Population By Race and Ethnicity in Somerset County, PA in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 74,890 population of Somerset County, Pennsylvania comprised of 1,104 people who identified as Hispanic (1.47%), and 73,786 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.53%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Somerset County, Pennsylvania with a population of 71,644 (95.67%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 2,209 (2.95%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 544 (0.73%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Somerset County, Pennsylvania in 2016, with a population of 70,726 (94.44%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,126 (2.84%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 918 (1.23%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 2,209 2.95%
White Alone 71,644 95.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 118 0.16%
Asian Alone 358 0.48%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 17 0.02%
Two Or More Races 544 0.73%
Population By Ethnicity in Somerset , PA in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 83 0.11%
White Alone - Hispanic 918 1.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 26 0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 16 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 59 0.08%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 2,126 2.84%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 70,726 94.44%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 92 0.12%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 342 0.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 15 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 485 0.65%