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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 166,053 population of Monroe County, Pennsylvania comprised of 31,055 people who identified as Hispanic (18.7%), and 134,998 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (81.3%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Monroe County, Pennsylvania with a population of 125,707 (75.7%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 29,231 (17.6%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 5,073 (3.06%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Monroe County, Pennsylvania in 2023, with a population of 102,619 (61.8%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 24,018 (14.46%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 23,088 (13.9%).

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 2023
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 29,231 17.6%
White Alone 125,707 75.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,174 0.71%
Asian Alone 4,605 2.77%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 263 0.16%
Two Or More Races 5,073 3.06%
Population By Ethnicity in Monroe , PA in 2023
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 5,213 3.14%
White Alone - Hispanic 23,088 13.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 774 0.47%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 339 0.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 170 0.1%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,471 0.89%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 24,018 14.46%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 102,619 61.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 400 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 4,266 2.57%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 93 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,602 2.17%