Population By Race and Ethnicity in Somerset County, PA in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 77,028 population of Somerset County, Pennsylvania comprised of 940 people who identified as Hispanic (1.22%), and 76,088 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.78%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Somerset County, Pennsylvania with a population of 74,093 (96.19%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 2,037 (2.64%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 495 (0.64%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Somerset County, Pennsylvania in 2012, with a population of 73,311 (95.17%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,970 (2.56%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 782 (1.01%).

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

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Population By Race in Somerset , PA in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 2,037 2.64%
White Alone 74,093 96.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 105 0.14%
Asian Alone 282 0.37%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 16 0.02%
Two Or More Races 495 0.64%
Population By Ethnicity in Somerset , PA in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 67 0.09%
White Alone - Hispanic 782 1.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 25 0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 14 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 51 0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,970 2.56%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 73,311 95.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 80 0.1%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 268 0.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 15 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 444 0.58%