Population By Race and Ethnicity in Berks County, PA in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 428,671 population of Berks County, Pennsylvania comprised of 99,960 people who identified as Hispanic (23.32%), and 328,711 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (76.68%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Berks County, Pennsylvania with a population of 370,864 (86.52%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 32,817 (7.66%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 12,971 (3.03%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Berks County, Pennsylvania in 2020, with a population of 297,553 (69.41%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 73,311 (17.1%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 18,323 (4.27%).

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

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Population By Race in Berks , PA in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 32,817 7.66%
White Alone 370,864 86.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4,145 0.97%
Asian Alone 6,929 1.62%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 945 0.22%
Two Or More Races 12,971 3.03%
Population By Ethnicity in Berks , PA in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 14,494 3.38%
White Alone - Hispanic 73,311 17.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 3,660 0.85%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 731 0.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 830 0.19%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 6,934 1.62%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 18,323 4.27%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 297,553 69.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 485 0.11%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 6,198 1.45%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 115 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,037 1.41%