Luzerne County Demographics

A map of Luzerne County's Population by Race

Luzerne County, Pennsylvania had a population of 325,594 in 2020. It was 76.9% White, 4.3% Black, 1.2% Asian, 14.4% Hispanic, 0.4% Native American/Other, and 2.8% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Luzerne County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Luzerne County is the 12th most populous county of the 67 counties in Pennsylvania.

Luzerne County's White Population

250,304 residents of Luzerne County identify as White, or 76.9%. This makes the White share of the population of Luzerne County roughly similar to the White share of the population of Pennsylvania (73.5% White). Of the 67 counties in Pennsylvania, Luzerne County is ranked #56 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Luzerne County is less White than neighboring Wyoming County (92.6% White), Carbon County (88.7% White), Columbia County (90.9% White), Lackawanna County (81.2% White), and Schuylkill County (88.2% White).

Luzerne County's Black Population

14,031 residents of Luzerne County identify as Black, or 4.3%. This makes the Black share of the population of Luzerne County slightly less than the Black share of the population of Pennsylvania (10.5% Black). Of the 67 counties in Pennsylvania, Luzerne County is ranked #20 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Luzerne County is more Black than neighboring Wyoming County (0.8% Black), Carbon County (1.7% Black), Columbia County (1.3% Black), Lackawanna County (3.4% Black), and Schuylkill County (2.9% Black).

Luzerne County's Asian Population

3,960 residents of Luzerne County identify as Asian, or 1.2%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Luzerne County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Pennsylvania (3.9% Asian). Of the 67 counties in Pennsylvania, Luzerne County is ranked #23 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Luzerne County is more Asian than neighboring Wyoming County (0.4% Asian), Carbon County (0.5% Asian), and Schuylkill County (0.5% Asian). Luzerne County is less Asian than neighboring Lackawanna County (3.1% Asian).

Luzerne County's Hispanic Population

46,898 residents of Luzerne County identify as Hispanic, or 14.4%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Luzerne County slightly larger than the Hispanic share of the population of Pennsylvania (8.1% Hispanic). Of the 67 counties in Pennsylvania, Luzerne County is ranked #5 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Luzerne County is more Hispanic than neighboring Wyoming County (2.2% Hispanic), Carbon County (5.6% Hispanic), Columbia County (3.3% Hispanic), Lackawanna County (8.5% Hispanic), and Schuylkill County (5.6% Hispanic).

Luzerne County's Native American/Other Population

1,345 residents of Luzerne 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 Luzerne 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, Luzerne County is ranked #40 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Luzerne County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Wyoming County (0.3% Native American/Other), and Schuylkill County (0.3% Native American/Other). Luzerne County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Carbon County (0.5% Native American/Other), and Lackawanna County (0.5% Native American/Other).

Luzerne County's Multiracial Population

9,056 residents of Luzerne County identify as Multiracial, or 2.8%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Luzerne County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Pennsylvania (3.5% Multiracial). Of the 67 counties in Pennsylvania, Luzerne County is ranked #53 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Luzerne County is more Multiracial than neighboring Schuylkill County (2.4% Multiracial). Luzerne County is less Multiracial than neighboring Wyoming County (3.6% Multiracial), Carbon County (3% Multiracial), Columbia County (2.9% Multiracial), and Lackawanna County (3.3% Multiracial).

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