Population By Race and Ethnicity in Mercer County, PA in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 110,575 population of Mercer County, Pennsylvania comprised of 1,679 people who identified as Hispanic (1.52%), and 108,896 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.48%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mercer County, Pennsylvania with a population of 100,954 (91.3%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,470 (5.85%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,049 (1.85%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mercer County, Pennsylvania in 2018, with a population of 99,665 (90.13%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,303 (5.7%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,905 (1.72%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 6,470 5.85%
White Alone 100,954 91.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 250 0.23%
Asian Alone 825 0.75%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 27 0.02%
Two Or More Races 2,049 1.85%
Population By Ethnicity in Mercer , PA in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 167 0.15%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,289 1.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 73 0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 5 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 144 0.13%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 6,303 5.7%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 99,665 90.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 177 0.16%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 820 0.74%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 26 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,905 1.72%