Ancestry in Wilkes-Barre, 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 Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
0%5%10%15%20%25%CountOther1IrishPolishGermanItalianUnclassified2WelshEnglishAmericanSlovakRussianLithuanianDutchSubsaharan AfricanArabWest IndianAfricanFrenchScottishHaitian29.977541%22.364292%29.977541%30.0%12,28012.3k18.071966%16.449740%18.071966%18.1%7,40315.394004%6.474722%15.394004%15.4%6,30615.145005%25.092997%15.145005%15.1%6,20412.093546%11.982961%12.093546%12.1%4,95410.299287%15.119450%10.299287%10.3%4,2195.175276%1.274580%5.175276%5.2%2,1203.810663%7.103744%3.810663%3.8%1,5613.178401%4.981924%3.178401%3.2%1,3023.161312%1.642478%3.161312%3.2%1,2952.326433%1.405783%2.326433%2.3%9531.816229%0.572107%1.816229%1.8%7441.694170%1.581808%1.694170%1.7%6941.689288%0.812142%1.689288%1.7%6921.462260%0.532307%1.462260%1.5%5991.347525%0.641889%1.347525%1.3%5521.271848%0.493313%1.271848%1.3%5211.191290%1.578007%1.191290%1.2%4880.981349%1.485680%0.981349%1.0%4020.927644%0.194267%0.927644%0.9%380
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 Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%Count%Puerto RicanMexicanDominicanCentral AmericanSouth AmericanHonduranOther HispanicEcuadorianCubanSalvadoranColombianArgentinean37.448053%51.135366%37.448053%37.4%2,4335.939%5.94%28.320763%17.357003%28.320763%28.3%1,8404.492%4.49%21.902416%10.503176%21.902416%21.9%1,4233.474%3.47%4.925350%6.287863%4.925350%4.9%3200.781%0.78%3.801755%7.286127%3.801755%3.8%2470.603%0.60%3.540095%1.434122%3.540095%3.5%2300.561%0.56%2.401108%5.077185%2.401108%2.4%1560.381%0.38%1.339080%1.505638%1.339080%1.3%870.212%0.21%1.200554%2.353279%1.200554%1.2%780.190%0.19%1.046637%1.336869%1.046637%1.0%680.166%0.17%1.031245%2.381150%1.031245%1.0%670.164%0.16%0.877328%0.634989%0.877328%0.9%570.139%0.14%
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 Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%Count%ChineseVietnameseIndianBangladeshiFilipinoIndonesianKoreanNot SpecifiedJapaneseThai26.629681%25.107282%26.629681%26.6%1920.469%0.47%24.410541%10.576423%24.410541%24.4%1760.430%0.43%17.614424%29.980671%17.614424%17.6%1270.310%0.31%10.679612%1.088863%10.679612%10.7%770.188%0.19%6.796117%6.103801%6.796117%6.8%490.120%0.12%4.715673%0.593812%4.715673%4.7%340.083%0.08%3.467406%10.014951%3.467406%3.5%250.061%0.06%3.190014%1.027417%3.190014%3.2%230.056%0.06%1.248266%1.717005%1.248266%1.2%90.022%0.02%1.109570%0.641825%1.109570%1.1%80.020%0.02%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Map of Ancestry by Neighborhood in Wilkes-Barre

Irish Ancestry by Neighborhood#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
6.6%11.1%15.5%19.9%24.3%28.7%

Polish Ancestry by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
11%16%22%27%32%38%

German Ancestry by Neighborhood#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
3.8%7.3%10.8%14.2%17.7%21.2%

Italian Ancestry by Neighborhood#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
3.6%7.1%10.6%14.1%17.6%21.1%

Welsh Ancestry by Neighborhood#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'Welsh' ancestry (%):
1.5%4.7%7.8%11.0%14.1%17.3%

English Ancestry by Neighborhood#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
1.8%2.9%3.9%5.0%6.0%7.1%

American Ancestry by Neighborhood#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
0.9%1.8%2.7%3.6%4.5%5.5%

Slovak Ancestry by Neighborhood#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'Slovak' ancestry (%):
1.1%2.1%3.1%4.1%5.0%6.1%

Russian Ancestry by Neighborhood#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'Russian' ancestry (%):
1.0%2.0%3.0%3.9%4.9%5.9%

