Population By Race and Ethnicity in Allegheny County, PA in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 1,228,437 population of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania comprised of 20,247 people who identified as Hispanic (1.65%), and 1,208,190 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.35%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania with a population of 1,003,180 (81.66%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 163,698 (13.33%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 37,240 (3.03%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in 2011, with a population of 987,767 (80.41%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 161,210 (13.12%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 37,013 (3.01%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Allegheny, Pennsylvania.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Allegheny County, PA in 2011

Total Population:1,228,437

Non Hispanic (98.35%)

Hispanic (1.65%)

Race in Allegheny County, PA in 2011

Total Population:1,228,437

White Alone (81.66%)

Black or African American Alone (13.33%)

Asian Alone (3.03%)

Two or more races (1.8%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.15%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.03%)

Ethnicity in Allegheny County, PA in 2011

Total Population:1,228,437

Non-Hispanic White Alone (80.41%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (13.12%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (3.01%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.67%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.25%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.54%)

Population By Race in Allegheny , PA in 2011

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	1,003,180	81.66%
Black or African American Alone	163,698	13.33%
Asian Alone	37,240	3.03%
Two Or More Races	22,086	1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,887	0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	346	0.03%

Population By Ethnicity in Allegheny , PA in 2011

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	987,767	80.41%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	161,210	13.12%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	37,013	3.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	20,463	1.67%
White Alone - Hispanic	15,413	1.25%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	2,488	0.2%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	1,623	0.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	1,449	0.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	438	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	288	0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	227	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	58	0.01%