Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lehigh County, PA in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 377,754 population of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania comprised of 108,152 people who identified as Hispanic (28.63%), and 269,602 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (71.37%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania with a population of 302,779 (80.15%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 42,058 (11.13%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 15,896 (4.21%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania in 2023, with a population of 223,971 (59.29%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 78,808 (20.86%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 23,406 (6.2%).

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 2023
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 42,058 11.13%
White Alone 302,779 80.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4,639 1.23%
Asian Alone 15,896 4.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 764 0.2%
Two Or More Races 11,618 3.08%
Population By Ethnicity in Lehigh , PA in 2023
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 18,652 4.94%
White Alone - Hispanic 78,808 20.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 4,145 1.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 879 0.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 656 0.17%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 5,012 1.33%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 23,406 6.2%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 223,971 59.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 494 0.13%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 15,017 3.98%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 108 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,606 1.75%