Population By Race and Ethnicity in Erie County, PA in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 278,452 population of Erie County, Pennsylvania comprised of 11,236 people who identified as Hispanic (4.04%), and 267,216 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.97%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Erie County, Pennsylvania with a population of 245,285 (88.09%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 21,556 (7.74%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 6,283 (2.26%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Erie County, Pennsylvania in 2015, with a population of 236,582 (84.96%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 20,187 (7.25%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 8,703 (3.13%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Erie County, PA in 2015
Total Population:278,452
95.97%
Non Hispanic (95.97%)
Hispanic (4.04%)
Race in Erie County, PA in 2015
Total Population:278,452
88.09%7.74%
White Alone (88.09%)
Black or African American Alone (7.74%)
Two or more races (2.26%)
Asian Alone (1.63%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.24%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.05%)
Ethnicity in Erie County, PA in 2015
Total Population:278,452
84.96%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (84.96%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (7.25%)
Hispanic White Alone (3.13%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.98%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.59%)
All Other Ethnicities (1.09%)
Population By Race in Erie , PA in 2015
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 245,285 88.09%
Black or African American Alone 21,556 7.74%
Two Or More Races 6,283 2.26%
Asian Alone 4,528 1.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 668 0.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 132 0.05%
Population By Ethnicity in Erie , PA in 2015
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 236,582 84.96%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 20,187 7.25%
White Alone - Hispanic 8,703 3.13%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,507 1.98%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 4,429 1.59%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,369 0.49%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 776 0.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 426 0.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 242 0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 99 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 85 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 47 0.02%