Scranton City, Pennsylvania Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 76.33K population of Scranton City, PA residents comprised of 12.21K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (16.00%), and 64.12K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (84.00%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Scranton City, PA, with a population of 53.07K (69.53%). The Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group in Scranton City, PA, with a population of 6.34K (8.30%). The Black or African American Alone population was the third largest racial group in Scranton City, PA, with a population of 6.18K (8.09%). The smallest racial group in Scranton City, PA was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 27 (0.04%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Scranton City, PA, with a population of 50.93K (66.72%). The Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Scranton City, PA, with a population of 5.63K (7.38%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in Scranton City, PA, with a population of 5.50K (7.20%). The smallest ethnic group in Scranton City, PA was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 5 (0.01%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Scranton City, Pennsylvania from the 2020 decennial census.

You can see similar information for other cities and places in Pennsylvania and also for the state of Pennsylvania.

Scranton City, PA Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Scranton City, PA Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Scranton City, PA Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Scranton City, PA Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of City or Place Population
Black or African American Alone 6178 8.09
White Alone 53074 69.53
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 378 0.50
Asian Alone 4272 5.60
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 27 0.04
Some Other Race Alone 6063 7.94
Two Or More Races 6336 8.30
Scranton City, PA Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of City or Place Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 50925 66.72
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 5634 7.38
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 5496 7.20
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 4232 5.54
Hispanic - Two or More Races 3482 4.56
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 2854 3.74
Hispanic - White Alone 2149 2.82
Hispanic - Black Alone 682 0.89
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 429 0.56
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 218 0.29
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 160 0.21
Hispanic - Asian Alone 40 0.05
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 22 0.03
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 5 0.01