Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lackawanna County, PA in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 210,301 population of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania comprised of 17,152 people who identified as Hispanic (8.16%), and 193,149 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.84%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania with a population of 190,935 (90.79%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 8,265 (3.93%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 6,504 (3.09%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania in 2018, with a population of 177,356 (84.33%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 13,579 (6.46%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,273 (2.98%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Lackawanna County, PA in 2018

Total Population:210,301

Non Hispanic (91.84%)

Hispanic (8.16%)

Race in Lackawanna County, PA in 2018

Total Population:210,301

White Alone (90.79%)

Black or African American Alone (3.93%)

Asian Alone (3.09%)

Two or more races (1.78%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.34%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.06%)

Ethnicity in Lackawanna County, PA in 2018

Total Population:210,301

Non-Hispanic White Alone (84.33%)

Hispanic White Alone (6.46%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (2.98%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (2.91%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.85%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.47%)

Population By Race in Lackawanna , PA in 2018

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	190,935	90.79%
Black or African American Alone	8,265	3.93%
Asian Alone	6,504	3.09%
Two Or More Races	3,747	1.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	718	0.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	132	0.06%

Population By Ethnicity in Lackawanna , PA in 2018

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	177,356	84.33%
White Alone - Hispanic	13,579	6.46%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	6,273	2.98%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	6,125	2.91%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	3,086	1.47%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	2,140	1.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	661	0.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	463	0.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	255	0.12%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	231	0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	78	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	54	0.03%