Population By Race and Ethnicity in Luzerne County, PA in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 317,438 population of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania comprised of 44,182 people who identified as Hispanic (13.92%), and 273,256 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (86.08%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania with a population of 282,987 (89.15%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 21,130 (6.66%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 6,406 (2.02%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania in 2019, with a population of 251,404 (79.2%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 31,583 (9.95%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 13,234 (4.17%).

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 2019

Total Population:317,438

Non Hispanic (86.08%)

Hispanic (13.92%)

Race in Luzerne County, PA in 2019

Total Population:317,438

White Alone (89.15%)

Black or African American Alone (6.66%)

Two or more races (2.02%)

Asian Alone (1.43%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.66%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.09%)

Ethnicity in Luzerne County, PA in 2019

Total Population:317,438

Non-Hispanic White Alone (79.2%)

Hispanic White Alone (9.95%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (4.17%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.89%)

Hispanic Black or African American Alone (2.49%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.31%)

Population By Race in Luzerne , PA in 2019

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	282,987	89.15%
Black or African American Alone	21,130	6.66%
Two Or More Races	6,406	2.02%
Asian Alone	4,528	1.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	2,096	0.66%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	291	0.09%

Population By Ethnicity in Luzerne , PA in 2019

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	251,404	79.2%
White Alone - Hispanic	31,583	9.95%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	13,234	4.17%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	7,896	2.49%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	4,152	1.31%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	4,036	1.27%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	2,254	0.71%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	1,739	0.55%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	492	0.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	357	0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	218	0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	73	0.02%