Population By Race and Ethnicity in Luzerne County, PA in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 317,192 population of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania comprised of 34,719 people who identified as Hispanic (10.95%), and 282,473 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (89.05%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania with a population of 288,249 (90.88%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 17,388 (5.48%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 5,563 (1.75%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania in 2016, with a population of 262,754 (82.84%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 25,495 (8.04%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 11,680 (3.68%).

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 2016

Total Population:317,192

Non Hispanic (89.05%)

Hispanic (10.95%)

Race in Luzerne County, PA in 2016

Total Population:317,192

White Alone (90.88%)

Black or African American Alone (5.48%)

Two or more races (1.75%)

Asian Alone (1.3%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.51%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.07%)

Ethnicity in Luzerne County, PA in 2016

Total Population:317,192

Non-Hispanic White Alone (82.84%)

Hispanic White Alone (8.04%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (3.68%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.44%)

Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.8%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.21%)

Population By Race in Luzerne , PA in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	288,249	90.88%
Black or African American Alone	17,388	5.48%
Two Or More Races	5,563	1.75%
Asian Alone	4,137	1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,626	0.51%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	229	0.07%

Population By Ethnicity in Luzerne , PA in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	262,754	82.84%
White Alone - Hispanic	25,495	8.04%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	11,680	3.68%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	5,708	1.8%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	3,829	1.21%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	3,828	1.21%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	1,735	0.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	1,309	0.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	317	0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	308	0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	164	0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	65	0.02%