Population By Race and Ethnicity in Berks County, PA in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 415,911 population of Berks County, Pennsylvania comprised of 84,333 people who identified as Hispanic (20.28%), and 331,578 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (79.72%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Berks County, Pennsylvania with a population of 365,680 (87.92%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 28,702 (6.9%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 10,652 (2.56%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Berks County, Pennsylvania in 2016, with a population of 302,308 (72.69%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 63,372 (15.24%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 17,203 (4.14%).

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 2016

Total Population:415,911

Non Hispanic (79.72%)

Hispanic (20.28%)

Race in Berks County, PA in 2016

Total Population:415,911

White Alone (87.92%)

Black or African American Alone (6.9%)

Two or more races (2.56%)

Asian Alone (1.59%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.84%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.18%)

Ethnicity in Berks County, PA in 2016

Total Population:415,911

Non-Hispanic White Alone (72.69%)

Hispanic White Alone (15.24%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (4.14%)

All Other Ethnicities (3.74%)

Hispanic Black or African American Alone (2.77%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.44%)

Population By Race in Berks , PA in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	365,680	87.92%
Black or African American Alone	28,702	6.9%
Two Or More Races	10,652	2.56%
Asian Alone	6,625	1.59%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	3,502	0.84%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	750	0.18%

Population By Ethnicity in Berks , PA in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	302,308	72.69%
White Alone - Hispanic	63,372	15.24%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	17,203	4.14%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	11,499	2.77%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	5,978	1.44%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	5,492	1.32%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	5,160	1.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	2,997	0.72%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	658	0.16%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	647	0.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	505	0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	92	0.02%