Racial diversity in Pennsylvania is a mixed bag.
There are parts of Pennsylvania where there’s a high level of diversity. But where will you find the most diverse places in Pennsylvania?
To answer that question, we went to the US Census data. Using Saturday Night Science, we measured the Gini coefficient for all 191 cities in Pennsylvania to rank them from most to least diverse.
Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table
Here are the 10 most diverse places in Pennsylvania for 2026:
So what city is the most diverse in Pennsylvania? According to the most Census data, Coatesville took the number one over all spot for diversity in Pennsylvania.
Read on below to see how we crunched the numbers and how your town ranked. To see where Pennsylvania ranked as a state, we have a ranking of the most diverse states in Ameria.
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The 10 Most Diverse Places In Pennsylvania For 2026
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Population: 13,353
HHI: 2,855
% White: 28.9%
% African American: 32.4%
% Hispanic: 30.2%
% Asian: 0.6%
More on Coatesville: Data | Cost Of Living | Movers
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Population: 35,893
HHI: 2,885
% White: 26.1%
% African American: 31.0%
% Hispanic: 34.8%
% Asian: 2.1%
More on Norri: Data | Movers
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Population: 1,579,706
HHI: 2,893
% White: 33.2%
% African American: 38.3%
% Hispanic: 15.6%
% Asian: 7.9%
More on Philadelphia: Data | Cost Of Living | Movers
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Population: 50,287
HHI: 3,034
% White: 25.2%
% African American: 40.9%
% Hispanic: 26.4%
% Asian: 2.2%
More on Harrisburg: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
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Population: 44,938
HHI: 3,068
% White: 33.6%
% African American: 24.1%
% Hispanic: 36.6%
% Asian: 1.0%
More on York: Data | Cost Of Living | Movers
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Population: 6,296
HHI: 3,168
% White: 32.0%
% African American: 41.2%
% Hispanic: 20.2%
% Asian: 0.6%
More on Steelton: Data | Cost Of Living | Movers
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Population: 57,719
HHI: 3,388
% White: 39.7%
% African American: 12.0%
% Hispanic: 40.6%
% Asian: 2.9%
More on Lancaster: Data | Cost Of Living | Movers
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Population: 29,739
HHI: 3,539
% White: 51.3%
% African American: 16.3%
% Hispanic: 24.9%
% Asian: 1.6%
More on Easton: Data | Cost Of Living | Movers
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Population: 14,027
HHI: 3,574
% White: 36.6%
% African American: 46.2%
% Hispanic: 5.3%
% Asian: 2.3%
More on Wilkinsburg: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
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Population: 8,183
HHI: 3,600
% White: 53.0%
% African American: 13.5%
% Hispanic: 23.5%
% Asian: 4.0%
More on Wilson: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
Methodology: How we determined the most diverse cities in Pennsylvania for 2026
We still believe in the accuracy of data — especially from the Census — and Saturday Night Science. So that’s where we went to get the race breakdown across Pennsylvania.
That leads us to the Census’s most recently available data, the 2020-2024 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:
- 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*
- Hispanic or Latino
We limited our analysis to non-CDPs with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 191 cities.
We then calculated the HHI for each city by finding the racial breakdown of a city in percent terms, squaring them, and then adding the squares together. This left us with scores ranging from 2,855 (Coatesville) to 9,467 (Archbald).
Finally, we ranked each city based on the HHI, with a lower score being more diverse than a high score. Coatesville took the distinction of being the most diverse, while Archbald was the least diverse city.
We updated this article for 2026. This report is our eleventh time ranking the most diverse places in Pennsylvania.
Summary: Diversity Across Pennsylvania
If you’re looking for a scientific breakdown of diversity across Pennsylvania, this is an accurate list.
The most diverse cities in Pennsylvania are Coatesville, Norri, Philadelphia, Harrisburg, York, Steelton, Lancaster, Easton, Wilkinsburg, and Wilson.
