Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania — Nationalities & Ancestry
Nationalities & Ancestry
Breakdown of the population of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania by nationality. Data represents only those respondents who voluntarily listed an ancestry on their response form. Sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Nationalities & Ancestry
| # | Ancestry | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Irish | 9092 | 21.88% |
| 2. | Polish | 7418 | 17.85% |
| 3. | German | 6814 | 16.40% |
| 4. | Italian | 4572 | 11.00% |
| 5. | Welsh | 2468 | 5.94% |
| 6. | English | 2248 | 5.41% |
| 7. | Mexican | 1945 | 4.68% |
| 8. | Puerto Rican | 1532 | 3.69% |
| 9. | Slovak | 1389 | 3.34% |
| 10. | Russian | 1359 | 3.27% |
| 11. | Lithuanian | 1068 | 2.57% |
| 12. | Pennsylvania German | 613 | 1.48% |
| 13. | Dutch | 560 | 1.35% |
| 14. | Ukrainian | 522 | 1.26% |
| 15. | Scottish | 471 | 1.13% |
| 16. | French (Except Basque) | 446 | 1.07% |
| 17. | Dominican (Dominican Republic) | 443 | 1.07% |
| 18. | Chinese , Except Taiwanese | 408 | 0.98% |
| 19. | Hungarian | 404 | 0.97% |
| 20. | Lebanese | 283 | 0.68% |
| 21. | Colombian | 219 | 0.53% |
| 22. | Greek | 195 | 0.47% |
| 23. | Swedish | 171 | 0.41% |
| 24. | Syrian | 168 | 0.40% |
| 25. | Haitian | 156 | 0.38% |
| 26. | Scotch-Irish | 155 | 0.37% |
| 27. | Austrian | 143 | 0.34% |
| 28. | Czech | 111 | 0.27% |
| 29. | Czechoslovakian | 87 | 0.21% |
| 30. | Vietnamese | 84 | 0.20% |
| 31. | British | 84 | 0.20% |
| 32. | Romanian | 83 | 0.20% |
| 33. | Asian Indian | 81 | 0.19% |
| 34. | Honduran | 76 | 0.18% |
| 35. | Slavic | 72 | 0.17% |
| 36. | Nigerian | 70 | 0.17% |
| 37. | European | 52 | 0.13% |
| 38. | Jamaican | 51 | 0.12% |
| 39. | Korean | 42 | 0.10% |
| 40. | Japanese | 34 | 0.08% |
| 41. | Panamanian | 34 | 0.08% |
| 42. | Spaniard | 34 | 0.08% |
| 43. | French Canadian | 31 | 0.07% |
| 44. | Portuguese | 31 | 0.07% |
| 45. | Norwegian | 30 | 0.07% |
| 46. | Croatian | 30 | 0.07% |
| 47. | Swiss | 29 | 0.07% |
| 48. | Filipino | 27 | 0.06% |
| 49. | Cuban | 27 | 0.06% |
| 50. | Egyptian | 27 | 0.06% |
| 51. | Eastern European | 26 | 0.06% |
| 52. | Danish | 21 | 0.05% |
| 53. | Uruguayan | 20 | 0.05% |
| 54. | Salvadoran | 18 | 0.04% |
| 55. | Peruvian | 17 | 0.04% |
| 56. | Australian | 16 | 0.04% |
| 57. | Palestinian | 13 | 0.03% |
| 58. | Yugoslavian | 13 | 0.03% |
| 59. | Scandinavian | 12 | 0.03% |
| 60. | Basque | 12 | 0.03% |
| 61. | Cape Verdean | 11 | 0.03% |
| 62. | Canadian | 10 | 0.02% |
| 63. | Iraqi | 8 | 0.02% |
| 64. | Turkish | 8 | 0.02% |
| 65. | Iranian | 8 | 0.02% |
| 66. | South African | 7 | 0.02% |
| 67. | Guatemalan | 6 | 0.01% |
| 68. | Paraguayan | 5 | 0.01% |
| 69. | Carpatho Rusyn | 1 | 0.00% |