Ancestry in Erie, Pennsylvania (City)

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 Erie
Erie
Pennsylvania
0%5%10%15%20%25%CountOther1GermanUnclassified2IrishItalianPolishEnglishAmericanSubsaharan AfricanSwedishFrenchSlovakAfricanDutchArabHungarianRussianScottishYugoslavianScotch-Irish27.526783%22.364292%27.526783%27.5%27,57027.6k23.271464%25.092997%23.271464%23.3%23,30823.3k15.408808%15.119450%15.408808%15.4%15,43315.4k14.665974%16.449740%14.665974%14.7%14,68914.7k12.437473%11.982961%12.437473%12.4%12,45712.5k10.925846%6.474722%10.925846%10.9%10,94310.9k5.708038%7.103744%5.708038%5.7%5,7172.790619%4.981924%2.790619%2.8%2,7951.636431%0.812142%1.636431%1.6%1,6391.488663%0.795191%1.488663%1.5%1,4911.380832%1.578007%1.380832%1.4%1,3831.240053%1.642478%1.240053%1.2%1,2421.130226%0.493313%1.130226%1.1%1,1321.073315%1.581808%1.073315%1.1%1,0751.056342%0.532307%1.056342%1.1%1,0581.002426%1.004468%1.002426%1.0%1,0040.993440%1.405783%0.993440%1.0%9950.937528%1.485680%0.937528%0.9%9390.919556%0.080765%0.919556%0.9%9210.915563%1.130869%0.915563%0.9%917

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Erie
Erie
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%Count%Puerto RicanMexicanCentral AmericanOther HispanicDominicanSouth AmericanCubanSpaniardGuatemalanSalvadoranColombianVenezuelanHonduranOther Central AmericanOther Central Ame…Spanish71.772187%51.135366%71.772187%71.8%5,1925.184%5.18%12.648604%17.357003%12.648604%12.6%9150.914%0.91%4.465026%6.287863%4.465026%4.5%3230.322%0.32%3.967376%5.077185%3.967376%4.0%2870.287%0.29%3.317667%10.503176%3.317667%3.3%2400.240%0.24%1.990600%7.286127%1.990600%2.0%1440.144%0.14%1.838540%2.353279%1.838540%1.8%1330.133%0.13%1.603539%1.341139%1.603539%1.6%1160.116%0.12%1.257949%2.227562%1.257949%1.3%910.091%0.09%1.119712%1.336869%1.119712%1.1%810.081%0.08%1.119712%2.381150%1.119712%1.1%810.081%0.08%0.787946%0.489347%0.787946%0.8%570.057%0.06%0.774122%1.434122%0.774122%0.8%560.056%0.06%0.760299%0.046254%0.760299%0.8%550.055%0.05%0.511474%0.904925%0.511474%0.5%370.037%0.04%

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Erie
Erie
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%Count%BhutaneseIndianChineseNepaleseVietnameseKoreanNot SpecifiedFilipinoThaiBurmeseMalaysianMixed21.827586%0.561223%21.827586%21.8%6330.632%0.63%21.068966%29.980671%21.068966%21.1%6110.610%0.61%17.137931%25.107282%17.137931%17.1%4970.496%0.50%14.724138%1.605308%14.724138%14.7%4270.426%0.43%8.137931%10.576423%8.137931%8.1%2360.236%0.24%3.655172%10.014951%3.655172%3.7%1060.106%0.11%3.620690%1.027417%3.620690%3.6%1050.105%0.10%3.551724%6.103801%3.551724%3.6%1030.103%0.10%2.103448%0.641825%2.103448%2.1%610.061%0.06%1.620690%0.462213%1.620690%1.6%470.047%0.05%1.344828%0.180358%1.344828%1.3%390.039%0.04%0.517241%2.020504%0.517241%0.5%150.015%0.01%

Map of Ancestry by Tract in Erie

German Ancestry by Tract#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
7%13%18%24%30%36%