If you’re curious enough, here are the least diverse places in Pennsylvania:
- Archbald
- Punxsutawney
- Warren
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Race By City In Pennsylvania For 2026
| Rank | City | Population | HHI | % White | % Black | % Hispanic | % Asian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coatesville, PA | 13,353 | 2,855 | 28.9% | 32.4% | 30.2% | 0.6% |
| 2 | Norri, PA | 35,893 | 2,885 | 26.1% | 31.0% | 34.8% | 2.1% |
| 3 | Philadelphia, PA | 1,579,706 | 2,893 | 33.2% | 38.3% | 15.6% | 7.9% |
| 4 | Harrisburg, PA | 50,287 | 3,034 | 25.2% | 40.9% | 26.4% | 2.2% |
| 5 | York, PA | 44,938 | 3,068 | 33.6% | 24.1% | 36.6% | 1.0% |
| 6 | Steelton, PA | 6,296 | 3,168 | 32.0% | 41.2% | 20.2% | 0.6% |
| 7 | Lancaster, PA | 57,719 | 3,388 | 39.7% | 12.0% | 40.6% | 2.9% |
| 8 | Easton, PA | 29,739 | 3,539 | 51.3% | 16.3% | 24.9% | 1.6% |
| 9 | Wilkinsburg, PA | 14,027 | 3,574 | 36.6% | 46.2% | 5.3% | 2.3% |
| 10 | Wilson, PA | 8,183 | 3,600 | 53.0% | 13.5% | 23.5% | 4.0% |
| 11 | Mckees Rocks, PA | 5,786 | 3,606 | 54.3% | 22.1% | 5.3% | 0.8% |
| 12 | Pott, PA | 23,476 | 3,657 | 54.1% | 22.6% | 12.5% | 3.3% |
| 13 | Duquesne, PA | 5,149 | 3,747 | 39.3% | 45.2% | 3.0% | 0.0% |
| 14 | Folcroft, PA | 6,772 | 3,769 | 38.0% | 47.4% | 7.2% | 1.7% |
| 15 | Mckeesport, PA | 17,380 | 3,803 | 49.3% | 35.7% | 4.5% | 0.7% |
| 16 | Wilkes-Barre, PA | 44,423 | 3,804 | 50.5% | 9.7% | 33.8% | 1.6% |
| 17 | Stroudsburg, PA | 5,894 | 3,819 | 55.9% | 11.0% | 22.1% | 0.6% |
| 18 | Bridgeport, PA | 5,174 | 3,877 | 58.7% | 2.4% | 13.0% | 7.0% |
| 19 | West York, PA | 5,092 | 3,933 | 54.6% | 14.3% | 27.2% | 0.0% |
| 20 | East Stroudsburg, PA | 9,319 | 3,937 | 56.6% | 19.2% | 18.8% | 2.6% |
| 21 | Clifton Heights, PA | 6,832 | 4,014 | 49.4% | 38.8% | 2.0% | 2.3% |
| 22 | Clairton, PA | 6,044 | 4,046 | 45.3% | 43.9% | 4.0% | 0.0% |
| 23 | Bethlehem, PA | 77,956 | 4,064 | 56.1% | 8.2% | 28.7% | 2.8% |
| 24 | Swissvale, PA | 8,418 | 4,098 | 56.6% | 28.7% | 4.7% | 3.4% |
| 25 | Allentown, PA | 125,976 | 4,111 | 28.9% | 9.8% | 56.3% | 1.9% |
| 26 | Collingdale, PA | 8,897 | 4,129 | 27.8% | 57.2% | 7.3% | 4.3% |
| 27 | Aliquippa, PA | 9,079 | 4,133 | 53.6% | 34.7% | 5.1% | 0.6% |
| 28 | Lansdowne, PA | 11,122 | 4,142 | 41.0% | 49.2% | 4.3% | 1.6% |
| 29 | Oxford, PA | 5,825 | 4,160 | 56.1% | 6.8% | 30.8% | 2.7% |
| 30 | Downin, PA | 8,255 | 4,198 | 61.1% | 13.0% | 6.7% | 15.3% |
