Population By Race and Ethnicity in Erie County, PA in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 267,571 population of Erie County, Pennsylvania comprised of 13,064 people who identified as Hispanic (4.88%), and 254,507 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.12%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Erie County, Pennsylvania with a population of 231,497 (86.52%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 21,361 (7.98%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,648 (2.86%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Erie County, Pennsylvania in 2023, with a population of 221,733 (82.87%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 19,743 (7.38%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 9,764 (3.65%).

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 2023
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 21,361 7.98%
White Alone 231,497 86.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 781 0.29%
Asian Alone 6,097 2.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 187 0.07%
Two Or More Races 7,648 2.86%
Population By Ethnicity in Erie , PA in 2023
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,618 0.61%
White Alone - Hispanic 9,764 3.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 364 0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 166 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 86 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,066 0.4%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 19,743 7.38%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 221,733 82.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 417 0.16%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 5,931 2.22%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 101 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,582 2.46%