Counties in Pennsylvania by foreign-born share of the population

Philadelphia County had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 67 counties in 2023, at 14.6%. Jefferson County had the lowest, at 0.4%. The median was 2% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 7.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Median267 counties
Pennsylvania7.4History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Philadelphia CountyPhiladelphia County: 14.6 %14.6Lehigh CountyLehigh County: 13.3 %13.3Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 11.2 %11.2Delaware CountyDelaware County: 11.2 %11.2Monroe CountyMonroe County: 10.5 %10.5Bucks CountyBucks County: 10.4 %10.4Chester CountyChester County: 9.7 %9.7Dauphin CountyDauphin County: 9.1 %9.1Berks CountyBerks County: 8.8 %8.8Luzerne CountyLuzerne County: 8.7 %8.7Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 8.4 %8.4Centre CountyCentre County: 8.4 %8.4Pike CountyPike County: 8 %8Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 7.2 %7.2Allegheny CountyAllegheny County: 6.4 %6.4Lackawanna CountyLackawanna County: 5.9 %5.9Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 5.6 %5.6Montour CountyMontour County: 5.3 %5.3York CountyYork County: 4.4 %4.4Erie CountyErie County: 4.4 %4.4Lebanon CountyLebanon County: 4.2 %4.2Franklin CountyFranklin County: 3.9 %3.9Carbon CountyCarbon County: 3.8 %3.8Wayne CountyWayne County: 3.7 %3.7Union CountyUnion County: 3.7 %3.7Adams CountyAdams County: 3.4 %3.4Columbia CountyColumbia County: 2.8 %2.8Juniata CountyJuniata County: 2.4 %2.4Indiana CountyIndiana County: 2.2 %2.2Schuylkill CountySchuylkill County: 2.2 %2.2Washington CountyWashington County: 2.2 %2.2Bradford CountyBradford County: 2.1 %2.1Butler CountyButler County: 2.1 %2.1Beaver CountyBeaver County: 2 %2Forest CountyForest County: 1.9 %1.9Susquehanna CountySusquehanna County: 1.9 %1.9Clearfield CountyClearfield County: 1.9 %1.9Westmoreland CountyWestmoreland County: 1.8 %1.8McKean CountyMcKean County: 1.7 %1.7Northumberland CountyNorthumberland County: 1.7 %1.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Philadelphia County14.6-0 pts
2Lehigh County13.3+0.4 pts
3Montgomery County11.2+0.2 pts
4Delaware County11.2+0.4 pts
5Monroe County10.5+0.3 pts
6Bucks County10.4+0.2 pts
7Chester County9.7-0 pts
8Dauphin County9.1+0.5 pts
9Berks County8.8+0.6 pts
10Luzerne County8.7+0.4 pts
11Northampton County8.4+0.1 pts
12Centre County8.40 pts
13Pike County8+0.5 pts
14Cumberland County7.2+0.5 pts
15Allegheny County6.4+0.2 pts
16Lackawanna County5.9+0.1 pts
17Lancaster County5.6+0.1 pts
18Montour County5.3+0.3 pts
19York County4.4+0.1 pts
20Erie County4.4-0 pts
21Lebanon County4.2-0 pts
22Franklin County3.9+0.2 pts
23Carbon County3.8+0.2 pts
24Wayne County3.7-0.1 pts
25Union County3.7+0.6 pts
26Adams County3.40 pts
27Columbia County2.8+0.4 pts
28Juniata County2.4-0.1 pts
29Indiana County2.2+0.4 pts
30Schuylkill County2.2-0 pts
30Washington County2.2+0.1 pts
32Bradford County2.1+0.1 pts
33Butler County2.1-0.2 pts
34Beaver County2-0.1 pts
35Forest County1.9-1.3 pts
36Susquehanna County1.9+0.1 pts
37Clearfield County1.9-0.1 pts
38Westmoreland County1.8+0.1 pts
39McKean County1.7-0.1 pts
40Northumberland County1.7+0.5 pts
41Mercer County1.70 pts
42Lycoming County1.7-0.4 pts
43Lawrence County1.6+0.2 pts
44Clinton County1.6+0.1 pts
45Sullivan County1.6-0.1 pts
46Wyoming County1.50 pts
47Fayette County1.5-0.1 pts
47Tioga County1.50 pts
49Snyder County1.4+0.3 pts
50Elk County1.4+0.5 pts
50Potter County1.4+0.1 pts
52Blair County1.3+0.1 pts
53Warren County1.3-0.1 pts
54Crawford County1.30 pts
55Perry County1.20 pts
56Cameron County1.2+0.4 pts
57Bedford County1.1+0.1 pts
58Cambria County1-0 pts
59Huntingdon County1-0 pts
59Somerset County1-0.1 pts
61Clarion County0.9+0.1 pts
62Venango County0.80 pts
63Greene County0.8+0.1 pts
64Mifflin County0.7-0.1 pts
65Fulton County0.7-0.1 pts
66Armstrong County0.60 pts
67Jefferson County0.4-0 pts

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About this ranking

People who were not US citizens at birth, as a percentage of the total population. Includes naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, temporary migrants and unauthorized immigrants. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Based on place of birth, not nationality: a naturalized citizen counts as foreign born, and people born in Puerto Rico, the US island areas or abroad to American parents count as native. Not comparable with foreign_population_share, which counts foreign nationals in Spain and the EU. Calculated from counts in ACS table B05002, which are stored as inputs.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Philadelphia County, with 14.6% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Jefferson County, with 0.4% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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