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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 143,492 population of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania comprised of 5,793 people who identified as Hispanic (4.04%), and 137,699 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.96%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania with a population of 135,969 (94.76%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 4,607 (3.21%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,652 (1.15%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania in 2016, with a population of 131,338 (91.53%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,631 (3.23%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,985 (2.78%).

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

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Population By Race in Schuylkill , PA in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 4,607 3.21%
White Alone 135,969 94.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 404 0.28%
Asian Alone 806 0.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 54 0.04%
Two Or More Races 1,652 1.15%
Population By Ethnicity in Schuylkill , PA in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 622 0.43%
White Alone - Hispanic 4,631 3.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 201 0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 63 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 25 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 251 0.18%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 3,985 2.78%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 131,338 91.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 203 0.14%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 743 0.52%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 29 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,401 0.98%