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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 2023, at 37%. Lower Burrell, PA had the lowest, at 0.6%. The median was 5.2% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 7.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest37Hazleton, PA
Lowest0.6Lower Burrell, PA
Median5.268 cities
Pennsylvania7.4History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Hazleton, PA: 37 %Hazleton, PA37Reading, PA: 21.5 %Reading, PA21.5Allentown, PA: 20.8 %Allentown, PA20.8Darby, PA: 18.7 %Darby, PA18.7Lansdale, PA: 18.5 %Lansdale, PA18.5Norristown, PA: 17.7 %Norristown, PA17.7Lansdowne, PA: 16.4 %Lansdowne, PA16.4Wilkes-Barre, PA: 15.1 %Wilkes-Barre, PA15.1Philadelphia, PA: 14.6 %Philadelphia, PA14.6Easton, PA: 14.1 %Easton, PA14.1Yeadon, PA: 13.9 %Yeadon, PA13.9Lancaster, PA: 13.6 %Lancaster, PA13.6Whitehall, PA: 13.3 %Whitehall, PA13.3State College, PA: 13.3 %State College, PA13.3York, PA: 12.2 %York, PA12.2Franklin Park, PA: 12 %Franklin Park, PA12Bethlehem, PA: 10.9 %Bethlehem, PA10.9Coatesville, PA: 10.8 %Coatesville, PA10.8Baldwin, PA: 10.6 %Baldwin, PA10.6Scranton, PA: 10.4 %Scranton, PA10.4Wyomissing, PA: 10.1 %Wyomissing, PA10.1Chambersburg, PA: 9.3 %Chambersburg, PA9.3Pittsburgh, PA: 9.3 %Pittsburgh, PA9.3Monroeville, PA: 9.2 %Monroeville, PA9.2Lebanon, PA: 8.7 %Lebanon, PA8.7Carlisle, PA: 8.5 %Carlisle, PA8.5Harrisburg, PA: 8.5 %Harrisburg, PA8.5Phoenixville, PA: 7.5 %Phoenixville, PA7.5Erie, PA: 6.6 %Erie, PA6.6Dunmore, PA: 6.4 %Dunmore, PA6.4Ephrata, PA: 5.8 %Ephrata, PA5.8Kingston, PA: 5.4 %Kingston, PA5.4West Chester, PA: 5.4 %West Chester, PA5.4Hanover, PA: 5.3 %Hanover, PA5.3Pottstown, PA: 5 %Pottstown, PA5Murrysville, PA: 4.9 %Murrysville, PA4.9Wilkinsburg, PA: 4.5 %Wilkinsburg, PA4.5Northampton, PA: 4.3 %Northampton, PA4.3Chester, PA: 4.3 %Chester, PA4.3Jefferson Hills, PA: 4.2 %Jefferson Hills, PA4.2Hazleton, PA: 37 %Hazleton, PA37Reading, PA: 21.5 %Reading, PA21.5Allentown, PA: 20.8 %Allentown, PA20.8Darby, PA: 18.7 %Darby, PA18.7Lansdale, PA: 18.5 %Lansdale, PA18.5Norristown, PA: 17.7 %Norristown, PA17.7Lansdowne, PA: 16.4 %Lansdowne, PA16.4Wilkes-Barre, PA: 15.1 %Wilkes-Barre, PA15.1Philadelphia, PA: 14.6 %Philadelphia, PA14.6Easton, PA: 14.1 %Easton, PA14.1Yeadon, PA: 13.9 %Yeadon, PA13.9Lancaster, PA: 13.6 %Lancaster, PA13.6Whitehall, PA: 13.3 %Whitehall, PA13.3State College, PA: 13.3 %State College, PA13.3York, PA: 12.2 %York, PA12.2Franklin Park, PA: 12 %Franklin Park, PA12Bethlehem, PA: 10.9 %Bethlehem, PA10.9Coatesville, PA: 10.8 %Coatesville, PA10.8Baldwin, PA: 10.6 %Baldwin, PA10.6Scranton, PA: 10.4 %Scranton, PA10.4Wyomissing, PA: 10.1 %Wyomissing, PA10.1Chambersburg, PA: 9.3 %Chambersburg, PA9.3Pittsburgh, PA: 9.3 %Pittsburgh, PA9.3Monroeville, PA: 9.2 %Monroeville, PA9.2Lebanon, PA: 8.7 %Lebanon, PA8.7Carlisle, PA: 8.5 %Carlisle, PA8.5Harrisburg, PA: 8.5 %Harrisburg, PA8.5Phoenixville, PA: 7.5 %Phoenixville, PA7.5Erie, PA: 6.6 %Erie, PA6.6Dunmore, PA: 6.4 %Dunmore, PA6.4Ephrata, PA: 5.8 %Ephrata, PA5.8Kingston, PA: 5.4 %Kingston, PA5.4West Chester, PA: 5.4 %West Chester, PA5.4Hanover, PA: 5.3 %Hanover, PA5.3Pottstown, PA: 5 %Pottstown, PA5Murrysville, PA: 4.9 %Murrysville, PA4.9Wilkinsburg, PA: 4.5 %Wilkinsburg, PA4.5Northampton, PA: 4.3 %Northampton, PA4.3Chester, PA: 4.3 %Chester, PA4.3Jefferson Hills, PA: 4.2 %Jefferson Hills, PA4.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Hazleton, PA37+1.8 pts
2Reading, PA21.5+2.1 pts
3Allentown, PA20.8+0.3 pts
4Darby, PA18.7+0.7 pts
5Lansdale, PA18.5-0.1 pts
6Norristown, PA17.7+1.1 pts
7Lansdowne, PA16.4+2.3 pts
8Wilkes-Barre, PA15.1+0.6 pts
9Philadelphia, PA14.6-0 pts
10Easton, PA14.1+0.5 pts
11Yeadon, PA13.9-0.4 pts
12Lancaster, PA13.6+0.8 pts
13Whitehall, PA13.3+0.6 pts
14State College, PA13.3-0.1 pts
15York, PA12.2+1.4 pts
16Franklin Park, PA12+0.4 pts
17Bethlehem, PA10.9+0.2 pts
18Coatesville, PA10.8+2.2 pts
19Baldwin, PA10.6-0.5 pts
20Scranton, PA10.4+0.3 pts
21Wyomissing, PA10.1+2.2 pts
22Chambersburg, PA9.3-1.3 pts
23Pittsburgh, PA9.3+0.3 pts
24Monroeville, PA9.2+1.1 pts
25Lebanon, PA8.7+1.1 pts
26Carlisle, PA8.5+0.9 pts
26Harrisburg, PA8.5+0.1 pts
28Phoenixville, PA7.5-1 pts
29Erie, PA6.6-0.2 pts
30Dunmore, PA6.4-0.5 pts
31Ephrata, PA5.8-0.3 pts
32Kingston, PA5.4+1.7 pts
33West Chester, PA5.4+0.2 pts
34Hanover, PA5.3-0.5 pts
35Pottstown, PA5-0.3 pts
36Murrysville, PA4.9+0.3 pts
37Wilkinsburg, PA4.5+0.4 pts
38Northampton, PA4.3+0.2 pts
39Chester, PA4.3+1.1 pts
40Jefferson Hills, PA4.2-0.2 pts
41Bethel Park, PA4.2+0.2 pts
42Indiana, PA4-0.6 pts
43Elizabethtown, PA3.8-2.7 pts
44Sharon, PA3.6+0.9 pts
45Mechanicsburg, PA3.5+1.3 pts
46Meadville, PA3.4+0.2 pts
47Emmaus, PA3.3-0.6 pts
48Columbia, PA3.3-0.8 pts
49Waynesboro, PA3.2+0.7 pts
50Berwick, PA2.9+0.8 pts
51Washington, PA2.9-0.3 pts
52Nanticoke, PA2.8-0.7 pts
53Bloomsburg, PA2.5+0.1 pts
54Greensburg, PA2.4+0.5 pts
54Hermitage, PA2.4-0.3 pts
56Williamsport, PA2.3-0.1 pts
57St. Marys, PA2.2+1 pts
58Plum, PA2.2+0.7 pts
59McKeesport, PA2.1-0.1 pts
60New Castle, PA1.9+0.3 pts
61Butler, PA1.7-0.4 pts
62Munhall, PA1.7+0.2 pts
63Johnstown, PA1.4+0.2 pts
64Altoona, PA1.3+0.5 pts
65New Kensington, PA1.2-0.7 pts
66Pottsville, PA1.2-0.1 pts
67West Mifflin, PA1.2-0.2 pts
68Lower Burrell, PA0.6-0.3 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b05002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/pennsylvania-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b05002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/pennsylvania-cities?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b05002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/pennsylvania-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Hazleton, PA, with 37% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Lower Burrell, PA, with 0.6% in 2023.

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