| 31 | Lebanon, PA | 26,536 | 4,313 | 47.3% | 2.6% | 45.4% | 1.2% |
| 32 | Kennett Square, PA | 6,243 | 4,315 | 46.5% | 3.1% | 46.1% | 0.2% |
| 33 | Pittsburgh, PA | 304,759 | 4,395 | 61.9% | 22.1% | 4.5% | 6.1% |
| 34 | Turtle Creek, PA | 5,007 | 4,541 | 58.4% | 33.0% | 1.2% | 1.5% |
| 35 | Morrisville, PA | 9,752 | 4,581 | 65.0% | 11.9% | 12.9% | 4.7% |
| 36 | Ambridge, PA | 6,890 | 4,589 | 63.8% | 19.4% | 7.9% | 0.0% |
| 37 | Scranton, PA | 76,033 | 4,623 | 64.9% | 6.6% | 17.9% | 5.3% |
| 38 | Erie, PA | 93,850 | 4,703 | 65.7% | 16.3% | 8.6% | 2.8% |
| 39 | Lansdale, PA | 19,011 | 4,750 | 66.3% | 5.8% | 8.3% | 15.3% |
| 40 | Chambersburg, PA | 22,319 | 4,873 | 65.6% | 7.0% | 22.6% | 0.8% |
| 41 | Columbia, PA | 10,278 | 4,953 | 66.1% | 7.7% | 22.9% | 0.0% |
| 42 | Beaver Falls, PA | 8,850 | 4,972 | 66.0% | 24.0% | 2.8% | 1.3% |
| 43 | Johnstown, PA | 18,087 | 5,002 | 68.4% | 13.2% | 6.2% | 1.0% |
| 44 | Hazleton, PA | 30,111 | 5,096 | 32.6% | 1.7% | 63.4% | 0.3% |
| 45 | Swarthmore, PA | 6,550 | 5,109 | 70.0% | 10.0% | 6.8% | 6.0% |
| 46 | Glenolden, PA | 7,220 | 5,132 | 69.1% | 17.1% | 6.6% | 1.3% |
| 47 | Chester, PA | 33,619 | 5,279 | 13.3% | 70.5% | 11.1% | 0.8% |
| 48 | Gettysburg, PA | 8,254 | 5,326 | 70.6% | 4.2% | 16.5% | 6.8% |
| 49 | Bristol, PA | 9,902 | 5,396 | 71.1% | 3.7% | 16.7% | 1.3% |
| 50 | Middl, PA | 9,632 | 5,397 | 72.1% | 6.0% | 9.8% | 3.5% |
| 51 | Washington, PA | 13,368 | 5,398 | 71.4% | 15.0% | 4.0% | 1.8% |
| 52 | Coraopolis, PA | 5,417 | 5,407 | 71.2% | 16.2% | 5.2% | 0.5% |
| 53 | Reading, PA | 95,242 | 5,415 | 18.5% | 7.7% | 70.8% | 0.5% |
| 54 | Sharon, PA | 12,936 | 5,476 | 71.5% | 17.7% | 4.1% | 0.3% |
| 55 | West Chester, PA | 20,666 | 5,557 | 72.7% | 13.5% | 8.3% | 2.1% |
| 56 | Monessen, PA | 6,780 | 5,590 | 72.2% | 18.8% | 2.3% | 0.4% |
| 57 | West Hazleton, PA | 5,178 | 5,651 | 20.3% | 2.0% | 72.2% | 0.0% |
| 58 | Taylor, PA | 6,265 | 5,659 | 73.2% | 1.8% | 16.2% | 2.9% |
| 59 | New Holland, PA | 5,780 | 5,684 | 74.2% | 5.0% | 10.9% | 4.5% |
| 60 | Williamsport, PA | 27,612 | 5,732 | 74.2% | 12.0% | 4.5% | 1.4% |
| 61 | Prospect Park, PA | 6,417 | 5,739 | 73.8% | 14.7% | 0.1% | 2.9% |
| 62 | Shillington, PA | 5,492 | 5,744 | 72.6% | 1.7% | 21.2% | 0.3% |
| 63 | Ambler, PA | 6,847 | 5,782 | 74.4% | 13.7% | 7.1% | 2.5% |
| 64 | Souderton, PA | 7,181 | 5,790 | 74.1% | 1.6% | 16.3% | 4.6% |
| 65 | Plymouth, PA | 5,770 | 5,843 | 75.0% | 7.1% | 11.9% | 0.0% |
