Population By Race and Ethnicity in Fayette County, PA in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 135,283 population of Fayette County, Pennsylvania comprised of 1,244 people who identified as Hispanic (0.92%), and 134,039 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (99.08%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Fayette County, Pennsylvania with a population of 126,274 (93.34%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,334 (4.68%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,971 (1.46%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Fayette County, Pennsylvania in 2012, with a population of 125,337 (92.65%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,217 (4.6%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,843 (1.36%).

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

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Population By Race in Fayette , PA in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 6,334 4.68%
White Alone 126,274 93.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 217 0.16%
Asian Alone 448 0.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 39 0.03%
Two Or More Races 1,971 1.46%
Population By Ethnicity in Fayette , PA in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 117 0.09%
White Alone - Hispanic 937 0.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 38 0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 19 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 128 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 6,217 4.6%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 125,337 92.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 179 0.13%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 429 0.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 34 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,843 1.36%