Luzerne County, PA

County

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US Senator

N/AJohn Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/ADave McCormick

Republican Party

About

N/A of the households in Luzerne County, PA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in N/A are Wilkes University (1,503 degrees awarded in 2024), Misericordia University (580 degrees), and King's College (575 degrees).

Luzerne County, PA borders Carbon County, PA, Columbia County, PA, Lackawanna County, PA, Monroe County, PA, Schuylkill County, PA, Sullivan County, PA, and Wyoming County, PA.

About the photo: Adams Falls, Ricketts Glen State Park, Luzerne County, PA

Photo by Nicholas A. Tonelli

United States Pennsylvania Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA

Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 9.52 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (243k people) in Luzerne County, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 25.5k Other (Hispanic) and 19.8k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Luzerne County, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
243k ± 780
Other (Hispanic)
25.5k ± 2.03k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
19.8k ± 1.91k

17.3%

Hispanic Population

56.8k people

17.3% of the people in Luzerne County, PA are hispanic (56.8k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Luzerne County, PA as a share of the total population.

Economy

Industries

Employment by Industry Sector

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Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during N/A, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall N/A in employment by N/A%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in N/A.

Civics

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing the state of Pennsylvania. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.