Most Asian cities in Pennsylvania research summary. We analyzed Pennsylvania’s most recent Census data to determine the most Asian cities in Pennsylvania based on the percentage of Asian residents. Here are the results of our analysis:
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The most Asian city in Pennsylvania is Lansdale based on the most recent Census data.
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Lansdale is 14.23% Asian.
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The least Asian city in Pennsylvania is Palmerton.
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Palmerton is 0.0% Asian.
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Pennsylvania is 3.5% Asian.
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Pennsylvania is the 18th most Asian state in the United States.
Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table
Across most of America, the African American and Hispanic communities comprise “most of the minority”. We’re not totally sure that’s a term, but it’s an accurate reflection of the state of race in America.
Asians are a “minority of the minority”, generally. But not everywhere.
There are now over 17 million people who identify as Asian living in America, making up 5.6% of the total population. According to the most recent American Community Survey, the Asian population in Pennsylvania is 457,712 – at 3.5% of the total population of Pennsylvania.
And, unlike African Americans that fall under one group in the Census, Asian Americans have many sub-groups — Chinese, Filipino, and Indian being the three largest sub-groups.
So, what how does the Asian population stratify across Pennsylvania? Which cities and towns in Pennsylvania have seen the greatest increase in their Asian population?
Here are the cities in Pennsylvania with the largest Asian population in 2023:
Which city in Pennsylvania had the largest Asian population? Lansdale took the number one over all spot for the largest Asian in Pennsylvania for 2023. 14.23% of Lansdale identify as Asian.
Read on below to see how we crunched the numbers and how your town ranked.
To see where Pennsylvania ranked as a state on diversity, we have a ranking of the most diverse states in America.
And if you already knew these places were Asian, check out the best places to live in Pennsylvania or the most diverse places in Pennsylvania.
The 10 Most Asian Cities In Pennsylvania For 2023
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Population: 8,047
% Asian: 6.28%
# Of Asian Residents: 505
Percent Change Since 2010: 151.24%
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Methodology: How We Determined The Cities In Pennsylvania With The Largest Asian Population For 2023
We still believe in the accuracy of data — especially from the Census. So that’s where we went to get the race breakdown across every place in Pennsylvania.
That leads us to the Census’s most recently available data, the 2017-2021 American Community Survey data from the US Census.
Specifically, we looked at table B03002: Hispanic OR LATINO ORIGIN BY RACE. Here are the category names as defined by the Census:
- Hispanic or Latino
- White alone*
- Black or African American alone*
- American Indian and Alaska Native alone*
- Asian alone*
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone*
- Some other race alone*
- Two or more races*
Our particular column of interest here was the number of people who identified as Asian alone.
We limited our analysis to non-CDPs with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 184 cities.
We then calculated the percentage of residents that are Asian. The percentages ranked from 14.2% to 0.0%.
Finally, we ranked each city based on the percentage of Asian population, with a higher score being more Asian than a lower score. Lansdale took the distinction of being the most Asian, while Palmerton was the least Asian city.
We updated this article for 2023. This report reflects our tenth time ranking the cities in Pennsylvania with the largest Asian population.
Read on for more information on how the cities in Pennsylvania ranked by population of Asian residents or, for a more general take on diversity in America, head over to our ranking of the most diverse cities in America.
Summary: Asian Populations Across Pennsylvania
If you’re looking for a breakdown of Asian populations across Pennsylvania according to the most recent data, this is an accurate list.
