Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Jamaican Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 36.15K people in Pennsylvania with Jamaican ancestry (0.28% of Pennsylvania population). Among all Pennsylvania cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Yeadon borough had the highest percentage of its population with Jamaican ancestry (3.22%), followed by Darby borough (2.33%), and Norristown borough (2.33%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Jamaican ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Pennsylvania.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Jamaican Ancestry in 2021
Yeadon borough
Darby borough
Norristown borough
Easton city
Chambersburg borough
Roslyn CDP
Lansdale borough
Lansdowne borough
Wilkes-Barre city
Ardmore CDP
Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Jamaican Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Yeadon borough 3.22
2 Darby borough 2.33
2 Norristown borough 2.33
3 Easton city 2.07
4 Chambersburg borough 2.05
4 Roslyn CDP 2.05
5 Lansdale borough 1.26
6 Lansdowne borough 1.11
7 Wilkes-Barre city 0.92
8 Ardmore CDP 0.86
9 Philadelphia city 0.82
10 Bethlehem city 0.79
11 King of Prussia CDP 0.77
12 Carlisle borough 0.69
13 Fullerton CDP 0.67
14 Lancaster city 0.66
15 Allentown city 0.61
16 Drexel Hill CDP 0.57
16 Montgomeryville CDP 0.57
17 West Chester borough 0.53
18 Harrisburg city 0.51
19 Whitehall borough 0.49
19 Wilkinsburg borough 0.49
20 McKeesport city 0.45
21 Wyomissing borough 0.43
21 York city 0.43
22 Chester city 0.38
23 Baldwin borough 0.37
24 Horsham CDP 0.35
25 Reading city 0.34
26 Pottstown borough 0.33
27 Monroeville municipality 0.30
28 Progress CDP 0.25
29 Colonial Park CDP 0.24
30 Woodlyn CDP 0.23
31 Willow Grove CDP 0.22
32 Erie city 0.21
33 Lebanon city 0.18
33 New Kensington city 0.18
33 Northampton borough 0.18
34 Allison Park CDP 0.16
34 Indiana borough 0.16
34 Pittsburgh city 0.16
35 Hazleton city 0.14
36 Levittown CDP 0.12
36 Munhall borough 0.12
37 Phoenixville borough 0.10
38 Scranton city 0.09
39 State College borough 0.08
39 Washington city 0.08
40 Kingston borough 0.07
41 Broomall CDP 0.06
41 Butler city 0.06
42 Carnot-Moon CDP 0.05
43 Berwick borough 0.03
43 Williamsport city 0.03
44 Murrysville municipality 0.02
45 Coatesville city 0.01
45 Mountain Top CDP 0.01