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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Population By Race in Lackawanna , PA in 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 8,265 3.93%
White Alone 190,935 90.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 718 0.34%
Asian Alone 6,504 3.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 132 0.06%
Two Or More Races 3,747 1.78%
Population By Ethnicity in Lackawanna , PA in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,140 1.02%
White Alone - Hispanic 13,579 6.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 463 0.22%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 231 0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 78 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 661 0.31%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 6,125 2.91%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 177,356 84.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 255 0.12%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 6,273 2.98%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 54 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,086 1.47%