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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 68.72K people in Pennsylvania with Swiss ancestry (0.53% of Pennsylvania population). Among all Pennsylvania cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Ephrata borough had the highest percentage of its population with Swiss ancestry (2.82%), followed by Elizabethtown borough (2.77%), and Lancaster city (1.73%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Swiss 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 Swiss Ancestry in 2021
Ephrata borough
Elizabethtown borough
Lancaster city
Columbia borough
Emmaus borough
Shiloh CDP
Chambersburg borough
Northampton borough
Franklin Park borough
Mountain Top CDP
Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Swiss Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Ephrata borough 2.82
2 Elizabethtown borough 2.77
3 Lancaster city 1.73
4 Columbia borough 1.16
5 Emmaus borough 0.98
6 Shiloh CDP 0.95
7 Chambersburg borough 0.86
7 Northampton borough 0.86
8 Franklin Park borough 0.82
9 Mountain Top CDP 0.80
10 Carlisle borough 0.73
11 Williamsport city 0.65
12 York city 0.55
13 Whitehall borough 0.54
14 Monroeville municipality 0.52
15 Hershey CDP 0.46
16 Horsham CDP 0.42
17 State College borough 0.41
17 Waynesboro borough 0.41
18 Kingston borough 0.38
19 Altoona city 0.37
20 Bloomsburg town 0.36
20 Lansdale borough 0.36
21 Ardmore CDP 0.31
22 Wyomissing borough 0.30
23 Pittsburgh city 0.29
23 Progress CDP 0.29
24 Montgomeryville CDP 0.28
25 Allison Park CDP 0.27
25 Bethel Park municipality 0.27
25 Erie city 0.27
25 St. Marys city 0.27
26 Coatesville city 0.24
26 Lansdowne borough 0.24
26 Murrysville municipality 0.24
27 Colonial Park CDP 0.23
27 Woodlyn CDP 0.23
28 Lower Burrell city 0.20
28 West Chester borough 0.20
29 Drexel Hill CDP 0.19
30 Scranton city 0.18
31 Harrisburg city 0.17
32 Greensburg city 0.16
33 Bethlehem city 0.14
33 Johnstown city 0.14
33 Lebanon city 0.14
33 Nanticoke city 0.14
33 Willow Grove CDP 0.14
34 King of Prussia CDP 0.13
34 Philadelphia city 0.13
35 Meadville city 0.12
35 Reading city 0.12
36 Butler city 0.11
36 Dunmore borough 0.11
37 Allentown city 0.10
37 Broomall CDP 0.10
37 Weigelstown CDP 0.10
38 Fullerton CDP 0.09
39 Levittown CDP 0.08
39 Plum borough 0.08
40 Carnot-Moon CDP 0.07
41 Chester city 0.05
41 Hanover borough 0.05
41 Indiana borough 0.05
42 New Kensington city 0.04
42 Washington city 0.04
43 Hazleton city 0.03
43 Hermitage city 0.03
43 Pottstown borough 0.03
44 Pottsville city 0.02
45 McKeesport city 0.01