| By race | White | Black | AIAN* | Asian | NHPI* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 (total population) | 87.60% | 10.71% | 0.43% | 2.04% | 0.07% |
| 2000 (Hispanic only) | 2.74% | 0.44% | 0.06% | 0.03% | 0.02% |
| 2005 (total population) | 86.83% | 11.20% | 0.45% | 2.46% | 0.09% |
| 2005 (Hispanic only) | 3.52% | 0.53% | 0.07% | 0.05% | 0.02% |
| Growth 2000–05 (total population) | 0.32% | 5.83% | 5.64% | 22.23% | 18.99% |
| Growth 2000–05 (non-Hispanic only) | -0.64% | 5.21% | 2.77% | 21.86% | 14.13% |
| Growth 2000–05 (Hispanic only) | 29.86% | 20.24% | 23.61% | 45.64% | 35.44% |
| * AIAN is American Indian or Alaskan Native; NHPI is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | |||||
The center of population of Pennsylvania is located in Perry County, in the borough of Duncannon.
As of 2006, Pennsylvania has an estimated population of 12,440,621, which is an increase of 35,273 from the previous year, and an increase of 159,567 since the year 2000. Net migration from other states resulted in a decrease of 27,718, and immigration from other countries resulted in an increase of 126,007. Net migration to the Commonwealth was 98,289. Migration of native Pennsylvanians resulted in a decrease of 100,000 people. In 2006, 5.00% of Pennsylvanians were foreign born (621,480 people). The state has an estimated 2005 poverty rate of 11.9%. The state also has the 3rd highest proportion of elderly (65+) citizens in 2005.
Foreign-born Pennsylvanians are largely from Asia (36.0%), Europe (35.9%), Latin America (30.6%), Africa (5%), North America (3.1%), and Oceania (0.4%).
Pennsylvania's reported population of Hispanics, especially among the Asian, Hawaiian and White races, has markedly increased in recent years. The Hispanic population is greatest in Allentown, Lancaster, Reading, Hazleton, and around Philadelphia, with over 20% being Hispanic. It is not clear how much of this change reflects a changing population and how much reflects increased willingness to self-identify minority status. As of 2010, it is estimated that about 85% of all Hispanics in Pennsylvania live within a 150 miles (240 km) radius of Philadelphia, and about 20% within the city itself.
Pennsylvania's population was reported as 5.9% under 5 and 23.8% under 18, with 15.6% aged 65 or older. Females made up 51.7% of the population.The largest ancestry groups are listed below, expressed as a percentage of total people who responded with a particular ancestry for the 2006–2008 census:
- 28.5% German
- 18.2% Irish
- 12.8% Italian
- 10.3% African American
- 8.5% English
- 7.2% Polish
- 1.9% French
- 4.3% United States or American
- 4.2% French Canadian
- 2.5% Puerto Rican
- 2.2% Dutch
- 2.0% Slovak
- 2.0% Scotch Irish
- 1.7% Scottish
- 1.6% Russian
- 1.5% Welsh
- 1.2% Hungarian
- 1.0% Ukrainian
The five largest estimated ancestry groups in Pennsylvania are: German (28.5%), Irish (18.2%), Italian (12.8%), English (8.5%) and Polish (7.2%).
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1790 | 434,373 | ||
| 1800 | 602,365 | 38.7% | |
| 1810 | 810,091 | 34.5% | |
| 1820 | 1,049,458 | 29.5% | |
| 1830 | 1,348,233 | 28.5% | |
| 1840 | 1,724,033 | 27.9% | |
| 1850 | 2,311,786 | 34.1% | |
| 1860 | 2,906,215 | 25.7% | |
| 1870 | 3,521,951 | 21.2% | |
| 1880 | 4,282,891 | 21.6% | |
| 1890 | 5,258,113 | 22.8% | |
| 1900 | 6,302,115 | 19.9% | |
| 1910 | 7,665,111 | 21.6% | |
| 1920 | 8,720,017 | 13.8% | |
| 1930 | 9,631,350 | 10.5% | |
| 1940 | 9,900,180 | 2.8% | |
| 1950 | 10,498,012 | 6.0% | |
| 1960 | 11,319,366 | 7.8% | |
| 1970 | 11,793,909 | 4.2% | |
| 1980 | 11,863,895 | 0.6% | |
| 1990 | 11,881,643 | 0.1% | |
| 2000 | 12,281,054 | 3.4% | |
| 2010 | 12,702,379 | 3.4% | |
Religion
| “ | The new sovereign also enacted several wise and wholesome laws for his colony, which have remained invariably the same to this day. The chief is, to ill–treat no person on account of religion, and to consider as brethren all those who believe in one God. – Voltaire, speaking of William Penn | ” |
Of all the colonies, only Rhode Island had religious freedom as secure as in Pennsylvania, and one result was an incredible religious diversity, one which continues to this day.
Pennsylvania's population in 2000 was 12,281,054. Of these, 8,448,193 were estimated to belong to some sort of organized religion. According to the Association of religion data archives at Pennsylvania State University, reliable data exists for 7,116,348 religious adherents in Pennsylvania in 2000 following 115 different faiths. Their affiliations, including percentage of all adherents, were:
- Roman Catholic: 3,802,524 (53.43%)
- Orthodox: 75,354 (1.06%)
- Mainline Protestant: 2,140,682 (30%)
- United Methodist Church: 659,350 (9.27%)
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America: 611,913 (8.60%)
- Presbyterian Church: 324,714 (4.56%)
- United Church of Christ: 241,844 (3.40%)
- American Baptist Churches in the USA: 132,858 (1.87%)
- Episcopal Church: 116,511 (1.64%)
- Evangelical Protestant: 704,204 (10%)
- Assemblies of God: 84,153 (1.18%)
- Church of the Brethren: 52,684 (0.74%)
- Mennonite Church USA: 48,215 (0.68%)
- Christian and Missionary Alliance: 45,926 (0.65%)
- Southern Baptist Convention: 44,432 (0.62%)
- Independent Non-charismatic churches: 42,992 (0.60%)
- Other theology: 393,584 (5.53%)
- Jewish estimate: 283,000 (3.98%)(4th largest in the United States) (Could be as high as 350,000)
- Muslim estimate: 71,190 (1.00%)
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: 31,032 (0.44%)
- Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations: 6,778 (0.10%)
While Pennsylvania has a very numerous Amish population, Holmes County, Ohio has the largest Amish population in the world. While Pennsylvania owes its existence to Quakers and many of the older trappings of the Commonwealth are rooted in the teachings of the Religious Society of Friends (as they are officially known), practicing Quakers are a small minority today.
Pennsylvania Dutch
The term "Dutch," when referring to the Pennsylvania Dutch, means "German" or "Teutonic" rather than "Netherlander." Germans, in their own language, call themselves "Deutsch," which in English became, misleadingly, "Dutch." The Pennsylvania Dutch language is a descendant of German, in the West Central German dialect family. Although it is still spoken as a first language among some Old Order Amish and Mennonites (principally in the Lancaster County area), the language is almost extinct as an everyday language among the non-religious, though a few words have passed into English usage.
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