Population By Race and Ethnicity in Allegheny County, PA in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 1,231,129 population of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania comprised of 21,264 people who identified as Hispanic (1.73%), and 1,209,865 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.27%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania with a population of 1,002,447 (81.43%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 164,122 (13.33%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 39,238 (3.19%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in 2012, with a population of 986,166 (80.1%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 161,580 (13.13%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 38,988 (3.17%).

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 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 164,122 13.33%
White Alone 1,002,447 81.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,892 0.15%
Asian Alone 39,238 3.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 356 0.03%
Two Or More Races 23,074 1.87%
Population By Ethnicity in Allegheny , PA in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,542 0.21%
White Alone - Hispanic 16,281 1.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 437 0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 250 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 74 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,680 0.14%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 161,580 13.13%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 986,166 80.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,455 0.12%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 38,988 3.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 282 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 21,394 1.74%