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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Population By Race in Schuylkill , PA in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 4,823 3.38%
White Alone 134,716 94.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 426 0.3%
Asian Alone 824 0.58%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 62 0.04%
Two Or More Races 1,699 1.19%
Population By Ethnicity in Schuylkill , PA in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 738 0.52%
White Alone - Hispanic 4,886 3.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 217 0.15%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 67 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 38 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 254 0.18%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 4,085 2.87%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 129,830 91.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 209 0.15%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 757 0.53%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 24 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,445 1.01%