Population By Race and Ethnicity in Erie County, PA in 2014

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2014, the 279,660 population of Erie County, Pennsylvania comprised of 10,964 people who identified as Hispanic (3.92%), and 268,696 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.08%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Erie County, Pennsylvania with a population of 247,038 (88.34%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 21,331 (7.63%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 6,108 (2.18%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Erie County, Pennsylvania in 2014, with a population of 238,532 (85.29%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 20,008 (7.15%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 8,506 (3.04%).

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 2014
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 21,331 7.63%
White Alone 247,038 88.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 676 0.24%
Asian Alone 4,373 1.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 134 0.05%
Two Or More Races 6,108 2.18%
Population By Ethnicity in Erie , PA in 2014
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,323 0.47%
White Alone - Hispanic 8,506 3.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 245 0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 95 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 48 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 747 0.27%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 20,008 7.15%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 238,532 85.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 431 0.15%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 4,278 1.53%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 86 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,361 1.92%