Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lehigh County, PA in 2013

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2013, the 355,273 population of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania comprised of 74,629 people who identified as Hispanic (21.01%), and 280,644 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (78.99%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania with a population of 302,239 (85.07%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 29,376 (8.27%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 12,019 (3.38%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania in 2013, with a population of 244,690 (68.87%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 57,549 (16.2%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 18,611 (5.24%).

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 2013

Total Population:355,273

Non Hispanic (78.99%)

Hispanic (21.01%)

Race in Lehigh County, PA in 2013

Total Population:355,273

White Alone (85.07%)

Black or African American Alone (8.27%)

Asian Alone (3.38%)

Two or more races (2.34%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.8%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.14%)

Ethnicity in Lehigh County, PA in 2013

Total Population:355,273

Non-Hispanic White Alone (68.87%)

Hispanic White Alone (16.2%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (5.24%)

All Other Ethnicities (3.43%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (3.23%)

Hispanic Black or African American Alone (3.03%)

Population By Race in Lehigh , PA in 2013

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	302,239	85.07%
Black or African American Alone	29,376	8.27%
Asian Alone	12,019	3.38%
Two Or More Races	8,307	2.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	2,854	0.8%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	478	0.14%

Population By Ethnicity in Lehigh , PA in 2013

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	244,690	68.87%
White Alone - Hispanic	57,549	16.2%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	18,611	5.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	11,487	3.23%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	10,765	3.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	5,328	1.5%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	2,979	0.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	2,413	0.68%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	532	0.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	441	0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	391	0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	87	0.02%