Population By Race and Ethnicity in Luzerne County, PA in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 318,031 population of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania comprised of 37,992 people who identified as Hispanic (11.95%), and 280,039 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (88.05%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania with a population of 286,900 (90.21%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 18,935 (5.95%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 5,827 (1.83%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania in 2017, with a population of 259,381 (81.56%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 27,519 (8.65%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 12,369 (3.89%).

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 2017

Total Population:318,031

Non Hispanic (88.05%)

Hispanic (11.95%)

Race in Luzerne County, PA in 2017

Total Population:318,031

White Alone (90.21%)

Black or African American Alone (5.95%)

Two or more races (1.83%)

Asian Alone (1.38%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.55%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.08%)

Ethnicity in Luzerne County, PA in 2017

Total Population:318,031

Non-Hispanic White Alone (81.56%)

Hispanic White Alone (8.65%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (3.89%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.59%)

Hispanic Black or African American Alone (2.07%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.25%)

Population By Race in Luzerne , PA in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	286,900	90.21%
Black or African American Alone	18,935	5.95%
Two Or More Races	5,827	1.83%
Asian Alone	4,380	1.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,747	0.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	242	0.08%

Population By Ethnicity in Luzerne , PA in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	259,381	81.56%
White Alone - Hispanic	27,519	8.65%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	12,369	3.89%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	6,566	2.07%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	3,971	1.25%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	3,938	1.24%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	1,889	0.59%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	1,432	0.45%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	409	0.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	315	0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	177	0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	65	0.02%