Population By Race and Ethnicity in Luzerne County, PA in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 327,388 population of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania comprised of 60,352 people who identified as Hispanic (18.43%), and 267,036 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (81.57%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania with a population of 283,412 (86.57%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 27,662 (8.45%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,926 (2.42%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania in 2023, with a population of 242,038 (73.93%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 41,374 (12.64%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 15,620 (4.77%).

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 2023

Total Population:327,388

Non Hispanic (81.57%)

Hispanic (18.43%)

Race in Luzerne County, PA in 2023

Total Population:327,388

White Alone (86.57%)

Black or African American Alone (8.45%)

Two or more races (2.42%)

Asian Alone (1.43%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.96%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.17%)

Ethnicity in Luzerne County, PA in 2023

Total Population:327,388

Non-Hispanic White Alone (73.93%)

Hispanic White Alone (12.64%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (4.77%)

Hispanic Black or African American Alone (3.68%)

All Other Ethnicities (3.51%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.47%)

Population By Race in Luzerne , PA in 2023

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	283,412	86.57%
Black or African American Alone	27,662	8.45%
Two Or More Races	7,926	2.42%
Asian Alone	4,685	1.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	3,133	0.96%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	570	0.17%

Population By Ethnicity in Luzerne , PA in 2023

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	242,038	73.93%
White Alone - Hispanic	41,374	12.64%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	15,620	4.77%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	12,042	3.68%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	4,818	1.47%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	4,112	1.26%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	3,108	0.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	2,763	0.84%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	573	0.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	492	0.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	370	0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	78	0.02%