If you’re curious enough, here are the least Asian places in Pennsylvania:
- Palmerton
- Somerset
- Shamokin
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Table: Asian Population By City In Pennsylvania
| Rank | City | % Asian |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lansdale | 14.23% |
| 2 | Franklin Park | 13.76% |
| 3 | Whitehall | 10.5% |
| 4 | State College | 9.97% |
| 5 | Baldwin | 8.27% |
| 6 | Millersville | 7.79% |
| 7 | Philadelphia | 7.36% |
| 8 | Swarthmore | 7.3% |
| 9 | Downin | 6.28% |
| 10 | Fox Chapel | 6.0% |
| 11 | Media | 5.68% |
| 12 | Norwood | 5.59% |
| 13 | Pittsburgh | 5.55% |
| 14 | Middl | 5.45% |
| 15 | Souderton | 5.24% |
| 16 | Pleasant Hills | 5.22% |
| 17 | Scranton | 4.99% |
| 18 | Jefferson Hills | 4.81% |
| 19 | Brentwood | 4.71% |
| 20 | Castle Shannon | 4.44% |
| 21 | Clifton Heights | 4.31% |
| 22 | Lewisburg | 4.29% |
| 23 | Dunmore | 4.25% |
| 24 | Ambler | 3.9% |
| 25 | East Stroudsburg | 3.89% |
| 26 | Mckees Rocks | 3.86% |
| 27 | Prospect Park | 3.63% |
| 28 | Folcroft | 3.41% |
| 29 | Wilson | 3.35% |
| 30 | Hollidaysburg | 3.29% |
| 31 | South Williamsport | 3.26% |
| 32 | Lancaster | 3.23% |
| 33 | Phoenixville | 3.21% |
| 34 | Stroudsburg | 3.13% |
| 35 | Allentown | 3.02% |
| 36 | Palmyra | 2.98% |
| 37 | Norri | 2.97% |
| 38 | Bethlehem | 2.89% |
| 39 | Emmaus | 2.83% |
| 40 | Erie | 2.78% |
| 41 | Swissvale | 2.7% |
| 42 | Conshohocken | 2.64% |
| 43 | Wilkes-Barre | 2.61% |
| 44 | Carlisle | 2.57% |
| 45 | Wilkinsburg | 2.57% |
| 46 | Harrisburg | 2.55% |
| 47 | Red Lion | 2.55% |
| 48 | Camp Hill | 2.53% |
| 49 | Gettysburg | 2.48% |
| 50 | Moosic | 2.48% |
| 51 | New Holland | 2.46% |
| 52 | Collingdale | 2.43% |
| 53 | Doyle | 2.42% |
| 54 | Bristol | 2.35% |
| 55 | New Kensington | 2.22% |
| 56 | Lansdowne | 2.21% |
| 57 | Quake | 2.19% |
| 58 | Bellefonte | 2.15% |
| 59 | Helle | 2.11% |
| 60 | Wyomissing | 2.1% |
| 61 | Carnegie | 2.09% |
| 62 | Connellsville | 2.03% |
| 63 | Northampton | 1.87% |
| 64 | Washington | 1.84% |
| 65 | Shippensburg | 1.83% |
| 66 | Lewi | 1.69% |
| 67 | West Chester | 1.66% |
| 68 | Indiana | 1.62% |
| 69 | Mechanicsburg | 1.57% |
| 70 | Mckeesport | 1.52% |
| 71 | Old Forge | 1.48% |
| 72 | York | 1.43% |
| 73 | Williamsport | 1.38% |
| 74 | Easton | 1.38% |
| 75 | Sharon Hill | 1.38% |
| 76 | Meadville | 1.38% |
| 77 | Lock Haven | 1.37% |
| 78 | Punxsutawney | 1.35% |
| 79 | Chambersburg | 1.34% |
| 80 | New Cumberland | 1.3% |
| 81 | Kingston | 1.29% |
| 82 | Edinboro | 1.28% |
| 83 | Hermitage | 1.27% |
| 84 | Beaver Falls | 1.27% |
| 85 | Selinsgrove | 1.26% |
| 86 | Monessen | 1.22% |
