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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 281,244 population of Erie County, Pennsylvania comprised of 10,009 people who identified as Hispanic (3.56%), and 271,235 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.44%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Erie County, Pennsylvania with a population of 250,455 (89.05%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 20,982 (7.46%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 5,599 (1.99%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Erie County, Pennsylvania in 2011, with a population of 242,587 (86.26%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 19,791 (7.04%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 7,868 (2.8%).

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

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Population By Race in Erie , PA in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 20,982 7.46%
White Alone 250,455 89.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 678 0.24%
Asian Alone 3,412 1.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 118 0.04%
Two Or More Races 5,599 1.99%
Population By Ethnicity in Erie , PA in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,191 0.42%
White Alone - Hispanic 7,868 2.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 215 0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 67 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 42 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 626 0.22%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 19,791 7.04%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 242,587 86.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 463 0.17%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3,345 1.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 76 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 4,973 1.77%