Ancestry in Ephrata, Pennsylvania (Borough)

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 Ephrata
Ephrata
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%CountGermanUnclassified1Other2IrishAmericanItalianEnglishPolishSwissDutchPennsylvania GermanPennsylvania Ger…FrenchWelshWest IndianScottishHungarianEuropeanSwedishRussianCzech42.992562%25.092997%42.992562%43.0%5,89618.586846%15.119450%18.586846%18.6%2,54913.001313%22.364292%13.001313%13.0%1,78310.653347%16.449740%10.653347%10.7%1,4619.005396%4.981924%9.005396%9.0%1,2355.826163%11.982961%5.826163%5.8%7995.323028%7.103744%5.323028%5.3%7303.186525%6.474722%3.186525%3.2%4372.785475%0.524234%2.785475%2.8%3821.662535%1.581808%1.662535%1.7%2281.443780%1.153585%1.443780%1.4%1981.370862%1.578007%1.370862%1.4%1881.341695%1.274580%1.341695%1.3%1841.006271%0.641889%1.006271%1.0%1380.918769%1.485680%0.918769%0.9%1260.911477%1.004468%0.911477%0.9%1250.838559%0.736007%0.838559%0.8%1150.831267%0.795191%0.831267%0.8%1140.707306%1.405783%0.707306%0.7%970.700015%0.375728%0.700015%0.7%96

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Ephrata
Ephrata
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%Count%MexicanPuerto RicanOther HispanicSpaniard76.699029%17.357003%76.699029%76.7%3952.880%2.88%19.417476%51.135366%19.417476%19.4%1000.729%0.73%3.689320%5.077185%3.689320%3.7%190.139%0.14%1.553398%1.341139%1.553398%1.6%80.058%0.06%

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Ephrata
Ephrata
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%Count%VietnameseIndianChineseJapaneseNot Specified40.000000%10.576423%40.000000%40.0%340.248%0.25%25.882353%29.980671%25.882353%25.9%220.160%0.16%16.470588%25.107282%16.470588%16.5%140.102%0.10%10.588235%1.717005%10.588235%10.6%90.066%0.07%7.058824%1.027417%7.058824%7.1%60.044%0.04%

Map of Ancestry by Tract in Ephrata

German Ancestry by Tract#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
39.4%42.1%44.8%47.4%50.1%52.8%

Irish Ancestry by Tract#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
6.8%8.0%9.3%10.5%11.7%13.0%

American Ancestry by Tract#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
6.9%8.7%10.4%12.0%13.7%15.5%

Italian Ancestry by Tract#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
4.52%4.88%5.23%5.58%5.93%6.29%

English Ancestry by Tract#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
3.1%4.0%4.8%5.6%6.4%7.3%

Polish Ancestry by Tract#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
2.15%2.51%2.88%3.24%3.60%3.96%

Swiss Ancestry by Tract#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swiss' ancestry (%):
1.7%2.2%2.8%3.3%3.8%4.4%

Dutch Ancestry by Tract#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
0.7%1.3%1.9%2.5%3.1%3.7%

Pennsylvania German Ancestry by Tract#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'Pennsylvania German' ancestry (%):
0.93%1.30%1.67%2.04%2.41%2.78%

French Ancestry by Tract#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.47%0.94%1.40%1.87%2.35%

Welsh Ancestry by Tract#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'Welsh' ancestry (%):
0.50%0.99%1.48%1.96%2.45%2.94%

West Indian Ancestry by Tract#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'West Indian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.38%0.76%1.13%1.51%1.89%

Scottish Ancestry by Tract#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
0.45%0.74%1.02%1.30%1.59%1.88%

Hungarian Ancestry by Tract#17

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

European Ancestry by Tract#18

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.15%0.59%1.03%1.47%1.90%2.35%

Mexican Ancestry by Tract#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.1%2.2%3.2%4.3%5.4%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by Tract#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.46%0.54%0.62%0.70%0.77%0.85%

Spaniard Ancestry by Tract#21

Percentage of the population reporting ' Spaniard' ancestry (%):
0.000%0.050%0.100%0.150%0.200%0.250%

Central American Ancestry by Tract#22

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.000%0.006%0.012%0.019%0.025%0.032%

Costa Rican Ancestry by Tract#23

Percentage of the population reporting ' Costa Rican' ancestry (%):
0.000%0.006%0.012%0.019%0.025%0.032%

