Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lehigh County, PA in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 365,772 population of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania comprised of 89,493 people who identified as Hispanic (24.47%), and 276,279 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (75.53%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania with a population of 303,924 (83.09%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 34,611 (9.46%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 13,715 (3.75%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania in 2017, with a population of 236,033 (64.53%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 67,891 (18.56%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 20,776 (5.68%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 34,611 9.46%
White Alone 303,924 83.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,418 0.93%
Asian Alone 13,715 3.75%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 593 0.16%
Two Or More Races 9,511 2.6%
Population By Ethnicity in Lehigh , PA in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 13,835 3.78%
White Alone - Hispanic 67,891 18.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,937 0.8%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 683 0.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 491 0.13%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 3,656 1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 20,776 5.68%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 236,033 64.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 481 0.13%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 13,032 3.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 102 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,855 1.6%