Population By Race and Ethnicity in Northampton County, PA in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 304,949 population of Northampton County, Pennsylvania comprised of 42,251 people who identified as Hispanic (13.86%), and 262,698 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (86.15%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Northampton County, Pennsylvania with a population of 265,345 (87.01%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 21,478 (7.04%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 9,349 (3.07%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Northampton County, Pennsylvania in 2018, with a population of 231,351 (75.86%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 33,994 (11.15%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 16,700 (5.48%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 21,478 7.04%
White Alone 265,345 87.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,339 0.44%
Asian Alone 9,349 3.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 387 0.13%
Two Or More Races 7,051 2.31%
Population By Ethnicity in Northampton , PA in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4,778 1.57%
White Alone - Hispanic 33,994 11.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 987 0.32%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 352 0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 268 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,872 0.61%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 16,700 5.48%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 231,351 75.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 352 0.12%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 8,997 2.95%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 119 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,179 1.7%