| 66 | Millersville, PA | 8,982 | 5,860 | 75.2% | 4.0% | 12.9% | 4.1% |
| 67 | Collegeville, PA | 5,247 | 5,922 | 76.0% | 5.3% | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 68 | Carlisle, PA | 21,852 | 5,925 | 75.8% | 9.5% | 8.4% | 2.6% |
| 69 | State College, PA | 41,050 | 5,939 | 76.0% | 3.7% | 6.1% | 9.4% |
| 70 | New Castle, PA | 21,579 | 5,944 | 75.7% | 10.8% | 4.2% | 0.0% |
| 71 | Sharon Hill, PA | 6,002 | 5,977 | 17.5% | 75.1% | 4.0% | 0.0% |
| 72 | Kingston, PA | 13,397 | 6,019 | 76.3% | 11.3% | 7.9% | 1.6% |
| 73 | New Brighton, PA | 5,567 | 6,035 | 76.1% | 13.5% | 4.2% | 0.1% |
| 74 | Quake, PA | 9,319 | 6,062 | 76.4% | 3.4% | 13.7% | 4.5% |
| 75 | Phoenixville, PA | 19,452 | 6,088 | 77.1% | 3.7% | 7.6% | 4.1% |
| 76 | Forest Hills, PA | 6,286 | 6,117 | 76.9% | 12.4% | 4.8% | 0.7% |
| 77 | Catasauqua, PA | 6,541 | 6,186 | 76.5% | 3.3% | 17.7% | 0.0% |
| 78 | Uniontown, PA | 9,742 | 6,224 | 77.2% | 15.7% | 2.0% | 0.8% |
| 79 | Nanticoke, PA | 10,653 | 6,233 | 77.6% | 9.0% | 10.9% | 0.0% |
| 80 | Whitehall, PA | 14,811 | 6,267 | 77.7% | 4.3% | 1.8% | 14.4% |
| 81 | Hanover, PA | 16,584 | 6,277 | 78.0% | 3.4% | 12.7% | 1.5% |
| 82 | New Cumberland, PA | 7,580 | 6,284 | 78.4% | 3.8% | 8.8% | 2.9% |
| 83 | Crafton, PA | 5,961 | 6,394 | 79.1% | 10.2% | 4.7% | 2.9% |
| 84 | Helle, PA | 6,118 | 6,400 | 78.2% | 0.9% | 16.6% | 0.3% |
| 85 | Jeannette, PA | 8,657 | 6,401 | 79.0% | 9.7% | 6.8% | 1.0% |
| 86 | Duryea, PA | 5,084 | 6,409 | 77.5% | 0.1% | 19.9% | 1.4% |
| 87 | Brentwood, PA | 9,866 | 6,412 | 78.8% | 11.9% | 0.1% | 2.1% |
| 88 | Moosic, PA | 5,973 | 6,417 | 79.5% | 3.8% | 6.4% | 2.9% |
| 89 | Palmyra, PA | 7,755 | 6,431 | 78.9% | 1.3% | 13.9% | 2.0% |
| 90 | Franklin Park, PA | 15,235 | 6,451 | 79.0% | 1.6% | 2.7% | 13.6% |
| 91 | Carnegie, PA | 7,978 | 6,488 | 79.7% | 10.2% | 2.2% | 2.7% |
| 92 | Pittston, PA | 7,626 | 6,495 | 79.4% | 3.7% | 12.9% | 1.3% |
| 93 | Connellsville, PA | 6,849 | 6,573 | 79.9% | 5.4% | 0.3% | 1.2% |
| 94 | Baldwin, PA | 21,057 | 6,580 | 80.5% | 3.4% | 2.3% | 8.4% |
| 95 | Carbondale, PA | 8,789 | 6,602 | 80.2% | 2.2% | 10.9% | 0.0% |
| 96 | Hatboro, PA | 8,283 | 6,659 | 81.0% | 6.3% | 5.4% | 4.8% |
| 97 | Media, PA | 5,870 | 6,735 | 81.6% | 3.7% | 5.0% | 4.9% |
| 98 | Milton, PA | 6,534 | 6,762 | 81.3% | 0.5% | 11.6% | 2.9% |
| 99 | Sunbury, PA | 9,617 | 6,842 | 81.8% | 3.3% | 11.0% | 0.0% |
| 100 | Northampton, PA | 10,400 | 6,846 | 81.7% | 2.1% | 12.7% | 0.9% |