Carbon County Demographics

A map of Carbon County's Population by Race

Carbon County, Pennsylvania had a population of 64,749 in 2020. It was 88.7% White, 1.7% Black, 0.5% Asian, 5.6% Hispanic, 0.5% Native American/Other, and 3.0% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Carbon County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Carbon County is the 39th most populous county of the 67 counties in Pennsylvania.

Carbon County's White Population

57,439 residents of Carbon County identify as White, or 88.7%. This makes the White share of the population of Carbon County larger than the White share of the population of Pennsylvania (73.5% White). Of the 67 counties in Pennsylvania, Carbon County is ranked #37 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Carbon County is more White than neighboring Lehigh County (60.9% White), Luzerne County (76.9% White), Monroe County (62.2% White), Northampton County (73% White), and Lackawanna County (81.2% White).

Carbon County's Black Population

1,070 residents of Carbon County identify as Black, or 1.7%. This makes the Black share of the population of Carbon County slightly less than the Black share of the population of Pennsylvania (10.5% Black). Of the 67 counties in Pennsylvania, Carbon County is ranked #44 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Carbon County is less Black than neighboring Lehigh County (6.1% Black), Luzerne County (4.3% Black), Monroe County (13.6% Black), Northampton County (5.6% Black), and Lackawanna County (3.4% Black).

Carbon County's Asian Population

327 residents of Carbon County identify as Asian, or 0.5%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Carbon County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Pennsylvania (3.9% Asian). Of the 67 counties in Pennsylvania, Carbon County is ranked #42 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Carbon County is less Asian than neighboring Lehigh County (3.7% Asian), Luzerne County (1.2% Asian), Monroe County (2.3% Asian), Northampton County (3.2% Asian), and Lackawanna County (3.1% Asian).

Carbon County's Hispanic Population

3,642 residents of Carbon County identify as Hispanic, or 5.6%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Carbon County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of Pennsylvania (8.1% Hispanic). Of the 67 counties in Pennsylvania, Carbon County is ranked #19 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Carbon County is less Hispanic than neighboring Lehigh County (25.9% Hispanic), Luzerne County (14.4% Hispanic), Monroe County (17% Hispanic), Northampton County (14.3% Hispanic), and Lackawanna County (8.5% Hispanic).

Carbon County's Native American/Other Population

325 residents of Carbon County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.5%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Carbon 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, Carbon County is ranked #19 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Carbon County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Luzerne County (0.4% Native American/Other). Carbon County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Lehigh County (0.6% Native American/Other), Monroe County (1% Native American/Other), and Northampton County (0.6% Native American/Other).

Carbon County's Multiracial Population

1,946 residents of Carbon County identify as Multiracial, or 3.0%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Carbon County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Pennsylvania (3.5% Multiracial). Of the 67 counties in Pennsylvania, Carbon County is ranked #45 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Carbon County is more Multiracial than neighboring Lehigh County (2.9% Multiracial), and Luzerne County (2.8% Multiracial). Carbon County is less Multiracial than neighboring Monroe County (3.9% Multiracial), Northampton County (3.4% Multiracial), and Lackawanna County (3.3% Multiracial).

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