Population By Race and Ethnicity in Luzerne County, PA in 2013

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2013, the 319,737 population of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania comprised of 27,668 people who identified as Hispanic (8.65%), and 292,069 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.35%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania with a population of 294,945 (92.25%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 14,631 (4.58%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,879 (1.53%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania in 2013, with a population of 274,307 (85.79%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 20,638 (6.46%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 10,458 (3.27%).

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 2013

Total Population:319,737

Non Hispanic (91.35%)

Hispanic (8.65%)

Race in Luzerne County, PA in 2013

Total Population:319,737

White Alone (92.25%)

Black or African American Alone (4.58%)

Two or more races (1.53%)

Asian Alone (1.17%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.43%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.06%)

Ethnicity in Luzerne County, PA in 2013

Total Population:319,737

Non-Hispanic White Alone (85.79%)

Hispanic White Alone (6.46%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (3.27%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.09%)

Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.31%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.09%)

Population By Race in Luzerne , PA in 2013

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	294,945	92.25%
Black or African American Alone	14,631	4.58%
Two Or More Races	4,879	1.53%
Asian Alone	3,736	1.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,362	0.43%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	184	0.06%

Population By Ethnicity in Luzerne , PA in 2013

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	274,307	85.79%
White Alone - Hispanic	20,638	6.46%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	10,458	3.27%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	4,173	1.31%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	3,488	1.09%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	3,440	1.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	1,439	0.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	1,038	0.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	324	0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	248	0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	132	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	52	0.02%