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Cities in Pennsylvania by foreign-born share of the population, 2024

Hazleton, PA had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 68 cities in 2024, at 38%. Munhall, PA had the lowest, at 0.8%. The median was 5.5% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 7.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest38Hazleton, PA
Lowest0.8Munhall, PA
Median5.568 cities
Pennsylvania7.7History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Hazleton, PA: 38 %Hazleton, PA38Reading, PA: 25.5 %Reading, PA25.5Allentown, PA: 24 %Allentown, PA24Lansdale, PA: 20.1 %Lansdale, PA20.1Darby, PA: 19.1 %Darby, PA19.1Norristown, PA: 18.4 %Norristown, PA18.4Wilkes-Barre, PA: 16.9 %Wilkes-Barre, PA16.9Philadelphia, PA: 15.2 %Philadelphia, PA15.2Whitehall, PA: 14.6 %Whitehall, PA14.6Easton, PA: 14.4 %Easton, PA14.4Lancaster, PA: 13.4 %Lancaster, PA13.4Lansdowne, PA: 12.7 %Lansdowne, PA12.7Scranton, PA: 12.6 %Scranton, PA12.6State College, PA: 12.5 %State College, PA12.5Franklin Park, PA: 12.5 %Franklin Park, PA12.5Coatesville, PA: 11.3 %Coatesville, PA11.3York, PA: 11.1 %York, PA11.1Yeadon, PA: 11.1 %Yeadon, PA11.1Baldwin, PA: 10.3 %Baldwin, PA10.3Bethlehem, PA: 10.1 %Bethlehem, PA10.1Pittsburgh, PA: 9.5 %Pittsburgh, PA9.5Harrisburg, PA: 9.5 %Harrisburg, PA9.5Monroeville, PA: 9.4 %Monroeville, PA9.4Lebanon, PA: 9.3 %Lebanon, PA9.3Wyomissing, PA: 9.2 %Wyomissing, PA9.2Phoenixville, PA: 8.4 %Phoenixville, PA8.4Carlisle, PA: 7.9 %Carlisle, PA7.9Erie, PA: 7.9 %Erie, PA7.9Chambersburg, PA: 7.4 %Chambersburg, PA7.4Kingston, PA: 7 %Kingston, PA7Pottstown, PA: 6.9 %Pottstown, PA6.9Hanover, PA: 6.1 %Hanover, PA6.1Murrysville, PA: 5.9 %Murrysville, PA5.9Ephrata, PA: 5.5 %Ephrata, PA5.5Mechanicsburg, PA: 5.5 %Mechanicsburg, PA5.5Dunmore, PA: 5.4 %Dunmore, PA5.4Wilkinsburg, PA: 5.3 %Wilkinsburg, PA5.3Chester, PA: 5.1 %Chester, PA5.1Bethel Park, PA: 5 %Bethel Park, PA5West Chester, PA: 4.9 %West Chester, PA4.9Hazleton, PA: 38 %Hazleton, PA38Reading, PA: 25.5 %Reading, PA25.5Allentown, PA: 24 %Allentown, PA24Lansdale, PA: 20.1 %Lansdale, PA20.1Darby, PA: 19.1 %Darby, PA19.1Norristown, PA: 18.4 %Norristown, PA18.4Wilkes-Barre, PA: 16.9 %Wilkes-Barre, PA16.9Philadelphia, PA: 15.2 %Philadelphia, PA15.2Whitehall, PA: 14.6 %Whitehall, PA14.6Easton, PA: 14.4 %Easton, PA14.4Lancaster, PA: 13.4 %Lancaster, PA13.4Lansdowne, PA: 12.7 %Lansdowne, PA12.7Scranton, PA: 12.6 %Scranton, PA12.6State College, PA: 12.5 %State College, PA12.5Franklin Park, PA: 12.5 %Franklin Park, PA12.5Coatesville, PA: 11.3 %Coatesville, PA11.3York, PA: 11.1 %York, PA11.1Yeadon, PA: 11.1 %Yeadon, PA11.1Baldwin, PA: 10.3 %Baldwin, PA10.3Bethlehem, PA: 10.1 %Bethlehem, PA10.1Pittsburgh, PA: 9.5 %Pittsburgh, PA9.5Harrisburg, PA: 9.5 %Harrisburg, PA9.5Monroeville, PA: 9.4 %Monroeville, PA9.4Lebanon, PA: 9.3 %Lebanon, PA9.3Wyomissing, PA: 9.2 %Wyomissing, PA9.2Phoenixville, PA: 8.4 %Phoenixville, PA8.4Carlisle, PA: 7.9 %Carlisle, PA7.9Erie, PA: 7.9 %Erie, PA7.9Chambersburg, PA: 7.4 %Chambersburg, PA7.4Kingston, PA: 7 %Kingston, PA7Pottstown, PA: 6.9 %Pottstown, PA6.9Hanover, PA: 6.1 %Hanover, PA6.1Murrysville, PA: 5.9 %Murrysville, PA5.9Ephrata, PA: 5.5 %Ephrata, PA5.5Mechanicsburg, PA: 5.5 %Mechanicsburg, PA5.5Dunmore, PA: 5.4 %Dunmore, PA5.4Wilkinsburg, PA: 5.3 %Wilkinsburg, PA5.3Chester, PA: 5.1 %Chester, PA5.1Bethel Park, PA: 5 %Bethel Park, PA5West Chester, PA: 4.9 %West Chester, PA4.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Hazleton, PA38+1 pts
2Reading, PA25.5+4 pts
3Allentown, PA24+3.3 pts
4Lansdale, PA20.1+1.6 pts
5Darby, PA19.1+0.4 pts
6Norristown, PA18.4+0.8 pts
7Wilkes-Barre, PA16.9+1.8 pts
