Population By Race and Ethnicity in Mercer County, PA in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 113,684 population of Mercer County, Pennsylvania comprised of 1,581 people who identified as Hispanic (1.39%), and 112,103 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.61%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mercer County, Pennsylvania with a population of 104,146 (91.61%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,606 (5.81%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,929 (1.7%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mercer County, Pennsylvania in 2015, with a population of 102,909 (90.52%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,447 (5.67%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,802 (1.59%).

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

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Population By Race in Mercer , PA in 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 6,606 5.81%
White Alone 104,146 91.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 209 0.18%
Asian Alone 775 0.68%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 19 0.02%
Two Or More Races 1,929 1.7%
Population By Ethnicity in Mercer , PA in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 159 0.14%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,237 1.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 52 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 5 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 127 0.11%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 6,447 5.67%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 102,909 90.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 157 0.14%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 770 0.68%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 18 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,802 1.59%