Population By Race and Ethnicity in Mercer County, PA in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 109,958 population of Mercer County, Pennsylvania comprised of 1,737 people who identified as Hispanic (1.58%), and 108,221 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.42%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mercer County, Pennsylvania with a population of 100,276 (91.2%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,304 (5.73%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,276 (2.07%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mercer County, Pennsylvania in 2021, with a population of 98,999 (90.03%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,110 (5.56%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,117 (1.93%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 6,304 5.73%
White Alone 100,276 91.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 288 0.26%
Asian Alone 786 0.72%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 28 0.03%
Two Or More Races 2,276 2.07%
Population By Ethnicity in Mercer , PA in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 194 0.18%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,277 1.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 100 0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 5 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 159 0.14%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 6,110 5.56%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 98,999 90.03%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 188 0.17%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 781 0.71%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 26 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,117 1.93%