Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lackawanna County, PA in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 211,108 population of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania comprised of 14,906 people who identified as Hispanic (7.06%), and 196,202 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.94%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania with a population of 193,509 (91.66%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 7,289 (3.45%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 6,067 (2.87%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania in 2016, with a population of 181,580 (86.01%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 11,929 (5.65%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 5,875 (2.78%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 7,289 3.45%
White Alone 193,509 91.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 664 0.32%
Asian Alone 6,067 2.87%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 110 0.05%
Two Or More Races 3,469 1.64%
Population By Ethnicity in Lackawanna , PA in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,743 0.83%
White Alone - Hispanic 11,929 5.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 410 0.19%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 192 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 59 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 573 0.27%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 5,546 2.63%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 181,580 86.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 254 0.12%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 5,875 2.78%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 51 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,896 1.37%