Population By Race and Ethnicity in Allegheny County, PA in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 1,226,893 population of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania comprised of 24,862 people who identified as Hispanic (2.03%), and 1,202,031 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.97%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania with a population of 987,219 (80.47%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 164,568 (13.41%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 46,217 (3.77%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in 2016, with a population of 968,026 (78.9%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 161,743 (13.18%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 45,888 (3.74%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 164,568 13.41%
White Alone 987,219 80.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,976 0.16%
Asian Alone 46,217 3.77%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 393 0.03%
Two Or More Races 26,520 2.16%
Population By Ethnicity in Allegheny , PA in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,825 0.23%
White Alone - Hispanic 19,193 1.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 493 0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 329 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 100 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,922 0.16%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 161,743 13.18%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 968,026 78.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,483 0.12%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 45,888 3.74%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 293 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 24,598 2.01%