Butler County Demographics

A map of Butler County's Population by Race

Butler County, Pennsylvania had a population of 193,763 in 2020. It was 91.9% White, 1.1% Black, 1.4% Asian, 1.9% Hispanic, 0.4% Native American/Other, and 3.2% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Butler County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Butler County is the 19th most populous county of the 67 counties in Pennsylvania.

Butler County's White Population

178,081 residents of Butler County identify as White, or 91.9%. This makes the White share of the population of Butler County larger than the White share of the population of Pennsylvania (73.5% White). Of the 67 counties in Pennsylvania, Butler County is ranked #24 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Butler County is more White than neighboring Lawrence County (88.1% White), Allegheny County (75% White), and Beaver County (85.5% White). Butler County is less White than neighboring Armstrong County (95.1% White), and Venango County (93.4% White).

Butler County's Black Population

2,174 residents of Butler County identify as Black, or 1.1%. This makes the Black share of the population of Butler County slightly less than the Black share of the population of Pennsylvania (10.5% Black). Of the 67 counties in Pennsylvania, Butler County is ranked #50 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Butler County is more Black than neighboring Armstrong County (0.7% Black), and Venango County (0.9% Black). Butler County is less Black than neighboring Lawrence County (4.1% Black), Allegheny County (12.9% Black), and Beaver County (6.6% Black).

Butler County's Asian Population

2,792 residents of Butler County identify as Asian, or 1.4%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Butler County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Pennsylvania (3.9% Asian). Of the 67 counties in Pennsylvania, Butler County is ranked #20 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Butler County is more Asian than neighboring Lawrence County (0.4% Asian), Armstrong County (0.2% Asian), Beaver County (0.6% Asian), and Venango County (0.3% Asian). Butler County is less Asian than neighboring Allegheny County (4.7% Asian).

Butler County's Hispanic Population

3,665 residents of Butler County identify as Hispanic, or 1.9%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Butler County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Pennsylvania (8.1% Hispanic). Of the 67 counties in Pennsylvania, Butler County is ranked #43 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Butler County is more Hispanic than neighboring Armstrong County (0.7% Hispanic), and Venango County (1.1% Hispanic). Butler County is less Hispanic than neighboring Allegheny County (2.7% Hispanic), and Beaver County (2.1% Hispanic).

Butler County's Native American/Other Population

767 residents of Butler County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.4%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Butler County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Pennsylvania (0.6% Native American/Other). Of the 67 counties in Pennsylvania, Butler County is ranked #42 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Butler County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Armstrong County (0.3% Native American/Other), and Venango County (0.3% Native American/Other). Butler County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Allegheny County (0.6% Native American/Other), and Beaver County (0.5% Native American/Other).

Butler County's Multiracial Population

6,284 residents of Butler County identify as Multiracial, or 3.2%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Butler County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Pennsylvania (3.5% Multiracial). Of the 67 counties in Pennsylvania, Butler County is ranked #38 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Butler County is more Multiracial than neighboring Armstrong County (3% Multiracial). Butler County is less Multiracial than neighboring Lawrence County (5.1% Multiracial), Allegheny County (4% Multiracial), Beaver County (4.6% Multiracial), and Venango County (3.9% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.