Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lackawanna County, PA in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 211,974 population of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania comprised of 14,129 people who identified as Hispanic (6.67%), and 197,845 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.34%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania with a population of 195,297 (92.13%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,997 (3.3%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 5,581 (2.63%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania in 2015, with a population of 184,027 (86.82%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 11,270 (5.32%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 5,413 (2.55%).

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 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 6,997 3.3%
White Alone 195,297 92.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 654 0.31%
Asian Alone 5,581 2.63%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 114 0.05%
Two Or More Races 3,331 1.57%
Population By Ethnicity in Lackawanna , PA in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,652 0.78%
White Alone - Hispanic 11,270 5.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 410 0.19%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 168 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 61 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 568 0.27%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 5,345 2.52%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 184,027 86.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 244 0.12%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 5,413 2.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 53 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,763 1.3%