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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 301,629 population of Northampton County, Pennsylvania comprised of 38,414 people who identified as Hispanic (12.74%), and 263,215 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (87.26%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Northampton County, Pennsylvania with a population of 264,914 (87.83%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 19,503 (6.47%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 8,948 (2.97%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Northampton County, Pennsylvania in 2016, with a population of 233,925 (77.55%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 30,989 (10.27%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 15,308 (5.08%).

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

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Population By Race in Northampton , PA in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 19,503 6.47%
White Alone 264,914 87.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,267 0.42%
Asian Alone 8,948 2.97%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 340 0.11%
Two Or More Races 6,657 2.21%
Population By Ethnicity in Northampton , PA in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4,195 1.39%
White Alone - Hispanic 30,989 10.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 925 0.31%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 310 0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 231 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,764 0.59%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 15,308 5.08%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 233,925 77.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 342 0.11%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 8,638 2.86%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 109 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 4,893 1.62%