Irish Ancestry by Tract#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
4.3%8.5%12.6%16.8%21.0%25.2%

Italian Ancestry by Tract#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
2.7%6.9%11.0%15.1%19.2%23.3%

Polish Ancestry by Tract#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
1.1%4.9%8.6%12.4%16.1%20.0%

English Ancestry by Tract#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
0.7%3.5%6.2%8.9%11.7%14.4%

American Ancestry by Tract#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
0.2%1.5%2.6%3.8%5.0%6.2%

Subsaharan African Ancestry by Tract#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'Subsaharan African' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.8%3.6%5.3%7.1%8.9%

Swedish Ancestry by Tract#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swedish' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.2%1.8%2.4%3.1%

French Ancestry by Tract#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.3%2.0%2.6%3.3%

Slovak Ancestry by Tract#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'Slovak' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.8%1.5%2.3%3.0%3.8%

African Ancestry by Tract#14

Percentage of the population reporting ' African' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.0%2.0%2.9%3.9%4.9%

Dutch Ancestry by Tract#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.7%3.4%5.1%6.7%8.5%

Arab Ancestry by Tract#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'Arab' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.5%3.0%4.4%5.9%7.4%

Hungarian Ancestry by Tract#17

Percentage of the population reporting 'Hungarian' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.3%2.0%2.6%3.3%

Russian Ancestry by Tract#18

Percentage of the population reporting 'Russian' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.4%2.0%2.7%3.4%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by Tract#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.0%3.5%7.0%10.4%13.9%17.5%

Mexican Ancestry by Tract#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.9%1.7%2.6%3.5%4.4%

Central American Ancestry by Tract#21

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.5%1.0%1.6%2.1%2.6%

Dominican Ancestry by Tract#22

Percentage of the population reporting ' Dominican' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.46%0.93%1.39%1.86%2.33%

South American Ancestry by Tract#23

Percentage of the population reporting ' South American' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.14%0.27%0.41%0.54%0.68%

Bhutanese Ancestry by Tract#24

Percentage of the population reporting 'Bhutanese' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.6%3.2%4.8%6.4%8.1%

Indian Ancestry by Tract#25

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.2%2.4%3.6%4.7%6.0%

Chinese Ancestry by Tract#26

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

Nepalese Ancestry by Tract#27

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

Vietnamese Ancestry by Tract#28

Percentage of the population reporting 'Vietnamese' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.2%1.7%2.3%3.0%
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Ancestry by Place in the Erie Area

There are 21 places in the Erie Area. This section compares Erie to all of the places in the Erie Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Erie.

German Ancestry by Place#29

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Erie, selected other places in the Erie Area, and entities that contain Erie
0%10%20%30%Count#WesleyvilleNorthwest HarborcreekNW HarborcreekMcKeanLake CityFairviewAlbionAvoniaGirardWaterfordPlateaErie Metro AreaErie AreaErie CountyErieCranesvilleMill VillageEdinboroLawrence ParkWattsburgPennsylvaniaNorth EastElginErie City School DistrictEriePenn State Erie (Behrend)Penn State Erie (B…CorryErieUnion CityMiddle AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast37.384899%37.384899%37.4%1,218135.546702%35.546702%35.5%3,212235.535308%35.535308%35.5%156334.684987%34.684987%34.7%1,035433.180536%33.180536%33.2%941532.331809%32.331809%32.3%495630.863039%30.863039%30.9%329729.783037%29.783037%29.8%906829.767769%29.767769%29.8%423928.720627%28.720627%28.7%1101028.230628%28.230628%28.2%78,80178.8k28.230628%28.230628%28.2%78,80178.8k27.370304%27.370304%27.4%1531126.801802%26.801802%26.8%1191226.435163%26.435163%26.4%1,6901326.226123%26.226123%26.2%1,0161426.204239%26.204239%26.2%1361525.092997%25.092997%25.1%3,207,8833.21M24.910693%24.910693%24.9%1,0461624.864865%24.864865%24.9%461723.274735%23.274735%23.3%23,31523.3k23.273810%23.273810%23.3%3911823.271996%23.271996%23.3%1,5051923.271464%23.271464%23.3%23,30823.3k2021.122418%21.122418%21.1%6852114.844482%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

