Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lehigh County, PA in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 376,274 population of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania comprised of 104,494 people who identified as Hispanic (27.77%), and 271,780 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (72.23%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania with a population of 303,500 (80.66%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 40,969 (10.89%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 15,514 (4.12%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania in 2022, with a population of 226,909 (60.3%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 76,591 (20.36%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 23,132 (6.15%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 40,969 10.89%
White Alone 303,500 80.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4,388 1.17%
Asian Alone 15,514 4.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 733 0.2%
Two Or More Races 11,170 2.97%
Population By Ethnicity in Lehigh , PA in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 17,837 4.74%
White Alone - Hispanic 76,591 20.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 3,891 1.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 829 0.22%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 616 0.16%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 4,730 1.26%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 23,132 6.15%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 226,909 60.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 497 0.13%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 14,685 3.9%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 117 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,440 1.71%