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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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Allegheny County, PA in 2020
Total Population:1,249,565
97.25%
Non Hispanic (97.25%)
Hispanic (2.75%)
Race in Allegheny County, PA in 2020
Total Population:1,249,565
79.61%13.4%
White Alone (79.61%)
Black or African American Alone (13.4%)
Asian Alone (4.31%)
Two or more races (2.48%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.17%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.04%)
Ethnicity in Allegheny County, PA in 2020
Total Population:1,249,565
77.49%13.09%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (77.49%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (13.09%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (4.27%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.26%)
Hispanic White Alone (2.12%)
All Other Ethnicities (0.77%)
Population By Race in Allegheny , PA in 2020
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 994,751 79.61%
Black or African American Alone 167,453 13.4%
Asian Alone 53,860 4.31%
Two Or More Races 30,921 2.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,088 0.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 492 0.04%
Population By Ethnicity in Allegheny , PA in 2020
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 968,281 77.49%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 163,558 13.09%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 53,338 4.27%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 28,285 2.26%
White Alone - Hispanic 26,470 2.12%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3,895 0.31%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,636 0.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,415 0.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 673 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 522 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 313 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 179 0.01%