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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 429,635 population of Berks County, Pennsylvania comprised of 102,684 people who identified as Hispanic (23.9%), and 326,951 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (76.1%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Berks County, Pennsylvania with a population of 370,032 (86.13%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 34,126 (7.94%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 13,174 (3.07%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Berks County, Pennsylvania in 2021, with a population of 295,173 (68.7%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 74,859 (17.42%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 18,804 (4.38%).

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 2021

Total Population:429,635

Non Hispanic (76.1%)

Hispanic (23.9%)

Race in Berks County, PA in 2021

Total Population:429,635

White Alone (86.13%)

Black or African American Alone (7.94%)

Two or more races (3.07%)

Asian Alone (1.63%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.23%)

Ethnicity in Berks County, PA in 2021

Total Population:429,635

Non-Hispanic White Alone (68.7%)

Hispanic White Alone (17.42%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (4.38%)

All Other Ethnicities (4.29%)

Hispanic Black or African American Alone (3.57%)

Hispanic Two or more races (1.64%)

Population By Race in Berks , PA in 2021

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	370,032	86.13%
Black or African American Alone	34,126	7.94%
Two Or More Races	13,174	3.07%
Asian Alone	7,008	1.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	4,313	1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	982	0.23%

Population By Ethnicity in Berks , PA in 2021

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	295,173	68.7%
White Alone - Hispanic	74,859	17.42%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	18,804	4.38%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	15,322	3.57%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	7,048	1.64%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	6,232	1.45%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	6,126	1.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	3,823	0.89%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	856	0.2%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	776	0.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	490	0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	126	0.03%