Erie, Pennsylvania — Nationalities & Ancestry
Nationalities & Ancestry
Breakdown of the population of Erie, 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. | German | 26344 | 25.91% |
| 2. | Irish | 17427 | 17.14% |
| 3. | Italian | 14229 | 14.00% |
| 4. | Polish | 12962 | 12.75% |
| 5. | English | 5242 | 5.16% |
| 6. | Puerto Rican | 3887 | 3.82% |
| 7. | Scotch-Irish | 2213 | 2.18% |
| 8. | Slovak | 1604 | 1.58% |
| 9. | Swedish | 1577 | 1.55% |
| 10. | French (Except Basque) | 1502 | 1.48% |
| 11. | Russian | 1410 | 1.39% |
| 12. | Mexican | 1197 | 1.18% |
| 13. | Hungarian | 1180 | 1.16% |
| 14. | Dutch | 1149 | 1.13% |
| 15. | Ukrainian | 1087 | 1.07% |
| 16. | Scottish | 1039 | 1.02% |
| 17. | Yugoslavian | 787 | 0.77% |
| 18. | Welsh | 746 | 0.73% |
| 19. | Czech | 731 | 0.72% |
| 20. | European | 476 | 0.47% |
| 21. | Greek | 468 | 0.46% |
| 22. | Lithuanian | 460 | 0.45% |
| 23. | Portuguese | 427 | 0.42% |
| 24. | Vietnamese | 363 | 0.36% |
| 25. | Austrian | 327 | 0.32% |
| 26. | Croatian | 298 | 0.29% |
| 27. | Danish | 296 | 0.29% |
| 28. | Pennsylvania German | 293 | 0.29% |
| 29. | Asian Indian | 270 | 0.27% |
| 30. | French Canadian | 257 | 0.25% |
| 31. | Iraqi | 242 | 0.24% |
| 32. | Norwegian | 212 | 0.21% |
| 33. | Dominican (Dominican Republic) | 199 | 0.20% |
| 34. | Canadian | 188 | 0.18% |
| 35. | Sudanese | 185 | 0.18% |
| 36. | Somalian | 183 | 0.18% |
| 37. | Costa Rican | 169 | 0.17% |
| 38. | British | 165 | 0.16% |
| 39. | Romanian | 153 | 0.15% |
| 40. | Armenian | 150 | 0.15% |
| 41. | Colombian | 146 | 0.14% |
| 42. | Slavic | 146 | 0.14% |
| 43. | Cambodian | 132 | 0.13% |
| 44. | Swiss | 129 | 0.13% |
| 45. | Czechoslovakian | 125 | 0.12% |
| 46. | Finnish | 124 | 0.12% |
| 47. | Filipino | 121 | 0.12% |
| 48. | Haitian | 116 | 0.11% |
| 49. | Chinese , Except Taiwanese | 112 | 0.11% |
| 50. | Jamaican | 111 | 0.11% |
| 51. | Korean | 100 | 0.10% |
| 52. | Sri Lankan | 96 | 0.09% |
| 53. | Belgian | 95 | 0.09% |
| 54. | Peruvian | 89 | 0.09% |
| 55. | Lebanese | 79 | 0.08% |
| 56. | Spanish | 65 | 0.06% |
| 57. | Brazilian | 64 | 0.06% |
| 58. | Serbian | 59 | 0.06% |
| 59. | Cuban | 58 | 0.06% |
| 60. | Syrian | 51 | 0.05% |
| 61. | Cherokee | 49 | 0.05% |
| 62. | Afghan | 47 | 0.05% |
| 63. | Spaniard | 44 | 0.04% |
| 64. | Native Hawaiian | 42 | 0.04% |
| 65. | Turkish | 42 | 0.04% |
| 66. | Thai | 41 | 0.04% |
| 67. | Australian | 39 | 0.04% |
| 68. | Albanian | 36 | 0.04% |
| 69. | Slovene | 34 | 0.03% |
| 70. | Iroquois | 34 | 0.03% |
| 71. | Venezuelan | 28 | 0.03% |
| 72. | Kenyan | 27 | 0.03% |
| 73. | Salvadoran | 23 | 0.02% |
| 74. | Pakistani | 22 | 0.02% |
| 75. | Macedonian | 22 | 0.02% |
| 76. | Eastern European | 20 | 0.02% |
| 77. | Panamanian | 20 | 0.02% |
| 78. | Nigerian | 18 | 0.02% |
| 79. | Japanese | 16 | 0.02% |
| 80. | Chilean | 14 | 0.01% |
| 81. | Bulgarian | 13 | 0.01% |
| 82. | Nicaraguan | 13 | 0.01% |
| 83. | Latvian | 10 | 0.01% |
| 84. | Luxemburger | 9 | 0.01% |
| 85. | Spanish American | 9 | 0.01% |
| 86. | Egyptian | 9 | 0.01% |
| 87. | British West Indian | 9 | 0.01% |
| 88. | Guatemalan | 9 | 0.01% |
| 89. | Liberian | 7 | 0.01% |
| 90. | Celtic | 7 | 0.01% |
| 91. | Israeli | 7 | 0.01% |
| 92. | Moroccan | 7 | 0.01% |
| 93. | Bangladeshi | 7 | 0.01% |
| 94. | Yaqui | 6 | 0.01% |
| 95. | German Russian | 5 | 0.00% |
| 96. | Honduran | 4 | 0.00% |
| 97. | Iranian | 4 | 0.00% |
| 98. | Pueblo | 2 | 0.00% |