Population By Race and Ethnicity in Fayette County, PA in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 127,122 population of Fayette County, Pennsylvania comprised of 1,701 people who identified as Hispanic (1.34%), and 125,421 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.66%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Fayette County, Pennsylvania with a population of 117,396 (92.35%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,122 (4.82%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,588 (2.04%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Fayette County, Pennsylvania in 2021, with a population of 116,174 (91.39%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 5,946 (4.68%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,401 (1.89%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Fayette County, PA in 2021

Total Population:127,122

Non Hispanic (98.66%)

Hispanic (1.34%)

Race in Fayette County, PA in 2021

Total Population:127,122

White Alone (92.35%)

Black or African American Alone (4.82%)

Two or more races (2.04%)

Asian Alone (0.43%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.21%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.16%)

Ethnicity in Fayette County, PA in 2021

Total Population:127,122

Non-Hispanic White Alone (91.39%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (4.68%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.89%)

Hispanic White Alone (0.96%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.69%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.4%)

Population By Race in Fayette , PA in 2021

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	117,396	92.35%
Black or African American Alone	6,122	4.82%
Two Or More Races	2,588	2.04%
Asian Alone	542	0.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	270	0.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	204	0.16%

Population By Ethnicity in Fayette , PA in 2021

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	116,174	91.39%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	5,946	4.68%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	2,401	1.89%
White Alone - Hispanic	1,222	0.96%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	505	0.4%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	199	0.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	196	0.15%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	187	0.15%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	176	0.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	74	0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	37	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	5	0%