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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Schuylkill County, PA in 2016

Total Population:143,492

Non Hispanic (95.96%)

Hispanic (4.04%)

Race in Schuylkill County, PA in 2016

Total Population:143,492

White Alone (94.76%)

Black or African American Alone (3.21%)

Two or more races (1.15%)

Asian Alone (0.56%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.28%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.04%)

Ethnicity in Schuylkill County, PA in 2016

Total Population:143,492

Non-Hispanic White Alone (91.53%)

Hispanic White Alone (3.23%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (2.78%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.98%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.97%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.52%)

Population By Race in Schuylkill , PA in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	135,969	94.76%
Black or African American Alone	4,607	3.21%
Two Or More Races	1,652	1.15%
Asian Alone	806	0.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	404	0.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	54	0.04%

Population By Ethnicity in Schuylkill , PA in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	131,338	91.53%
White Alone - Hispanic	4,631	3.23%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	3,985	2.78%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	1,401	0.98%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	743	0.52%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	622	0.43%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	251	0.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	203	0.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	201	0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	63	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	29	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	25	0.02%