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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Population By Race in Allegheny , PA in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 163,698 13.33%
White Alone 1,003,180 81.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,887 0.15%
Asian Alone 37,240 3.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 346 0.03%
Two Or More Races 22,086 1.8%
Population By Ethnicity in Allegheny , PA in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,488 0.2%
White Alone - Hispanic 15,413 1.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 438 0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 227 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 58 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,623 0.13%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 161,210 13.12%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 987,767 80.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,449 0.12%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 37,013 3.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 288 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 20,463 1.67%