Population By Race and Ethnicity in Allegheny County, PA in 2021

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 1,245,445 population of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania comprised of 30,127 people who identified as Hispanic (2.42%), and 1,215,318 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.58%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania with a population of 988,344 (79.36%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 167,538 (13.45%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 55,558 (4.46%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in 2021, with a population of 965,225 (77.5%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 164,128 (13.18%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 55,078 (4.42%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 167,538 13.45%
White Alone 988,344 79.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,029 0.16%
Asian Alone 55,558 4.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 484 0.04%
Two Or More Races 31,492 2.53%
Population By Ethnicity in Allegheny , PA in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3,410 0.27%
White Alone - Hispanic 23,119 1.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 606 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 480 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 168 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,344 0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 164,128 13.18%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 965,225 77.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,423 0.11%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 55,078 4.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 316 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 29,148 2.34%