Vietnamese Ancestry by Tract#24

Percentage of the population reporting 'Vietnamese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.21%0.42%0.64%0.85%1.07%

Indian Ancestry by Tract#25

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.05%0.11%0.16%0.22%0.28%

Chinese Ancestry by Tract#26

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.000%0.038%0.077%0.115%0.153%0.192%

Japanese Ancestry by Tract#27

Percentage of the population reporting 'Japanese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.06%0.11%0.17%0.22%0.29%
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Ancestry by Place in the Lancaster Area

There are 63 places in the Lancaster Area. This section compares Ephrata to all of the places in the Lancaster Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ephrata.

German Ancestry by Place#29

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Ephrata, selected other places in the Lancaster Area, and entities that contain Ephrata
0%20%40%60%Count#WitmerRonksConestogaReinholdsTerre HillFalmouthEast PetersburgE PetersburgBrickervilleChurchtownReamstownBird-in-HandFivepointvilleBlue BallManheimMariettaSalungaWashington BoroGoodvilleClayRothsvilleStrasburgGapMaytownEphrataWakefieldLititzAkronZIP Code 17522ZIP 17522BowmansvilleEphrata Area School DistrictEphrataBrownstownDenverElizabethtownBainbridgeWillow 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%1,6432740.650648%40.650648%40.7%13,67013.7k40.080564%40.080564%40.1%7962839.829303%39.829303%39.8%13,72013.7k39.145364%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

Ancestry by Place in Pennsylvania

There are 1,761 places in Pennsylvania. This section compares Ephrata to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ephrata. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 14,002.

German Ancestry by Place#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Ephrata, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Ephrata
0%10%20%30%40%Count#EphrataZIP Code 17522ZIP 17522Ephrata Area School DistrictEphrataBaldwinHanoverLancaster Metro AreaLancasterLancaster CountyLancasterAllison ParkAltoonaIndianaPlumBethel ParkFranklin ParkWilliamsportBloomsburgHorshamGreensburgUpper St. ClairChambersburgMurrysvilleLebanonPhoenixvilleHermitageJohnstownHersheyCarlislePennsylvaniaPottstownLansdaleLevittownWillow GroveErieMonroevilleWest MifflinBethlehemWest ChesterFullertonPittsburghNew CastleEastonYorkState CollegeLancasterDrexel HillScrantonKing of PrussiaWilkes-BarreMiddle AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMcKeesportNortheastAllentownReadingHarrisburgWilkinsburgNorristownHazletonPhiladelphiaChester42.992562%42.992562%43.0%5,89640.650648%40.650648%40.7%13,67013.7k39.829303%39.829303%39.8%13,72013.7k38.890573%38.890573%38.9%7,698135.355499%35.355499%35.4%5,455235.076813%35.076813%35.1%186,998187k35.076813%35.076813%35.1%186,998187k35.049965%35.049965%35.0%7,541334.975337%34.975337%35.0%15,81215.8k433.388087%33.388087%33.4%4,675532.277790%32.277790%32.3%8,868632.105394%32.105394%32.1%10,34510.3k731.269328%31.269328%31.3%4,449831.209733%31.209733%31.2%9,107931.089678%31.089678%31.1%4,5451030.098719%30.098719%30.1%4,2991129.247873%29.247873%29.2%4,2621228.671687%28.671687%28.7%5,5971327.682737%27.682737%27.7%5,6961427.625378%27.625378%27.6%5,5691526.681999%26.681999%26.7%6,8451626.042794%26.042794%26.0%4,3331725.925235%25.925235%25.9%4,1681825.816848%25.816848%25.8%5,2071925.700935%25.700935%25.7%3,6852025.696855%25.696855%25.7%4,8862125.092997%25.092997%25.1%3,207,8833.21M24.899421%24.899421%24.9%5,6322224.650541%24.650541%24.7%4,0562324.595951%24.595951%24.6%12,89012.9k2423.947590%23.947590%23.9%3,6922523.271464%23.271464%23.3%23,30823.3k2622.959292%22.959292%23.0%6,4862720.964621%20.964621%21.0%4,2252820.838770%20.838770%20.8%15,65215.7k2920.201708%20.201708%20.2%3,9263019.912133%19.912133%19.9%3,0823119.617432%19.617432%19.6%59,89359.9k3218.955556%18.955556%19.0%4,2653318.923521%18.923521%18.9%5,1123418.824120%18.824120%18.8%8,2543518.474592%18.474592%18.5%7,7733617.500548%17.500548%17.5%10,38510.4k3717.155612%17.155612%17.2%4,8423816.368159%16.368159%16.4%12,50212.5k3916.289753%16.289753%16.3%3,2274015.145005%15.145005%15.1%6,2044114.844482%14.844482%14.8%6,145,1546.15M14.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M14.332531%14.332531%14.3%2,7994212.879276%12.879276%12.9%7,220,8657.22M12.137197%12.137197%12.1%14,51914.5k439.294759%9.294759%9.3%8,170448.732710%8.732710%8.7%4,293458.482623%8.482623%8.5%1,340468.064423%8.064423%8.1%2,779477.706179%7.706179%7.7%1,923486.959315%6.959315%7.0%108,561109k493.547099%3.547099%3.5%1,20850

