Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lackawanna County, PA in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 209,808 population of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania comprised of 17,793 people who identified as Hispanic (8.48%), and 192,015 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.52%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania with a population of 189,629 (90.38%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 8,814 (4.2%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 6,591 (3.14%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania in 2019, with a population of 175,574 (83.68%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 14,055 (6.7%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,554 (3.12%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 8,814 4.2%
White Alone 189,629 90.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 715 0.34%
Asian Alone 6,591 3.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 139 0.07%
Two Or More Races 3,920 1.87%
Population By Ethnicity in Lackawanna , PA in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,260 1.08%
White Alone - Hispanic 14,055 6.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 462 0.22%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 251 0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 82 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 683 0.33%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 6,554 3.12%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 175,574 83.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 253 0.12%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 6,340 3.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 57 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,237 1.54%