denver, East Petersburg, Elizabethtown, Ephrata, Lititz, Manheim, Marietta, Millersville, Mount Joy, Mountville, New Holland, Quarryville, Strasburg, Terre Hill
Cities:
Lancaster
Townships:
Bart, Brecknock, Caernarvon, Clay, Colerain, Conestoga, Conoy, Drumore, Earl, East Cocalico, East Donegal, East Drumore, East Earl, East Hempfield, East Lampeter, Eden, Elizabeth, Ephrata, Fulton, Lancaster, Leacock, Little Britain, Manheim, Manor, Martic, Mount Joy, Paradise, Penn, Pequea, Providence, Rapho, Sadsbury, Salisbury, Strasburg, Upper Leacock, Warwick, West Cocalico, West Donegal, West Earl, West Hempfield, West Lampeter
Unincorporated Places:
Bainbridge, Bird-in-Hand, Blue Ball, Bowmansville, Brickerville, Brownstown, Churchtown, Clay, Conestoga, East Earl, Falmouth, Farmersville, Fivepointville, Gap, Georgetown, Goodville, Gordonville, Hopeland, Intercourse, Kirkwood, Lampeter, Landisville, Leola, Little Britain, Maytown, Morgantown, Paradise, Penryn, Reamstown, Refton, Reinholds, Rheems, Ronks, Rothsville, Salunga, Schoeneck, Smoketown, Soudersburg, Stevens, Swartzville, Wakefield, Washington Boro, Willow Street, Witmer
ZIP Codes:
17022, 17073, 17501, 17502, 17505, 17507, 17508, 17509, 17512, 17516, 17517, 17518, 17519, 17520, 17522, 17527, 17529, 17532, 17535, 17536, 17538, 17540, 17543, 17545, 17547, 17550, 17551, 17552, 17554, 17555, 17557, 17560, 17562, 17563, 17565, 17566, 17569, 17570, 17572, 17576, 17578, 17579, 17581, 17582, 17584, 17601, 17602, 17603, 17606, 19310, 19344, 19362, 19363, 19501, 19540, 19543, 19551
Unified School Districts:
Cocalico, Columbia Borough, Conestoga Valley, Conrad Weiser, Donegal, Eastern Lancaster County, Elizabethtown, Ephrata, Hempfield, Lampeter-Strasburg, Lancaster, Manheim, Manheim Township, Octorara, Penn Manor, Pequea Valley, Solanco, Warwick
Congressional Districts:
PA-7, PA-16
State Senate Districts:
PA-13, PA-36
State House Districts:
PA-13, PA-37, PA-41, PA-43, PA-96, PA-97, PA-98, PA-99, PA-100, PA-128, PA-129
Neighboring Counties:
Berks, Cecil, Chester, Dauphin, Harford, Lebanon, York
Nearby Cities:
Baltimore
Nearby Counties:
Baltimore, Carroll, Delaware, Kent, Lehigh, Montgomery, New Castle, Salem, Schuylkill