Ancestry by Place in the Northeast

There are 4,274 places in the Northeast. This section compares Ephrata to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ephrata. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

German Ancestry by Place#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Ephrata, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Ephrata
0%10%20%30%40%Count#EphrataZIP Code 17522ZIP 17522Ephrata Area School DistrictEphrataLancaster Metro AreaLancasterLancaster CountyLancasterCheektowagaPennsylvaniaErieBethlehemPittsburghToms RiverScrantonMiddle AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheastAllentownBuffaloSyracuseAlbanyReadingRochesterCambridgeDanburySomervilleNewtonWarwickPhiladelphiaNorwalkNashuaManchesterCliftonStamfordBostonQuincyNew RochelleNew HavenCranstonNew BritainYonkersProvidenceWorcesterNew YorkWaterburyFall RiverJersey CitySpringfieldBridgeportPawtucketTrentonBrocktonLowellLynnNew BedfordHartfordLawrenceCamdenElizabethPatersonNewark42.992562%42.992562%43.0%5,89640.650648%40.650648%40.7%13,67013.7k39.829303%39.829303%39.8%13,72013.7k35.076813%35.076813%35.1%186,998187k35.076813%35.076813%35.1%186,998187k25.325084%25.325084%25.3%18,91118.9k125.092997%25.092997%25.1%3,207,8833.21M23.271464%23.271464%23.3%23,30823.3k220.838770%20.838770%20.8%15,65215.7k319.617432%19.617432%19.6%59,89359.9k417.495510%17.495510%17.5%15,49015.5k516.368159%16.368159%16.4%12,50212.5k614.844482%14.844482%14.8%6,145,1546.15M14.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M12.879276%12.879276%12.9%7,220,8657.22M12.137197%12.137197%12.1%14,51914.5k711.980045%11.980045%12.0%31,02731.0k811.183928%11.183928%11.2%16,14416.1k910.080772%10.080772%10.1%9,922109.294759%9.294759%9.3%8,170118.870090%8.870090%8.9%18,65318.7k128.468420%8.468420%8.5%9,210138.232209%8.232209%8.2%6,906147.809375%7.809375%7.8%6,209157.476477%7.476477%7.5%6,603167.468155%7.468155%7.5%6,115176.959315%6.959315%7.0%108,561109k186.882748%6.882748%6.9%6,052196.718684%6.718684%6.7%5,864206.712268%6.712268%6.7%7,399215.487392%5.487392%5.5%4,696225.325328%5.325328%5.3%6,785234.573137%4.573137%4.6%30,10430.1k244.505672%4.505672%4.5%4,206254.360711%4.360711%4.4%3,458263.975308%3.975308%4.0%5,184273.744962%3.744962%3.7%3,029283.706296%3.706296%3.7%2,701293.441232%3.441232%3.4%6,873303.176946%3.176946%3.2%5,682313.095652%3.095652%3.1%5,686323.014360%3.014360%3.0%255,074255k332.935602%2.935602%2.9%3,206342.805336%2.805336%2.8%2,494352.750453%2.750453%2.8%7,197362.701457%2.701457%2.7%4,160372.518671%2.518671%2.5%3,703382.430346%2.430346%2.4%1,735392.278882%2.278882%2.3%1,927402.262348%2.262348%2.3%2,145412.204403%2.204403%2.2%2,422421.870235%1.870235%1.9%1,722431.770750%1.770750%1.8%1,682441.574163%1.574163%1.6%1,957450.991971%0.991971%1.0%787460.949938%0.949938%0.9%722470.813795%0.813795%0.8%1,042480.487426%0.487426%0.5%716490.435855%0.435855%0.4%1,22150

