Population By Race and Ethnicity in Luzerne County, PA in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 321,017 population of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania comprised of 21,892 people who identified as Hispanic (6.82%), and 299,125 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.18%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania with a population of 299,478 (93.29%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 12,607 (3.93%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,341 (1.35%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania in 2010, with a population of 282,973 (88.15%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 16,505 (5.14%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 9,608 (2.99%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Luzerne County, PA in 2010

Total Population:321,017

Non Hispanic (93.18%)

Hispanic (6.82%)

Race in Luzerne County, PA in 2010

Total Population:321,017

White Alone (93.29%)

Black or African American Alone (3.93%)

Two or more races (1.35%)

Asian Alone (1.03%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.35%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.05%)

Ethnicity in Luzerne County, PA in 2010

Total Population:321,017

Non-Hispanic White Alone (88.15%)

Hispanic White Alone (5.14%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (2.99%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.78%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.98%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.96%)

Population By Race in Luzerne , PA in 2010

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	299,478	93.29%
Black or African American Alone	12,607	3.93%
Two Or More Races	4,341	1.35%
Asian Alone	3,317	1.03%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,113	0.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	161	0.05%

Population By Ethnicity in Luzerne , PA in 2010

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	282,973	88.15%
White Alone - Hispanic	16,505	5.14%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	9,608	2.99%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	3,147	0.98%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	3,072	0.96%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	2,999	0.93%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	1,269	0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	831	0.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	282	0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	170	0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	118	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	43	0.01%