Lithuanian Ancestry by Neighborhood#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'Lithuanian' ancestry (%):
1.09%1.41%1.73%2.04%2.36%2.68%

Dutch Ancestry by Neighborhood#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.9%1.8%2.8%3.7%4.7%

Subsaharan African Ancestry by Neighborhood#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'Subsaharan African' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.2%4.5%6.7%8.9%11.2%

Arab Ancestry by Neighborhood#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'Arab' ancestry (%):
0.30%0.78%1.25%1.73%2.20%2.68%

West Indian Ancestry by Neighborhood#17

Percentage of the population reporting 'West Indian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.37%0.75%1.12%1.50%1.87%

African Ancestry by Neighborhood#18

Percentage of the population reporting ' African' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.8%3.7%5.5%7.3%9.2%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by Neighborhood#19

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

Mexican Ancestry by Neighborhood#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.6%5.2%7.8%10.4%13.1%

Dominican Ancestry by Neighborhood#21

Percentage of the population reporting ' Dominican' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.8%5.6%8.4%11.2%14.1%

Central American Ancestry by Neighborhood#22

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.5%2.9%4.4%5.8%7.3%

South American Ancestry by Neighborhood#23

Percentage of the population reporting ' South American' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%2.1%2.6%

Chinese Ancestry by Neighborhood#24

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.24%0.48%0.73%0.97%1.22%

Vietnamese Ancestry by Neighborhood#25

Percentage of the population reporting 'Vietnamese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.46%0.92%1.38%1.84%2.30%

Indian Ancestry by Neighborhood#26

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.19%0.37%0.56%0.74%0.93%

Bangladeshi Ancestry by Neighborhood#27

Percentage of the population reporting 'Bangladeshi' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.23%0.46%0.69%0.92%1.15%

Filipino Ancestry by Neighborhood#28

Percentage of the population reporting 'Filipino' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.15%0.30%0.45%0.60%0.76%
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Map of Ancestry by Tract in Wilkes-Barre

Irish Ancestry by Tract#29

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
6.5%11.0%15.4%19.8%24.3%28.7%

Polish Ancestry by Tract#30

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
8%14%20%26%32%38%

German Ancestry by Tract#31

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
3%9%15%20%26%32%

Italian Ancestry by Tract#32

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
3.6%7.3%11.0%14.7%18.4%22.2%

Welsh Ancestry by Tract#33

Percentage of the population reporting 'Welsh' ancestry (%):
1.3%4.6%7.8%11.0%14.2%17.5%

English Ancestry by Tract#34

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
0.8%2.2%3.5%4.8%6.1%7.5%

American Ancestry by Tract#35

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
0.6%1.7%2.8%3.9%5.0%6.2%

Slovak Ancestry by Tract#36

Percentage of the population reporting 'Slovak' ancestry (%):
1.1%2.5%3.8%5.2%6.5%7.9%

Russian Ancestry by Tract#37

Percentage of the population reporting 'Russian' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.2%2.4%3.5%4.7%5.9%

Lithuanian Ancestry by Tract#38

Percentage of the population reporting 'Lithuanian' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.1%1.7%2.3%2.9%

Dutch Ancestry by Tract#39

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.0%4.0%6.0%8.1%10.1%

Subsaharan African Ancestry by Tract#40

Percentage of the population reporting 'Subsaharan African' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.2%4.5%6.7%8.9%11.2%

Arab Ancestry by Tract#41

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

West Indian Ancestry by Tract#42

Percentage of the population reporting 'West Indian' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.0%1.9%2.9%3.8%4.8%

African Ancestry by Tract#43

Percentage of the population reporting ' African' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.8%3.7%5.5%7.3%9.2%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by Tract#44

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.0%3.0%6.1%9.1%12.2%15.3%

Mexican Ancestry by Tract#45

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0%9%17%26%35%44%

Dominican Ancestry by Tract#46

Percentage of the population reporting ' Dominican' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.8%5.6%8.4%11.2%14.1%

Central American Ancestry by Tract#47

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.5%2.9%4.4%5.9%7.4%

South American Ancestry by Tract#48

Percentage of the population reporting ' South American' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%2.1%2.6%

