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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 166,324 population of Monroe County, Pennsylvania comprised of 25,549 people who identified as Hispanic (15.36%), and 140,775 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (84.64%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Monroe County, Pennsylvania with a population of 130,882 (78.69%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 25,831 (15.53%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,354 (2.62%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Monroe County, Pennsylvania in 2016, with a population of 111,524 (67.05%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 21,651 (13.02%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 19,358 (11.64%).

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

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Population By Race in Monroe , PA in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 25,831 15.53%
White Alone 130,882 78.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 916 0.55%
Asian Alone 4,137 2.49%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 204 0.12%
Two Or More Races 4,354 2.62%
Population By Ethnicity in Monroe , PA in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4,180 2.51%
White Alone - Hispanic 19,358 11.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 526 0.32%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 224 0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 118 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,143 0.69%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 21,651 13.02%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 111,524 67.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 390 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3,913 2.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 86 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,211 1.93%