Northeastern Pennsylvania
  Race Profile (2000)  
PA County One Race (%) Multi-
White Black NatAm Asian Pacific Other Racial (%)
Carbon 97.8
0.6 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.8
Columbia 97.6 0.8 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.6
Lackawanna 96.7 1.3 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.7
Luzerne 96.6 1.7 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.6
Monroe 88.2 6.0 0.2 2.4 0.0 2.4 2.0
Pike 93.1 3.3 0.2 1.3 0.0 1.3 1.5
Schuylkill 96.6 2.1 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.4
Wayne 96.7 1.6 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.6
Wyoming 98.3 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.6

Note: Totals not equal to 100% are due to rounding errors.

Northeastern PA 95.6 2.2 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.7 0.8
Pennsylvania 85.4 10.0 0.1 1.5 0.0 1.5 1.2
United States 75.1 12.3 0.9 3.6 0.1 5.5 2.4

Population Profile by Race

The 2000 Census expanded race categories to include "more than one race."

Although NE Pennsylvania is still predominantly White, there was a 3% decrease since the 1990 Census.