Chinese Ancestry by Tract#49

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.8%1.6%2.5%3.3%4.2%

Vietnamese Ancestry by Tract#50

Percentage of the population reporting 'Vietnamese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.46%0.92%1.39%1.85%2.32%

Indian Ancestry by Tract#51

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.43%0.86%1.29%1.72%2.16%

Bangladeshi Ancestry by Tract#52

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

Filipino Ancestry by Tract#53

Percentage of the population reporting 'Filipino' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.16%0.32%0.48%0.65%0.81%
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Ancestry by Neighborhood in Wilkes-Barre

There are 10 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Wilkes-Barre (4 fully and 6 partially). This section compares all 10 of those to each other, Wilkes-Barre, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilkes-Barre.

Irish Ancestry by Neighborhood#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre, selected neighborhoods in Wilkes-Barre, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Downtown NeighborhoodDowntownParsons NeighborhoodParsonsRolling Mill Hill NeighborhoodRolling Mill HlScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaMiners' Mills NeighborhoodMiners' MillsWilkes-Barre Area School DistrictWilkes-BarreLuzerne CountyLuzerneWilkes-BarreSouth Wilkes-Barre NeighborhoodS Wilkes-BarreEast End NeighborhoodEast EndPennsylvaniaNortheastIron Triangle NeighborhoodIron TriangleMiddle AtlanticMayflower NeighborhoodMayflowerThe Heights NeighborhoodThe HeightsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSherman Hills NeighborhoodSherman Hills28.684030%28.684030%28.7%822122.372788%22.372788%22.4%681221.962590%21.962590%22.0%97320.769855%20.769855%20.8%116,290116k19.875535%19.875535%19.9%410411419.150301%19.150301%19.2%11,34111.3k18.295042%18.295042%18.3%58,34658.3k18.071966%18.071966%18.1%7,40317.766867%17.766867%17.8%984985516.929133%16.929133%16.9%1,324616.449740%16.449740%16.4%2,102,9312.10M15.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M14.765971%14.765971%14.8%182713.744496%13.744496%13.7%5,689,7945.69M13.557252%13.557252%13.6%346347812.231986%12.231986%12.2%574575910.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M6.642217%6.642217%6.6%6510
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of neighborhood out of 10 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in the Scranton Area

There are 100 places in the Scranton Area. This section compares Wilkes-Barre to all of the places in the Scranton Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilkes-Barre.

Irish Ancestry by Place#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre, selected other places in the Scranton Area, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
0%10%20%30%40%Count#LattimerWaverlySugar NotchAvocaClarks GreenMoscowJeddoHughestownDunmoreWest PittstonCarbondaleNicholsonBear Creek VillageBear Crk VlgLaurel RunPittstonPringleDuryeaDallasScrantonGeorgetownHickory HillsWhite HavenHarveys LakeMountain TopNuangolaAshleyForty FortMount CobbMoosicDaltonArchbaldYatesvillePlainsScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaWarrior RunTaylorWilkes-Barre Area School DistrictWilkes-BarreLuzerne CountyLuzerneWilkes-BarreGlen LyonWest NanticokeW NanticokePennsylvaniaNortheastInkermanMiddle AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesShickshinnyPikes CreekHazletonWest HazletonSheatownWeston41.930380%41.930380%41.9%265137.996546%37.996546%38.0%220236.046512%36.046512%36.0%310332.612818%32.612818%32.6%860431.986063%31.986063%32.0%459531.237817%31.237817%31.2%641631.097561%31.097561%31.1%51730.623306%30.623306%30.6%452830.212079%30.212079%30.2%4,117929.939495%29.939495%29.9%1,4351028.540255%28.540255%28.5%2,4851128.371501%28.371501%28.4%2231228.338762%28.338762%28.3%871328.200000%28.200000%28.2%1411428.155973%28.155973%28.2%2,1591526.839827%26.839827%26.8%2481626.713029%26.713029%26.7%1,3061726.695371%26.695371%26.7%7441826.535742%26.535742%26.5%20,26820.3k1926.318775%26.318775%26.3%4642025.964392%25.964392%26.0%1752125.828377%25.828377%25.8%3042225.771716%25.771716%25.8%7182325.588600%25.588600%25.6%2,8912425.459318%25.459318%25.5%1942525.429302%25.429302%25.4%6962625.324363%25.324363%25.3%1,0542725.240642%25.240642%25.2%4722825.231199%25.231199%25.2%1,4462924.824356%24.824356%24.8%3183023.592951%23.592951%23.6%1,6603622.454672%22.454672%22.5%1614321.410788%21.410788%21.4%7745020.769855%20.769855%20.8%116,290116k20.217729%20.217729%20.2%1305719.279661%19.279661%19.3%1,1836419.150301%19.150301%19.2%11,34111.3k18.295042%18.295042%18.3%58,34658.3k18.071966%18.071966%18.1%7,4036917.842800%17.842800%17.8%3117117.049180%17.049180%17.0%1047816.449740%16.449740%16.4%2,102,9312.10M15.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M14.607797%14.607797%14.6%3118513.744496%13.744496%13.7%5,689,7945.69M10.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M9.790210%9.790210%9.8%70928.680556%8.680556%8.7%25956.996874%6.996874%7.0%1,746966.305310%6.305310%6.3%285972.770083%2.770083%2.8%20982.366864%2.366864%2.4%899
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of place out of 99 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in Pennsylvania