8Philadelphia, PA15.2+0.6 pts
9Whitehall, PA14.6+1.2 pts
10Easton, PA14.4+0.3 pts
11Lancaster, PA13.4-0.2 pts
12Lansdowne, PA12.7-3.6 pts
13Scranton, PA12.6+2.2 pts
14State College, PA12.5-0.8 pts
15Franklin Park, PA12.5+0.5 pts
16Coatesville, PA11.3+0.5 pts
17York, PA11.1-1.1 pts
18Yeadon, PA11.1-2.8 pts
19Baldwin, PA10.3-0.2 pts
20Bethlehem, PA10.1-0.9 pts
21Pittsburgh, PA9.5+0.2 pts
22Harrisburg, PA9.5+1 pts
23Monroeville, PA9.4+0.2 pts
24Lebanon, PA9.3+0.6 pts
25Wyomissing, PA9.2-0.9 pts
26Phoenixville, PA8.4+0.9 pts
27Carlisle, PA7.9-0.5 pts
27Erie, PA7.9+1.3 pts
29Chambersburg, PA7.4-2 pts
30Kingston, PA7+1.6 pts
31Pottstown, PA6.9+1.8 pts
32Hanover, PA6.1+0.7 pts
33Murrysville, PA5.9+1 pts
34Ephrata, PA5.5-0.3 pts
34Mechanicsburg, PA5.5+2 pts
36Dunmore, PA5.4-1 pts
37Wilkinsburg, PA5.3+0.8 pts
38Chester, PA5.1+0.8 pts
39Bethel Park, PA5+0.8 pts
40West Chester, PA4.9-0.5 pts
41Jefferson Hills, PA4.6+0.4 pts
42Nanticoke, PA4.3+1.5 pts
43Northampton, PA4.2-0.1 pts
44Elizabethtown, PA4+0.2 pts
45Indiana, PA3.9-0.1 pts
46Columbia, PA3.4+0.1 pts
47Sharon, PA3.3-0.3 pts
48Waynesboro, PA3.3+0.1 pts
49Meadville, PA3.3-0.1 pts
50Emmaus, PA3.2-0.1 pts
51Berwick, PA3.2+0.3 pts
51Hermitage, PA3.2+0.8 pts
53Washington, PA3.1+0.2 pts
54Bloomsburg, PA2.6+0.1 pts
55Plum, PA2.6+0.4 pts
56McKeesport, PA2.5+0.4 pts
57Greensburg, PA2.40 pts
58Johnstown, PA2.1+0.7 pts
59Butler, PA2+0.3 pts
60West Mifflin, PA1.9+0.8 pts
60Williamsport, PA1.9-0.4 pts
62Altoona, PA1.6+0.3 pts
63New Castle, PA1.5-0.4 pts
64St. Marys, PA1.4-0.8 pts
65New Kensington, PA1.3+0.1 pts
66Pottsville, PA1.1-0.1 pts
67Lower Burrell, PA0.8+0.2 pts
68Munhall, PA0.8-0.9 pts

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About this ranking

People born outside the country where they live, as a percentage of the total population.

More on how it is measured
  • United States: people who were not US citizens at birth, including naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, temporary migrants and unauthorized immigrants; American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
  • EU countries: residents on 1 January whose country of birth is not the reporting country (Eurostat).
  • England and Wales: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, Census 2021.

Based on place of birth, not nationality: a naturalized citizen counts as foreign born. In the United States people born in Puerto Rico, the US island areas or abroad to American parents count as native; in the EU everyone born outside the reporting country counts as foreign born, including people born in another EU country or abroad to national parents. Not comparable with foreign_population_share, which counts foreign nationals in Spain and the EU.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Pennsylvania by foreign-born share of the population, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Pennsylvania by foreign-born share of the population, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/pennsylvania-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Pennsylvania by foreign-born share of the population, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/pennsylvania-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Pennsylvania by foreign-born share of the population, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/pennsylvania-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest foreign-born share of the population?

Hazleton, PA, with 38% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest foreign-born share of the population?

Munhall, PA, with 0.8% in 2024.

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