Population By Race and Ethnicity in Schuylkill County, PA in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 143,157 population of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania comprised of 9,585 people who identified as Hispanic (6.7%), and 133,572 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.31%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania with a population of 133,639 (93.35%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 5,766 (4.03%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,155 (1.51%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania in 2021, with a population of 126,553 (88.4%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 7,086 (4.95%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,319 (3.02%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 5,766 4.03%
White Alone 133,639 93.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 628 0.44%
Asian Alone 887 0.62%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 82 0.06%
Two Or More Races 2,155 1.51%
Population By Ethnicity in Schuylkill , PA in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,447 1.01%
White Alone - Hispanic 7,086 4.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 410 0.29%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 100 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 56 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 486 0.34%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 4,319 3.02%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 126,553 88.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 218 0.15%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 787 0.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 26 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,669 1.17%