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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 312,774 population of Northampton County, Pennsylvania comprised of 45,829 people who identified as Hispanic (14.65%), and 266,945 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (85.35%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Northampton County, Pennsylvania with a population of 270,110 (86.36%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 23,533 (7.52%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 9,819 (3.14%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Northampton County, Pennsylvania in 2020, with a population of 233,439 (74.64%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 36,671 (11.72%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 18,106 (5.79%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 23,533 7.52%
White Alone 270,110 86.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,382 0.44%
Asian Alone 9,819 3.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 375 0.12%
Two Or More Races 7,555 2.42%
Population By Ethnicity in Northampton , PA in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 5,427 1.74%
White Alone - Hispanic 36,671 11.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,019 0.33%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 386 0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 263 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,063 0.66%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 18,106 5.79%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 233,439 74.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 363 0.12%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 9,433 3.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 112 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,492 1.76%