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Cities in Pennsylvania by foreign-born share of the population

Hazleton, PA had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 68 cities in 2022, at 35.2%. Lower Burrell, PA had the lowest, at 0.9%. The median was 5.2% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 7.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest35.2Hazleton, PA
Lowest0.9Lower Burrell, PA
Median5.268 cities
Pennsylvania7.3History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Hazleton, PA: 35.2 %Hazleton, PA35.2Allentown, PA: 20.5 %Allentown, PA20.5Reading, PA: 19.4 %Reading, PA19.4Lansdale, PA: 18.6 %Lansdale, PA18.6Darby, PA: 18.1 %Darby, PA18.1Norristown, PA: 16.5 %Norristown, PA16.5Philadelphia, PA: 14.6 %Philadelphia, PA14.6Wilkes-Barre, PA: 14.5 %Wilkes-Barre, PA14.5Yeadon, PA: 14.3 %Yeadon, PA14.3Lansdowne, PA: 14.1 %Lansdowne, PA14.1Easton, PA: 13.6 %Easton, PA13.6State College, PA: 13.3 %State College, PA13.3Lancaster, PA: 12.8 %Lancaster, PA12.8Whitehall, PA: 12.8 %Whitehall, PA12.8Franklin Park, PA: 11.6 %Franklin Park, PA11.6Baldwin, PA: 11.1 %Baldwin, PA11.1York, PA: 10.8 %York, PA10.8Bethlehem, PA: 10.8 %Bethlehem, PA10.8Chambersburg, PA: 10.7 %Chambersburg, PA10.7Scranton, PA: 10.1 %Scranton, PA10.1Pittsburgh, PA: 9 %Pittsburgh, PA9Coatesville, PA: 8.6 %Coatesville, PA8.6Phoenixville, PA: 8.5 %Phoenixville, PA8.5Harrisburg, PA: 8.4 %Harrisburg, PA8.4Monroeville, PA: 8.1 %Monroeville, PA8.1Wyomissing, PA: 7.9 %Wyomissing, PA7.9Lebanon, PA: 7.7 %Lebanon, PA7.7Carlisle, PA: 7.6 %Carlisle, PA7.6Dunmore, PA: 6.9 %Dunmore, PA6.9Erie, PA: 6.8 %Erie, PA6.8Elizabethtown, PA: 6.4 %Elizabethtown, PA6.4Ephrata, PA: 6.2 %Ephrata, PA6.2Hanover, PA: 5.8 %Hanover, PA5.8Pottstown, PA: 5.3 %Pottstown, PA5.3West Chester, PA: 5.1 %West Chester, PA5.1Murrysville, PA: 4.6 %Murrysville, PA4.6Indiana, PA: 4.6 %Indiana, PA4.6Jefferson Hills, PA: 4.4 %Jefferson Hills, PA4.4Northampton, PA: 4.1 %Northampton, PA4.1Wilkinsburg, PA: 4.1 %Wilkinsburg, PA4.1Hazleton, PA: 35.2 %Hazleton, PA35.2Allentown, PA: 20.5 %Allentown, PA20.5Reading, PA: 19.4 %Reading, PA19.4Lansdale, PA: 18.6 %Lansdale, PA18.6Darby, PA: 18.1 %Darby, PA18.1Norristown, PA: 16.5 %Norristown, PA16.5Philadelphia, PA: 14.6 %Philadelphia, PA14.6Wilkes-Barre, PA: 14.5 %Wilkes-Barre, PA14.5Yeadon, PA: 14.3 %Yeadon, PA14.3Lansdowne, PA: 14.1 %Lansdowne, PA14.1Easton, PA: 13.6 %Easton, PA13.6State College, PA: 13.3 %State College, PA13.3Lancaster, PA: 12.8 %Lancaster, PA12.8Whitehall, PA: 12.8 %Whitehall, PA12.8Franklin Park, PA: 11.6 %Franklin Park, PA11.6Baldwin, PA: 11.1 %Baldwin, PA11.1York, PA: 10.8 %York, PA10.8Bethlehem, PA: 10.8 %Bethlehem, PA10.8Chambersburg, PA: 10.7 %Chambersburg, PA10.7Scranton, PA: 10.1 %Scranton, PA10.1Pittsburgh, PA: 9 %Pittsburgh, PA9Coatesville, PA: 8.6 %Coatesville, PA8.6Phoenixville, PA: 8.5 %Phoenixville, PA8.5Harrisburg, PA: 8.4 %Harrisburg, PA8.4Monroeville, PA: 8.1 %Monroeville, PA8.1Wyomissing, PA: 7.9 %Wyomissing, PA7.9Lebanon, PA: 