Population By Race and Ethnicity in Somerset County, PA in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 73,951 population of Somerset County, Pennsylvania comprised of 1,140 people who identified as Hispanic (1.54%), and 72,811 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.46%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Somerset County, Pennsylvania with a population of 70,600 (95.47%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 2,247 (3.04%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 567 (0.77%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Somerset County, Pennsylvania in 2018, with a population of 69,660 (94.2%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,161 (2.92%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 940 (1.27%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 2,247 3.04%
White Alone 70,600 95.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 132 0.18%
Asian Alone 382 0.52%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 23 0.03%
Two Or More Races 567 0.77%
Population By Ethnicity in Somerset , PA in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 86 0.12%
White Alone - Hispanic 940 1.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 40 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 15 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 54 0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 2,161 2.92%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 69,660 94.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 92 0.12%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 367 0.5%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 18 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 513 0.69%