Population By Race and Ethnicity in Forest County, PA in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 7,328 population of Forest County, Pennsylvania comprised of 482 people who identified as Hispanic (6.58%), and 6,846 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.42%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Forest County, Pennsylvania with a population of 5,687 (77.61%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,522 (20.77%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 64 (0.87%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Forest County, Pennsylvania in 2017, with a population of 5,279 (72.04%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,487 (20.29%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 408 (5.57%).

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

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Population By Race in Forest , PA in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,522 20.77%
White Alone 5,687 77.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 41 0.56%
Asian Alone 13 0.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races 64 0.87%
Population By Ethnicity in Forest , PA in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 35 0.48%
White Alone - Hispanic 408 5.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 20 0.27%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 19 0.26%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,487 20.29%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 5,279 72.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 21 0.29%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 13 0.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 45 0.61%