7.7 %Lebanon, PA7.7Carlisle, PA: 7.6 %Carlisle, PA7.6Dunmore, PA: 6.9 %Dunmore, PA6.9Erie, PA: 6.8 %Erie, PA6.8Elizabethtown, PA: 6.4 %Elizabethtown, PA6.4Ephrata, PA: 6.2 %Ephrata, PA6.2Hanover, PA: 5.8 %Hanover, PA5.8Pottstown, PA: 5.3 %Pottstown, PA5.3West Chester, PA: 5.1 %West Chester, PA5.1Murrysville, PA: 4.6 %Murrysville, PA4.6Indiana, PA: 4.6 %Indiana, PA4.6Jefferson Hills, PA: 4.4 %Jefferson Hills, PA4.4Northampton, PA: 4.1 %Northampton, PA4.1Wilkinsburg, PA: 4.1 %Wilkinsburg, PA4.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Hazleton, PA35.2+1.4 pts
2Allentown, PA20.5+0.1 pts
3Reading, PA19.4+0.4 pts
4Lansdale, PA18.6-0.3 pts
5Darby, PA18.1+2 pts
6Norristown, PA16.5-0.7 pts
7Philadelphia, PA14.6+0.3 pts
8Wilkes-Barre, PA14.5+0.3 pts
9Yeadon, PA14.3-3.2 pts
10Lansdowne, PA14.1+2.5 pts
11Easton, PA13.6+1.7 pts
12State College, PA13.3-0.2 pts
13Lancaster, PA12.8+0.1 pts
14Whitehall, PA12.8+0.4 pts
15Franklin Park, PA11.6+0.8 pts
16Baldwin, PA11.1-0.2 pts
17York, PA10.8+0.8 pts
18Bethlehem, PA10.80 pts
19Chambersburg, PA10.7-4.3 pts
20Scranton, PA10.1-0.2 pts
21Pittsburgh, PA9-0 pts
22Coatesville, PA8.6+0.8 pts
23Phoenixville, PA8.5+1.1 pts
24Harrisburg, PA8.4+0.4 pts
25Monroeville, PA8.1+0.6 pts
26Wyomissing, PA7.9+0.5 pts
27Lebanon, PA7.7+0.6 pts
28Carlisle, PA7.6+0.6 pts
29Dunmore, PA6.9-0.1 pts
30Erie, PA6.8-0.1 pts
31Elizabethtown, PA6.4+1.1 pts
32Ephrata, PA6.2-0.7 pts
33Hanover, PA5.8+0.3 pts
34Pottstown, PA5.3+0.7 pts
35West Chester, PA5.1+0.2 pts
36Murrysville, PA4.60 pts
37Indiana, PA4.6+0.1 pts
38Jefferson Hills, PA4.4-0.4 pts
39Northampton, PA4.1-0.5 pts
40Wilkinsburg, PA4.1-0.4 pts
41Columbia, PA4.1+0.5 pts
42Bethel Park, PA3.9-0.5 pts
43Emmaus, PA3.9-1.2 pts
44Kingston, PA3.7-0.3 pts
45Nanticoke, PA3.5+0.5 pts
46Chester, PA3.2-0.4 pts
47Meadville, PA3.2+0.6 pts
48Washington, PA3.1+0.4 pts
49Sharon, PA2.8+0.3 pts
50Hermitage, PA2.7+0.4 pts
51Waynesboro, PA2.50 pts
52Williamsport, PA2.4-0.5 pts
53Bloomsburg, PA2.4+0.4 pts
54Mechanicsburg, PA2.3-0.2 pts
55McKeesport, PA2.2+0.1 pts
56Berwick, PA2.1+0.8 pts
57Butler, PA2.1+0.1 pts
58Greensburg, PA1.9+0.1 pts
58New Kensington, PA1.9-0.4 pts
60New Castle, PA1.5-0.4 pts
61Munhall, PA1.5-0.2 pts
61Plum, PA1.5+0.2 pts
63Pottsville, PA1.30 pts
63West Mifflin, PA1.3+0.3 pts
65St. Marys, PA1.3+0.1 pts
66Johnstown, PA1.2+0.2 pts
67Altoona, PA0.9+0.1 pts
68Lower Burrell, PA0.90 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b05002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/pennsylvania-cities?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b05002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/pennsylvania-cities?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b05002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/pennsylvania-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Hazleton, PA, with 35.2% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Lower Burrell, PA, with 0.9% in 2022.

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