Population By Race and Ethnicity in Luzerne County, PA in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 326,496 population of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania comprised of 55,907 people who identified as Hispanic (17.12%), and 270,589 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (82.88%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania with a population of 284,974 (87.28%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 25,979 (7.96%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,577 (2.32%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania in 2022, with a population of 246,149 (75.39%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 38,825 (11.89%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 15,151 (4.64%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 25,979 7.96%
White Alone 284,974 87.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,761 0.85%
Asian Alone 4,748 1.45%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 457 0.14%
Two Or More Races 7,577 2.32%
Population By Ethnicity in Luzerne , PA in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 10,828 3.32%
White Alone - Hispanic 38,825 11.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,405 0.74%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 555 0.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 384 0.12%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,910 0.89%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 15,151 4.64%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 246,149 75.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 356 0.11%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 4,193 1.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 73 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 4,667 1.43%