Population By Race and Ethnicity in Luzerne County, PA in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 321,073 population of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania comprised of 23,835 people who identified as Hispanic (7.42%), and 297,238 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.58%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania with a population of 298,548 (92.98%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 13,236 (4.12%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,533 (1.41%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania in 2011, with a population of 280,581 (87.39%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 17,967 (5.6%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 9,919 (3.09%).

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 2011

Total Population:321,073

Non Hispanic (92.58%)

Hispanic (7.42%)

Race in Luzerne County, PA in 2011

Total Population:321,073

White Alone (92.98%)

Black or African American Alone (4.12%)

Two or more races (1.41%)

Asian Alone (1.06%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.37%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.05%)

Ethnicity in Luzerne County, PA in 2011

Total Population:321,073

Non-Hispanic White Alone (87.39%)

Hispanic White Alone (5.6%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (3.09%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.89%)

Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.03%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1%)

Population By Race in Luzerne , PA in 2011

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	298,548	92.98%
Black or African American Alone	13,236	4.12%
Two Or More Races	4,533	1.41%
Asian Alone	3,409	1.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,176	0.37%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	171	0.05%

Population By Ethnicity in Luzerne , PA in 2011

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	280,581	87.39%
White Alone - Hispanic	17,967	5.6%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	9,919	3.09%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	3,317	1.03%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	3,215	1%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	3,183	0.99%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	1,350	0.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	880	0.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	296	0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	194	0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	127	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	44	0.01%