Ancestry by Place in Pennsylvania

There are 1,761 places in Pennsylvania. This section compares Erie to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Erie. 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 Erie, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Erie
0%10%20%30%Count#BaldwinHanoverAllison ParkAltoonaIndianaPlumBethel ParkFranklin ParkWilliamsportBloomsburgHorshamGreensburgUpper St. ClairErie Metro AreaErie AreaErie CountyErieChambersburgMurrysvilleLebanonPhoenixvilleHermitageJohnstownHersheyCarlislePennsylvaniaPottstownLansdaleLevittownWillow GroveErie City School DistrictErieErieMonroevilleWest MifflinBethlehemWest ChesterFullertonPittsburghNew CastleEastonYorkState CollegeLancasterDrexel HillScrantonKing of PrussiaWilkes-BarreMiddle AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMcKeesportNortheastAllentownReadingHarrisburgWilkinsburgNorristownHazletonPhiladelphiaChester38.890573%38.890573%38.9%7,698135.355499%35.355499%35.4%5,455235.049965%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%5,5971328.230628%28.230628%28.2%78,80178.8k28.230628%28.230628%28.2%78,80178.8k27.682737%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%3,6922523.274735%23.274735%23.3%23,31523.3k23.271464%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 Erie to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Erie. 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 Erie, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Erie
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Erie Metro AreaErie AreaErie CountyErieCheektowagaPennsylvaniaErie City School DistrictErieErieBethlehemPittsburghToms RiverScrantonMiddle AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheastAllentownBuffaloSyracuseAlbanyReadingRochesterCambridgeDanburySomervilleNewtonWarwickPhiladelphiaNorwalkNashuaManchesterCliftonStamfordBostonQuincyNew RochelleNew HavenCranstonNew BritainYonkersProvidenceWorcesterNew YorkWaterburyFall RiverJersey CitySpringfieldBridgeportPawtucketTrentonBrocktonLowellLynnNew BedfordHartfordLawrenceCamdenElizabethPatersonNewark28.230628%28.230628%28.2%78,80178.8k28.230628%28.230628%28.2%78,80178.8k25.325084%25.325084%25.3%18,91118.9k125.092997%25.092997%25.1%3,207,8833.21M23.274735%23.274735%23.3%23,31523.3k23.271464%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 Erie to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Erie. 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 Erie, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Erie
0%10%20%Count#Erie Metro AreaErie AreaErie CountyErieOmahaPennsylvaniaErie City School DistrictErieErieMinneapolisColorado SpringsColorado SpgsWichitaColumbusPortlandKansas CityMilwaukeeSeattleIndianapolisLouisvilleMiddle AtlanticDenverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMesaNortheastTulsaVirginia BeachVirginia BchOklahoma CityTucsonAustinPhoenixAlbuquerqueLas VegasCharlotteRaleighJacksonvilleClevelandSan DiegoArlingtonNashville-DavidsonFort WorthSacramentoSan FranciscoSan AntonioChicagoFresnoWashingtonPhiladelphiaBaltimoreLong BeachDallasAtlantaOaklandSan JoseHoustonBostonLos AngelesMemphisEl PasoNew YorkDetroitMiami28.230628%28.230628%28.2%78,80178.8k28.230628%28.230628%28.2%78,80178.8k26.271351%26.271351%26.3%116,401116k125.092997%25.092997%25.1%3,207,8833.21M23.274735%23.274735%23.3%23,31523.3k23.271464%23.271464%23.3%23,30823.3k22.341661%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 Erie. 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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