Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lehigh County, PA in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 368,452 population of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania comprised of 93,955 people who identified as Hispanic (25.5%), and 274,497 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (74.5%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania with a population of 304,165 (82.55%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 36,016 (9.78%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 14,071 (3.82%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania in 2018, with a population of 233,375 (63.34%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 70,790 (19.21%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 21,155 (5.74%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 36,016 9.78%
White Alone 304,165 82.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,659 0.99%
Asian Alone 14,071 3.82%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 649 0.18%
Two Or More Races 9,892 2.69%
Population By Ethnicity in Lehigh , PA in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 14,861 4.03%
White Alone - Hispanic 70,790 19.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 3,163 0.86%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 705 0.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 542 0.15%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 3,894 1.06%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 21,155 5.74%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 233,375 63.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 496 0.14%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 13,366 3.63%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 107 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,998 1.63%