How many people live in Luzerne County, PA?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 331,400 people living in Luzerne County, PA. That makes Luzerne County the 12th-most populous county in Pennsylvania. It is home to 2.5% of people living in the state.
331K
population of Luzerne County, PA (2024)
2.5%
County share of the Pennsylvania population (2024)
About 331,400 people lived in Luzerne County, PA in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Luzerne County, PA’s age demographics?
About 67,900 Luzerne County, PA residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 20.5% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 20.4% of Pennsylvania’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 67,200 Luzerne County residents, or 20.3% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 20.1% of Pennsylvania’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.
A higher share of Luzerne County, PA's population is aged 65 or older than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Luzerne County, PA’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 72% of the Luzerne County, PA population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Luzerne County, PA also has a larger share of people identifying as Hispanic (20.2%) than the US overall (20%).
In contrast, Luzerne County’s non-Hispanic Black or African American population accounts for 4.8%, below the 12.6% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 1.3% of the county, compared with 6.5% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.
Luzerne County, PA has a higher share of a Hispanic population than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Luzerne County, PA is Wilkes-Barre with about 44,700 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Luzerne County, PA ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Wilkes-Barre | 44,661 |
| 2. | Hazleton | 30,354 |
| 3. | Kingston borough | 13,476 |
| 4. | Hanover | 11,704 |
| 5. | Nanticoke | 10,730 |
| 6. | Hazle | 10,399 |
| 7. | Butler | 10,141 |
| 8. | Plains | 9,999 |
| 9. | Dallas | 9,350 |
| 10. | Pittston | 7,743 |
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