Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lackawanna County, PA in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 215,523 population of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania comprised of 19,300 people who identified as Hispanic (8.96%), and 196,223 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.05%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania with a population of 193,925 (89.98%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 9,661 (4.48%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 6,896 (3.2%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania in 2020, with a population of 178,754 (82.94%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 15,171 (7.04%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 7,115 (3.3%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 9,661 4.48%
White Alone 193,925 89.98%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 714 0.33%
Asian Alone 6,896 3.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 150 0.07%
Two Or More Races 4,177 1.94%
Population By Ethnicity in Lackawanna , PA in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,546 1.18%
White Alone - Hispanic 15,171 7.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 468 0.22%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 259 0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 91 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 765 0.36%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 7,115 3.3%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 178,754 82.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 246 0.11%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 6,637 3.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 59 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,412 1.58%