Population By Race and Ethnicity in Allegheny County, PA in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 1,215,716 population of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania comprised of 27,601 people who identified as Hispanic (2.27%), and 1,188,115 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.73%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania with a population of 970,077 (79.8%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 163,366 (13.44%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 51,084 (4.2%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in 2019, with a population of 948,821 (78.05%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 160,252 (13.18%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 50,667 (4.17%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 163,366 13.44%
White Alone 970,077 79.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,890 0.16%
Asian Alone 51,084 4.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 436 0.04%
Two Or More Races 28,863 2.37%
Population By Ethnicity in Allegheny , PA in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3,114 0.26%
White Alone - Hispanic 21,256 1.75%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 517 0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 417 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 129 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,168 0.18%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 160,252 13.18%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 948,821 78.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,373 0.11%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 50,667 4.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 307 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 26,695 2.2%