Population By Race and Ethnicity in Mercer County, PA in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 112,651 population of Mercer County, Pennsylvania comprised of 1,610 people who identified as Hispanic (1.43%), and 111,041 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.57%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mercer County, Pennsylvania with a population of 102,975 (91.41%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,619 (5.88%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,985 (1.76%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mercer County, Pennsylvania in 2016, with a population of 101,723 (90.3%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,451 (5.73%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,855 (1.65%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 6,619 5.88%
White Alone 102,975 91.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 223 0.2%
Asian Alone 830 0.74%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 19 0.02%
Two Or More Races 1,985 1.76%
Population By Ethnicity in Mercer , PA in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 168 0.15%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,252 1.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 54 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 5 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 130 0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 6,451 5.73%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 101,723 90.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 169 0.15%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 825 0.73%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 18 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,855 1.65%