Population By Race and Ethnicity in Monroe County, PA in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 168,033 population of Monroe County, Pennsylvania comprised of 26,843 people who identified as Hispanic (15.98%), and 141,190 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (84.03%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Monroe County, Pennsylvania with a population of 131,203 (78.08%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 26,673 (15.87%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,578 (2.72%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Monroe County, Pennsylvania in 2017, with a population of 110,980 (66.05%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 22,299 (13.27%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 20,223 (12.04%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 26,673 15.87%
White Alone 131,203 78.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,034 0.62%
Asian Alone 4,330 2.58%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 215 0.13%
Two Or More Races 4,578 2.72%
Population By Ethnicity in Monroe , PA in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4,374 2.6%
White Alone - Hispanic 20,223 12.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 607 0.36%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 254 0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 120 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,265 0.75%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 22,299 13.27%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 110,980 66.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 427 0.25%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 4,076 2.43%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 95 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,313 1.97%