Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lehigh County, PA in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 362,357 population of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania comprised of 84,987 people who identified as Hispanic (23.45%), and 277,370 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (76.55%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania with a population of 303,164 (83.66%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 33,083 (9.13%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 13,277 (3.66%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania in 2016, with a population of 238,295 (65.76%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 64,869 (17.9%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 20,181 (5.57%).

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

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Population By Race in Lehigh , PA in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 33,083 9.13%
White Alone 303,164 83.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,180 0.88%
Asian Alone 13,277 3.66%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 568 0.16%
Two Or More Races 9,085 2.51%
Population By Ethnicity in Lehigh , PA in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 12,902 3.56%
White Alone - Hispanic 64,869 17.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,726 0.75%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 651 0.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 471 0.13%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 3,368 0.93%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 20,181 5.57%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 238,295 65.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 454 0.13%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 12,626 3.48%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 97 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,717 1.58%