Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lehigh County, PA in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 354,673 population of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania comprised of 72,680 people who identified as Hispanic (20.49%), and 281,993 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (79.51%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania with a population of 303,034 (85.44%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 28,655 (8.08%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 11,671 (3.29%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania in 2012, with a population of 246,709 (69.56%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 56,325 (15.88%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 18,362 (5.18%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Lehigh County, PA in 2012

Total Population:354,673

Non Hispanic (79.51%)

Hispanic (20.49%)

Race in Lehigh County, PA in 2012

Total Population:354,673

White Alone (85.44%)

Black or African American Alone (8.08%)

Asian Alone (3.29%)

Two or more races (2.29%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.76%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.14%)

Ethnicity in Lehigh County, PA in 2012

Total Population:354,673

Non-Hispanic White Alone (69.56%)

Hispanic White Alone (15.88%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (5.18%)

All Other Ethnicities (3.33%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (3.15%)

Hispanic Black or African American Alone (2.9%)

Population By Race in Lehigh , PA in 2012

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	303,034	85.44%
Black or African American Alone	28,655	8.08%
Asian Alone	11,671	3.29%
Two Or More Races	8,120	2.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	2,711	0.76%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	482	0.14%

Population By Ethnicity in Lehigh , PA in 2012

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	246,709	69.56%
White Alone - Hispanic	56,325	15.88%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	18,362	5.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	11,170	3.15%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	10,293	2.9%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	5,238	1.48%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	2,882	0.81%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	2,285	0.64%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	501	0.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	426	0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	394	0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	88	0.03%