Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lackawanna County, PA in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 214,523 population of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania comprised of 10,830 people who identified as Hispanic (5.05%), and 203,693 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.95%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania with a population of 201,290 (93.83%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,007 (2.8%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,792 (1.77%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania in 2010, with a population of 192,407 (89.69%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 8,883 (4.14%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,861 (2.27%).

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

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Population By Race in Lackawanna , PA in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 6,007 2.8%
White Alone 201,290 93.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 534 0.25%
Asian Alone 3,792 1.77%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 85 0.04%
Two Or More Races 2,815 1.31%
Population By Ethnicity in Lackawanna , PA in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,146 0.53%
White Alone - Hispanic 8,883 4.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 296 0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 74 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 41 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 390 0.18%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 4,861 2.27%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 192,407 89.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 238 0.11%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3,718 1.73%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 44 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,425 1.13%