Population By Race and Ethnicity in Berks County, PA in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 413,027 population of Berks County, Pennsylvania comprised of 70,445 people who identified as Hispanic (17.06%), and 342,582 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (82.94%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Berks County, Pennsylvania with a population of 369,539 (89.47%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 26,200 (6.34%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,790 (1.89%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Berks County, Pennsylvania in 2011, with a population of 314,550 (76.16%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 54,989 (13.31%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 16,996 (4.12%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Berks, Pennsylvania.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Berks County, PA in 2011

Total Population:413,027

Non Hispanic (82.94%)

Hispanic (17.06%)

Race in Berks County, PA in 2011

Total Population:413,027

White Alone (89.47%)

Black or African American Alone (6.34%)

Two or more races (1.89%)

Asian Alone (1.47%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.69%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.15%)

Ethnicity in Berks County, PA in 2011

Total Population:413,027

Non-Hispanic White Alone (76.16%)

Hispanic White Alone (13.31%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (4.12%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.84%)

Hispanic Black or African American Alone (2.23%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.34%)

Population By Race in Berks , PA in 2011

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	369,539	89.47%
Black or African American Alone	26,200	6.34%
Two Or More Races	7,790	1.89%
Asian Alone	6,059	1.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	2,831	0.69%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	608	0.15%

Population By Ethnicity in Berks , PA in 2011

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	314,550	76.16%
White Alone - Hispanic	54,989	13.31%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	16,996	4.12%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	9,204	2.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	5,548	1.34%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	4,881	1.18%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	2,909	0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	2,290	0.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	542	0.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	541	0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	511	0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	66	0.02%