Population By Race and Ethnicity in Monroe County, PA in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 168,314 population of Monroe County, Pennsylvania comprised of 28,774 people who identified as Hispanic (17.1%), and 139,540 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (82.91%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Monroe County, Pennsylvania with a population of 128,832 (76.54%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 28,598 (16.99%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,932 (2.93%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Monroe County, Pennsylvania in 2020, with a population of 107,446 (63.84%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 23,740 (14.11%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 21,386 (12.71%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 28,598 16.99%
White Alone 128,832 76.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,129 0.67%
Asian Alone 4,580 2.72%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 243 0.14%
Two Or More Races 4,932 2.93%
Population By Ethnicity in Monroe , PA in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4,858 2.89%
White Alone - Hispanic 21,386 12.71%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 719 0.43%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 317 0.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 149 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,345 0.8%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 23,740 14.11%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 107,446 63.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 410 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 4,263 2.53%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 94 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,587 2.13%