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

Irish Ancestry by Place#104

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
0%10%20%30%Count#Drexel HillHorshamLevittownScrantonWest ChesterWillow GroveLansdaleBaldwinPhoenixvilleBethel ParkPlumIndianaScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaMurrysvilleAllison ParkAltoonaWilkes-Barre Area School DistrictWilkes-BarreUpper St. ClairWest MifflinLuzerne CountyLuzerneWilkes-BarreGreensburgNew CastleHermitageKing of PrussiaFranklin ParkPennsylvaniaPittsburghPottstownNortheastWilliamsportMonroevilleHersheyErieJohnstownChambersburgMiddle AtlanticHanoverCarlisleBloomsburgBethlehemState CollegeEastonPhiladelphiaMcKeesportUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorristownYorkHazletonAllentownLancasterLebanonFullertonWilkinsburgHarrisburgChesterReading32.950680%32.950680%33.0%9,300132.948260%32.948260%32.9%4,706229.570477%29.570477%29.6%15,49715.5k326.535742%26.535742%26.5%20,26820.3k425.450242%25.450242%25.5%4,946524.531361%24.531361%24.5%3,782623.167619%23.167619%23.2%3,812723.153481%23.153481%23.2%4,583822.346436%22.346436%22.3%3,718921.845323%21.845323%21.8%7,0391020.925238%20.925238%20.9%5,7491120.904157%20.904157%20.9%2,9271220.769855%20.769855%20.8%116,290116k20.363113%20.363113%20.4%4,1051319.711829%19.711829%19.7%4,2411419.336858%19.336858%19.3%8,7421519.150301%19.150301%19.2%11,34111.3k19.076892%19.076892%19.1%3,7241618.612614%18.612614%18.6%3,7511718.295042%18.295042%18.3%58,34658.3k18.071966%18.071966%18.1%7,4031817.972825%17.972825%18.0%2,6191917.568889%17.568889%17.6%3,9532017.322884%17.322884%17.3%2,7852117.233720%17.233720%17.2%3,4142217.043857%17.043857%17.0%2,4252316.449740%16.449740%16.4%2,102,9312.10M16.296163%16.296163%16.3%49,75349.8k2415.385296%15.385296%15.4%3,4802515.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M15.061686%15.061686%15.1%4,3952615.047788%15.047788%15.0%4,2512714.799833%14.799833%14.8%2,1222814.665974%14.665974%14.7%14,68914.7k2914.254549%14.254549%14.3%2,8753013.919129%13.919129%13.9%2,8643113.744496%13.744496%13.7%5,689,7945.69M13.066304%13.066304%13.1%2,0163212.706427%12.706427%12.7%2,4163312.189616%12.189616%12.2%1,7823411.939822%11.939822%11.9%8,9683511.558207%11.558207%11.6%4,8633611.279337%11.279337%11.3%3,0473711.125314%11.125314%11.1%173,548174k3810.830048%10.830048%10.8%2,1153910.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M10.040627%10.040627%10.0%3,460407.619504%7.619504%7.6%3,341416.996874%6.996874%7.0%1,746426.864007%6.864007%6.9%8,211436.626110%6.626110%6.6%3,932446.568177%6.568177%6.6%1,685456.415558%6.415558%6.4%993466.380958%6.380958%6.4%1,008476.287632%6.287632%6.3%3,091484.498473%4.498473%4.5%1,532494.044415%4.044415%4.0%3,55550
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in the Northeast

