Population By Race and Ethnicity in Allegheny County, PA in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 1,249,565 population of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania comprised of 34,375 people who identified as Hispanic (2.75%), and 1,215,190 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.25%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania with a population of 994,751 (79.61%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 167,453 (13.4%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 53,860 (4.31%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in 2020, with a population of 968,281 (77.49%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 163,558 (13.09%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 53,338 (4.27%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 167,453 13.4%
White Alone 994,751 79.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,088 0.17%
Asian Alone 53,860 4.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 492 0.04%
Two Or More Races 30,921 2.48%
Population By Ethnicity in Allegheny , PA in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3,895 0.31%
White Alone - Hispanic 26,470 2.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 673 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 522 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 179 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,636 0.21%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 163,558 13.09%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 968,281 77.49%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,415 0.11%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 53,338 4.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 313 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 28,285 2.26%