Population By Race and Ethnicity in Luzerne County, PA in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 325,942 population of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania comprised of 51,365 people who identified as Hispanic (15.76%), and 274,577 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (84.24%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania with a population of 286,987 (88.05%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 24,099 (7.39%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,122 (2.19%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania in 2021, with a population of 250,859 (76.96%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 36,128 (11.08%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 14,487 (4.45%).

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 2021

Total Population:325,942

Non Hispanic (84.24%)

Hispanic (15.76%)

Race in Luzerne County, PA in 2021

Total Population:325,942

White Alone (88.05%)

Black or African American Alone (7.39%)

Two or more races (2.19%)

Asian Alone (1.47%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.78%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.12%)

Ethnicity in Luzerne County, PA in 2021

Total Population:325,942

Non-Hispanic White Alone (76.96%)

Hispanic White Alone (11.08%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (4.45%)

All Other Ethnicities (3.16%)

Hispanic Black or African American Alone (2.95%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.4%)

Population By Race in Luzerne , PA in 2021

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	286,987	88.05%
Black or African American Alone	24,099	7.39%
Two Or More Races	7,122	2.19%
Asian Alone	4,806	1.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	2,543	0.78%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	385	0.12%

Population By Ethnicity in Luzerne , PA in 2021

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	250,859	76.96%
White Alone - Hispanic	36,128	11.08%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	14,487	4.45%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	9,612	2.95%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	4,546	1.4%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	4,246	1.3%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	2,576	0.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	2,174	0.67%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	560	0.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	369	0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	315	0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	70	0.02%