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

Irish Ancestry by Place#129

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#WarwickScrantonToms RiverQuincyScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaNashuaManchesterWilkes-Barre Area School DistrictWilkes-BarreLuzerne CountyLuzerneWilkes-BarreSomervilleCranstonPennsylvaniaPittsburghLowellNewtonAlbanyNortheastErieWorcesterSyracuseBostonLynnCheektowagaMiddle AtlanticBrocktonDanburyPawtucketBuffaloCambridgeBethlehemFall RiverPhiladelphiaNorwalkYonkersUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSpringfieldStamfordRochesterNew BedfordWaterburyProvidenceNew RochelleAllentownNew HavenNew BritainCliftonLawrenceNew YorkBridgeportJersey CityReadingHartfordTrentonCamdenElizabethNewarkPaterson26.713157%26.713157%26.7%21,87321.9k126.535742%26.535742%26.5%20,26820.3k226.333623%26.333623%26.3%23,31523.3k326.215600%26.215600%26.2%24,47224.5k420.769855%20.769855%20.8%116,290116k19.631297%19.631297%19.6%17,13417.1k519.400169%19.400169%19.4%21,38521.4k619.150301%19.150301%19.2%11,34111.3k18.295042%18.295042%18.3%58,34658.3k18.071966%18.071966%18.1%7,40317.817299%17.817299%17.8%14,16614.2k716.563636%16.563636%16.6%13,39713.4k816.449740%16.449740%16.4%2,102,9312.10M16.296163%16.296163%16.3%49,75349.8k916.187165%16.187165%16.2%17,78517.8k1015.557594%15.557594%15.6%13,74013.7k1115.464567%15.464567%15.5%15,22115.2k1215.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M14.665974%14.665974%14.7%14,68914.7k1314.596275%14.596275%14.6%26,81026.8k1414.531347%14.531347%14.5%20,97621.0k1514.063186%14.063186%14.1%92,57592.6k1613.771532%13.771532%13.8%12,68012.7k1713.765350%13.765350%13.8%10,27910.3k1813.744496%13.744496%13.7%5,689,7945.69M13.461234%13.461234%13.5%12,76312.8k1913.248301%13.248301%13.2%11,11411.1k2012.969785%12.969785%13.0%9,2592112.459989%12.459989%12.5%32,27032.3k2212.388168%12.388168%12.4%13,47313.5k2311.939822%11.939822%11.9%8,9682411.478932%11.478932%11.5%10,20510.2k2511.125314%11.125314%11.1%173,548174k2610.883657%10.883657%10.9%9,5702710.859932%10.859932%10.9%21,69021.7k2810.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M9.564845%9.564845%9.6%14,72914.7k299.533004%9.533004%9.5%12,14612.1k308.835851%8.835851%8.8%18,58118.6k318.472649%8.472649%8.5%8,048328.068784%8.068784%8.1%8,812338.059782%8.059782%8.1%14,41514.4k347.558733%7.558733%7.6%5,994356.864007%6.864007%6.9%8,211366.782715%6.782715%6.8%8,845376.423239%6.423239%6.4%4,681385.225642%5.225642%5.2%4,472394.673734%4.673734%4.7%3,708404.435284%4.435284%4.4%375,312375k414.334045%4.334045%4.3%6,372424.104087%4.104087%4.1%10,73910.7k434.044415%4.044415%4.0%3,555443.199003%3.199003%3.2%3,977452.619473%2.619473%2.6%2,215461.607789%1.607789%1.6%1,222471.408913%1.408913%1.4%1,804480.802102%0.802102%0.8%2,247490.664425%0.664425%0.7%97650
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in the United States

