Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By White Alone Population in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all Pennsylvania counties, Allegheny County had the highest number of people who identified their race as White Alone (979.52K), followed by Philadelphia County (705.52K), and Montgomery County (658.89K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Pennsylvania counties.

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Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By White Alone Population in 2017
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Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By White Alone Population in 2017
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Rank County White Alone Population
1 Allegheny County 979520
2 Philadelphia County 705516
3 Montgomery County 658887
4 Bucks County 555874
5 Lancaster County 487196
6 Chester County 445368
7 York County 397332
8 Delaware County 391765
9 Berks County 365698
10 Westmoreland County 333905
11 Lehigh County 303924
12 Luzerne County 286900
13 Northampton County 265014
14 Erie County 240113
15 Cumberland County 221514
16 Dauphin County 199264
17 Washington County 194029
18 Lackawanna County 192266
19 Butler County 179591
20 Beaver County 150531
21 Franklin County 143080
22 Centre County 142840
23 Schuylkill County 134716
24 Monroe County 131203
25 Lebanon County 129714
26 Cambria County 125068
27 Fayette County 121819
28 Blair County 117949
29 Lycoming County 105228
30 Mercer County 101826
31 Adams County 97788
32 Northumberland County 87455
33 Crawford County 82300
34 Lawrence County 80700
35 Indiana County 80530
36 Clearfield County 76102
37 Somerset County 71000
38 Armstrong County 64520
39 Columbia County 62705
40 Carbon County 61152
41 Bradford County 59252
42 Venango County 50282
43 Pike County 49821
44 Wayne County 48341
45 Bedford County 47285
46 Mifflin County 45009
47 Perry County 44644
48 Jefferson County 42929
49 Huntingdon County 41878
50 Susquehanna County 40024
51 Union County 39885
52 Tioga County 39644
53 McKean County 39501
54 Snyder County 39322
55 Warren County 38822
56 Clarion County 37730
57 Clinton County 37487
58 Greene County 34981
59 Elk County 29692
60 Wyoming County 26652
61 Juniata County 23968
62 Montour County 17062
63 Potter County 16466
64 Fulton County 14041
65 Sullivan County 5801
66 Forest County 5687
67 Cameron County 4479