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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Somerset County, PA in 2016

Total Population:74,890

Non Hispanic (98.53%)

Hispanic (1.47%)

Race in Somerset County, PA in 2016

Total Population:74,890

White Alone (95.67%)

Black or African American Alone (2.95%)

Two or more races (0.73%)

Asian Alone (0.48%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.16%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.02%)

Ethnicity in Somerset County, PA in 2016

Total Population:74,890

Non-Hispanic White Alone (94.44%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (2.84%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.23%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.65%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.46%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.39%)

Population By Race in Somerset , PA in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	71,644	95.67%
Black or African American Alone	2,209	2.95%
Two Or More Races	544	0.73%
Asian Alone	358	0.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	118	0.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	17	0.02%

Population By Ethnicity in Somerset , PA in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	70,726	94.44%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	2,126	2.84%
White Alone - Hispanic	918	1.23%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	485	0.65%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	342	0.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	92	0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	83	0.11%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	59	0.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	26	0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	16	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	15	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	2	0%