| 87 | Titusville | 1.19% |
| 88 | Carbondale | 1.16% |
| 89 | Hatboro | 1.13% |
| 90 | Bloomsburg | 1.12% |
| 91 | Birdsboro | 1.11% |
| 92 | Glenolden | 1.11% |
| 93 | Turtle Creek | 1.11% |
| 94 | Dormont | 1.1% |
| 95 | Archbald | 1.08% |
| 96 | Aliquippa | 1.07% |
| 97 | Pittston | 1.07% |
| 98 | Lebanon | 1.0% |
| 99 | Kennett Square | 0.97% |
| 100 | Reading | 0.88% |
| 101 | Taylor | 0.84% |
| 102 | Chester | 0.8% |
| 103 | Sayre | 0.78% |
| 104 | Forest Hills | 0.78% |
| 105 | Grove City | 0.76% |
| 106 | Plum | 0.72% |
| 107 | Hanover | 0.71% |
| 108 | Brookhaven | 0.69% |
| 109 | Huntingdon | 0.69% |
| 110 | Morrisville | 0.68% |
| 111 | Elizabet | 0.66% |
| 112 | Franklin | 0.62% |
| 113 | Tyrone | 0.6% |
| 114 | Butler | 0.59% |
| 115 | Greenville | 0.59% |
| 116 | Mount Joy | 0.57% |
| 117 | Greensburg | 0.55% |
| 118 | Jeannette | 0.53% |
| 119 | Uniontown | 0.53% |
| 120 | Ridley Park | 0.52% |
| 121 | Perkasie | 0.52% |
| 122 | Munhall | 0.52% |
| 123 | Crafton | 0.51% |
| 124 | Lititz | 0.51% |
| 125 | Dubois | 0.5% |
| 126 | Clearfield | 0.48% |
| 127 | Coatesville | 0.48% |
| 128 | Schuylkill Haven | 0.48% |
| 129 | Warren | 0.47% |
| 130 | Corry | 0.46% |
| 131 | California | 0.46% |
| 132 | New Brighton | 0.45% |
| 133 | Plymouth | 0.42% |
| 134 | Altoona | 0.4% |
| 135 | Pott | 0.4% |
| 136 | Johnstown | 0.38% |
| 137 | Dickson City | 0.36% |
| 138 | Yeadon | 0.35% |
| 139 | St. Marys | 0.34% |
| 140 | Coraopolis | 0.31% |
| 141 | Ambridge | 0.3% |
| 142 | Bellevue | 0.3% |
| 143 | Sharon | 0.29% |
| 144 | White Oak | 0.26% |
| 145 | Clarks Summit | 0.25% |
| 146 | Bradford | 0.25% |
| 147 | Berwick | 0.24% |
| 148 | Catasauqua | 0.23% |
| 149 | Lower Burrell | 0.2% |
| 150 | Columbia | 0.2% |
| 151 | Hazleton | 0.19% |
| 152 | Olyphant | 0.19% |
| 153 | Ephrata | 0.17% |
| 154 | West View | 0.16% |
| 155 | West Mifflin | 0.15% |
| 156 | Shillington | 0.15% |
| 157 | Milton | 0.14% |
| 158 | Oil City | 0.12% |
| 159 | Mount Carmel | 0.12% |
| 160 | Oakmont | 0.12% |
| 161 | New Castle | 0.12% |
| 162 | Canonsburg | 0.11% |
| 163 | Waynesboro | 0.11% |
| 164 | Darby | 0.07% |
| 165 | Economy | 0.04% |
| 166 | Vandergrift | 0.02% |
| 167 | Steelton | 0.02% |
| 168 | Pottsville | 0.01% |
| 169 | Blakely | 0.0% |
| 170 | Bangor | 0.0% |
| 171 | Exeter | 0.0% |
| 172 | Ellwood City | 0.0% |
| 173 | Duquesne | 0.0% |
| 174 | Monaca | 0.0% |
| 175 | Tamaqua | 0.0% |
| 176 | Swoyersville | 0.0% |
| 177 | Lehighton | 0.0% |
| 178 | Sunbury | 0.0% |
| 179 | Nanticoke | 0.0% |
| 180 | Clairton | 0.0% |
| 181 | Nazareth | 0.0% |
| 182 | Shamokin | 0.0% |
| 183 | Somerset | 0.0% |
| 184 | Palmerton | 0.0% |
