Population By Race and Ethnicity in Berks County, PA in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 417,601 population of Berks County, Pennsylvania comprised of 88,145 people who identified as Hispanic (21.11%), and 329,456 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (78.89%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Berks County, Pennsylvania with a population of 365,698 (87.57%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 29,517 (7.07%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 11,173 (2.68%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Berks County, Pennsylvania in 2017, with a population of 299,811 (71.79%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 65,887 (15.78%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 17,447 (4.18%).

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 2017

Total Population:417,601

Non Hispanic (78.89%)

Hispanic (21.11%)

Race in Berks County, PA in 2017

Total Population:417,601

White Alone (87.57%)

Black or African American Alone (7.07%)

Two or more races (2.68%)

Asian Alone (1.63%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.87%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.19%)

Ethnicity in Berks County, PA in 2017

Total Population:417,601

Non-Hispanic White Alone (71.79%)

Hispanic White Alone (15.78%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (4.18%)

All Other Ethnicities (3.90%)

Hispanic Black or African American Alone (2.89%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.46%)

Population By Race in Berks , PA in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	365,698	87.57%
Black or African American Alone	29,517	7.07%
Two Or More Races	11,173	2.68%
Asian Alone	6,788	1.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	3,645	0.87%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	780	0.19%

Population By Ethnicity in Berks , PA in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	299,811	71.79%
White Alone - Hispanic	65,887	15.78%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	17,447	4.18%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	12,070	2.89%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	6,110	1.46%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	5,664	1.36%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	5,509	1.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	3,161	0.76%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	685	0.16%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	678	0.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	484	0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	95	0.02%