Population By Race and Ethnicity in Luzerne County, PA in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 318,093 population of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania comprised of 41,286 people who identified as Hispanic (12.98%), and 276,807 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (87.02%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania with a population of 285,210 (89.66%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 20,032 (6.3%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 6,110 (1.92%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania in 2018, with a population of 255,442 (80.3%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 29,768 (9.36%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 12,840 (4.04%).

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

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Population By Race in Luzerne , PA in 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 20,032 6.3%
White Alone 285,210 89.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,954 0.61%
Asian Alone 4,504 1.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 283 0.09%
Two Or More Races 6,110 1.92%
Population By Ethnicity in Luzerne , PA in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 7,192 2.26%
White Alone - Hispanic 29,768 9.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,605 0.51%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 427 0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 215 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,079 0.65%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 12,840 4.04%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 255,442 80.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 349 0.11%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 4,077 1.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 68 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 4,031 1.27%