Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lackawanna County, PA in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 216,043 population of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania comprised of 19,547 people who identified as Hispanic (9.05%), and 196,496 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.95%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania with a population of 193,481 (89.56%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 10,303 (4.77%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,023 (3.25%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania in 2021, with a population of 178,192 (82.48%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 15,289 (7.08%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 7,701 (3.57%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Lackawanna County, PA in 2021
Total Population:216,043
90.95%9.05%
Non Hispanic (90.95%)
Hispanic (9.05%)
Race in Lackawanna County, PA in 2021
Total Population:216,043
89.56%
White Alone (89.56%)
Black or African American Alone (4.77%)
Asian Alone (3.25%)
Two or more races (1.99%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.36%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.08%)
Ethnicity in Lackawanna County, PA in 2021
Total Population:216,043
82.48%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (82.48%)
Hispanic White Alone (7.08%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (3.57%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (3.14%)
All Other Ethnicities (2.12%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.62%)
Population By Race in Lackawanna , PA in 2021
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 193,481 89.56%
Black or African American Alone 10,303 4.77%
Asian Alone 7,023 3.25%
Two Or More Races 4,295 1.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 779 0.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 162 0.08%
Population By Ethnicity in Lackawanna , PA in 2021
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 178,192 82.48%
White Alone - Hispanic 15,289 7.08%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 7,701 3.57%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 6,786 3.14%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,503 1.62%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,602 1.2%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 792 0.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 528 0.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 251 0.12%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 237 0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 99 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 63 0.03%