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

Irish Ancestry by Place#154

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Scranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaWilkes-Barre Area School DistrictWilkes-BarreLuzerne CountyLuzerneWilkes-BarrePennsylvaniaNortheastOmahaBostonMiddle AtlanticColorado SpringsColorado SpgsPortlandLouisvilleKansas CitySeattleVirginia BeachVirginia BchColumbusPhiladelphiaTulsaMinneapolisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaDenverIndianapolisOklahoma CityTucsonJacksonvilleClevelandNashville-DavidsonMesaLas VegasRaleighSan FranciscoPhoenixAustinChicagoSan DiegoCharlotteAlbuquerqueArlingtonFort WorthWashingtonSacramentoMilwaukeeBaltimoreLong BeachOaklandAtlantaFresnoSan AntonioSan JoseNew YorkMemphisDallasHoustonLos AngelesEl PasoDetroitMiami20.769855%20.769855%20.8%116,290116k19.150301%19.150301%19.2%11,34111.3k18.295042%18.295042%18.3%58,34658.3k18.071966%18.071966%18.1%7,40316.449740%16.449740%16.4%2,102,9312.10M15.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M14.108091%14.108091%14.1%62,50962.5k114.063186%14.063186%14.1%92,57592.6k213.744496%13.744496%13.7%5,689,7945.69M12.658465%12.658465%12.7%56,80656.8k311.864052%11.864052%11.9%73,62773.6k411.749701%11.749701%11.7%71,85871.9k511.519458%11.519458%11.5%54,34554.3k611.431579%11.431579%11.4%76,46076.5k711.181968%11.181968%11.2%50,28950.3k811.167235%11.167235%11.2%93,47493.5k911.125314%11.125314%11.1%173,548174k1010.614244%10.614244%10.6%42,44742.4k1110.506586%10.506586%10.5%42,51742.5k1210.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M9.846070%9.846070%9.8%38,20638.2k139.788287%9.788287%9.8%64,92664.9k149.566374%9.566374%9.6%80,99681.0k159.319291%9.319291%9.3%57,78157.8k169.083448%9.083448%9.1%47,92347.9k178.836398%8.836398%8.8%75,69475.7k188.824535%8.824535%8.8%34,34234.3k198.311496%8.311496%8.3%53,50753.5k208.286003%8.286003%8.3%38,98239.0k218.242689%8.242689%8.2%50,55250.6k228.046886%8.046886%8.0%35,51335.5k237.898791%7.898791%7.9%67,16267.2k247.678914%7.678914%7.7%119,432119k257.600749%7.600749%7.6%68,99869.0k267.480314%7.480314%7.5%203,017203k277.358679%7.358679%7.4%101,168101k287.303724%7.303724%7.3%59,07559.1k297.031762%7.031762%7.0%39,15739.2k306.977096%6.977096%7.0%26,78526.8k316.869462%6.869462%6.9%56,05056.1k326.726464%6.726464%6.7%44,32844.3k336.494747%6.494747%6.5%31,46931.5k345.930793%5.930793%5.9%35,50635.5k355.810145%5.810145%5.8%36,08136.1k365.570113%5.570113%5.6%26,16826.2k375.123774%5.123774%5.1%21,11221.1k385.118783%5.118783%5.1%23,36123.4k394.809199%4.809199%4.8%24,71024.7k404.498950%4.498950%4.5%64,75664.8k414.460338%4.460338%4.5%45,02145.0k424.435284%4.435284%4.4%375,312375k434.423830%4.423830%4.4%29,01429.0k444.210780%4.210780%4.2%53,83253.8k453.747821%3.747821%3.7%83,97384.0k463.589375%3.589375%3.6%140,663141k472.564087%2.564087%2.6%17,38617.4k481.555068%1.555068%1.6%10,62810.6k491.372792%1.372792%1.4%5,93950
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of Wilkes-Barre. 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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State:
Pennsylvania
County:
Luzerne
Metro Area:
Scranton Area
ZIP Codes:
18701, 18702, 18704, 18705
Unified School District:
Wilkes-Barre
Neighborhoods:
Downtown, East End, Iron Triangle, Mayflower, Miners' Mills, Parsons, Rolling Mill Hill, Sherman Hills, South Wilkes-Barre, The Heights
Congressional District:
PA-17
State Senate District:
PA-14
State House District:
PA-121
Neighboring Boroughs:
Edwardsville, Kingston, Larksville
Neighboring Townships:
Hanover
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Georgetown, Plains
Nearby Boroughs:
Ashley, Courtdale, Forty Fort, Laurel Run, Luzerne, Plymouth, Pringle, Swoyersville
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Hilldale, Hudson