Ancestry by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Ephrata to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ephrata. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

German Ancestry by Place#104

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Ephrata, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Ephrata
0%10%20%30%40%Count#EphrataZIP Code 17522ZIP 17522Ephrata Area School DistrictEphrataLancaster Metro AreaLancasterLancaster CountyLancasterOmahaPennsylvaniaMinneapolisColorado SpringsColorado SpgsWichitaColumbusPortlandKansas CityMilwaukeeSeattleIndianapolisLouisvilleMiddle AtlanticDenverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMesaNortheastTulsaVirginia BeachVirginia BchOklahoma CityTucsonAustinPhoenixAlbuquerqueLas VegasCharlotteRaleighJacksonvilleClevelandSan DiegoArlingtonNashville-DavidsonFort WorthSacramentoSan FranciscoSan AntonioChicagoFresnoWashingtonPhiladelphiaBaltimoreLong BeachDallasAtlantaOaklandSan JoseHoustonBostonLos AngelesMemphisEl PasoNew YorkDetroitMiami42.992562%42.992562%43.0%5,89640.650648%40.650648%40.7%13,67013.7k39.829303%39.829303%39.8%13,72013.7k35.076813%35.076813%35.1%186,998187k35.076813%35.076813%35.1%186,998187k26.271351%26.271351%26.3%116,401116k125.092997%25.092997%25.1%3,207,8833.21M22.341661%22.341661%22.3%90,41090.4k221.374279%21.374279%21.4%95,91995.9k321.145367%21.145367%21.1%82,05182.1k419.331022%19.331022%19.3%161,808162k517.672244%17.672244%17.7%109,672110k617.459678%17.459678%17.5%82,36982.4k717.326349%17.326349%17.3%103,728104k815.971916%15.971916%16.0%106,828107k915.727423%15.727423%15.7%133,160133k1015.693629%15.693629%15.7%95,97896.0k1114.844482%14.844482%14.8%6,145,1546.15M14.440912%14.440912%14.4%95,78795.8k1214.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M14.061464%14.061464%14.1%66,15366.2k1312.879276%12.879276%12.9%7,220,8657.22M12.786255%12.786255%12.8%51,13351.1k1412.648171%12.648171%12.6%56,88356.9k1512.002290%12.002290%12.0%74,41674.4k1611.844325%11.844325%11.8%62,48962.5k1711.636092%11.636092%11.6%105,630106k1811.086886%11.086886%11.1%172,437172k199.943989%9.943989%9.9%55,37455.4k209.684899%9.684899%9.7%59,39759.4k219.423318%9.423318%9.4%76,21976.2k229.420927%9.420927%9.4%41,57741.6k239.410868%9.410868%9.4%80,61580.6k249.364151%9.364151%9.4%36,44236.4k259.178491%9.178491%9.2%126,187126k269.004191%9.004191%9.0%34,56734.6k278.703250%8.703250%8.7%56,02956.0k288.437243%8.437243%8.4%68,84268.8k297.867212%7.867212%7.9%38,11938.1k307.811291%7.811291%7.8%66,41866.4k317.662236%7.662236%7.7%110,287110k327.437499%7.437499%7.4%201,855202k336.994260%6.994260%7.0%35,93735.9k346.978205%6.978205%7.0%45,98746.0k356.959315%6.959315%7.0%108,561109k366.862802%6.862802%6.9%42,61842.6k375.977739%5.977739%6.0%28,08328.1k385.839493%5.839493%5.8%74,65474.7k395.734063%5.734063%5.7%26,16926.2k405.705757%5.705757%5.7%23,51023.5k415.695870%5.695870%5.7%57,49257.5k425.172272%5.172272%5.2%115,889116k434.573137%4.573137%4.6%30,10430.1k444.205190%4.205190%4.2%164,796165k453.879962%3.879962%3.9%25,44725.4k463.606034%3.606034%3.6%24,45124.5k473.014360%3.014360%3.0%255,074255k481.703580%1.703580%1.7%11,64311.6k491.605096%1.605096%1.6%6,94450

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of Ephrata. 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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