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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 108,503 population of Mercer County, Pennsylvania comprised of 1,912 people who identified as Hispanic (1.76%), and 106,591 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.24%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mercer County, Pennsylvania with a population of 98,680 (90.95%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,251 (5.76%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,457 (2.26%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mercer County, Pennsylvania in 2023, with a population of 97,288 (89.66%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,047 (5.57%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,276 (2.1%).

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 2023
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 6,251 5.76%
White Alone 98,680 90.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 304 0.28%
Asian Alone 781 0.72%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 30 0.03%
Two Or More Races 2,457 2.26%
Population By Ethnicity in Mercer , PA in 2023
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 204 0.19%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,392 1.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 119 0.11%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 14 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 181 0.17%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 6,047 5.57%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 97,288 89.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 185 0.17%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 767 0.71%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 28 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,276 2.1%