Population By Race and Ethnicity in Schuylkill County, PA in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 142,550 population of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania comprised of 6,200 people who identified as Hispanic (4.35%), and 136,350 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.65%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania with a population of 134,716 (94.5%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 4,823 (3.38%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,699 (1.19%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania in 2017, with a population of 129,830 (91.08%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,886 (3.43%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,085 (2.87%).

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 2017

Total Population:142,550

Non Hispanic (95.65%)

Hispanic (4.35%)

Race in Schuylkill County, PA in 2017

Total Population:142,550

White Alone (94.5%)

Black or African American Alone (3.38%)

Two or more races (1.19%)

Asian Alone (0.58%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.3%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.04%)

Ethnicity in Schuylkill County, PA in 2017

Total Population:142,550

Non-Hispanic White Alone (91.08%)

Hispanic White Alone (3.43%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (2.87%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.09%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.01%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.53%)

Population By Race in Schuylkill , PA in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	134,716	94.5%
Black or African American Alone	4,823	3.38%
Two Or More Races	1,699	1.19%
Asian Alone	824	0.58%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	426	0.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	62	0.04%

Population By Ethnicity in Schuylkill , PA in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	129,830	91.08%
White Alone - Hispanic	4,886	3.43%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	4,085	2.87%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	1,445	1.01%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	757	0.53%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	738	0.52%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	254	0.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	217	0.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	209	0.15%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	67	0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	38	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	24	0.02%