Puerto Rican Population in Mercer County, PA by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights

The Puerto Rican population in Mercer County, PA is reported at 626 residents, according to recent U.S. Census estimates. Most cities in Mercer County - including Sharon, Hermitage, Sharpsville, and others - report some Puerto Rican presence. With a total matching the county''s, this suggests a fully urbanized footprint for the group. The section below compares this even spread with similar counties in Pennsylvania.

Top 5 cities with the largest Puerto Rican population in Mercer County

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  • 1
    Sharon
    Puerto Rican population in Sharon is 173
    1.33% of Sharon population is Puerto Rican
  • 2
    Hermitage
    Puerto Rican population in Hermitage is 119
    0.74% of Hermitage population is Puerto Rican
  • 3
    Sharpsville
    Puerto Rican population in Sharpsville is 91
    2.16% of Sharpsville population is Puerto Rican
  • 4
    Shenango township
    Puerto Rican population in Shenango township is 77
    2.20% of Shenango township population is Puerto Rican
  • 5
    Findley township
    Puerto Rican population in Findley township is 75
    2.82% of Findley township population is Puerto Rican

Overview of Puerto Rican population in Mercer County

  • Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey data document Mercer County with 626 Puerto Rican residents (0.57% of 109,852 total county population), positioning the jurisdiction at the 79th percentile nationally among counties and 47th percentile within Pennsylvania for Puerto Rican population concentrations, despite absolute population figures.
  • Comparison to State and National Averages: Census Bureau's ACS data indicate Mercer County's Puerto Rican population of 0.57% remains below Pennsylvania's state average of 3.7% and the national average of 1.8%, placing the county below demographic benchmarks across multiple geographic scales.
  • Share of Total State Population: Official American Community Survey data indicates Mercer County contains 626 Puerto Rican residents, representing less than 1% of Pennsylvania's total Puerto Rican population of 484,559.
  • Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey show Mercer County maintains fewer than 0.93 Puerto Ricans per square mile, compared to Pennsylvania's average of 10.8 per square mile, placing the county among jurisdictions with minimal demographic representation within the state.
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42 Cities in Mercer County Ranked by Puerto Rican Population

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ACS data [1] show Puerto Rican populations distributed across multiple cities in the county, led by Sharon, Hermitage, Sharpsville, and Shenango township. The table below provides additional context, including total population, population density, and demographic distributions, based on current ACS data for 42 incorporated cities included in this analysis*.
cities in Mercer County, PA ranked by Puerto Rican population count
Rank by Puerto Rican Population
City
Puerto Rican Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Mercer County Puerto Rican Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Sharon 173 1.33% 27.64%
2 Hermitage 119 0.74% 19.01%
3 Sharpsville 91 2.16% 14.54%
4 Shenango township 77 2.20% 12.30%
5 Findley township 75 2.82% 11.98%
6 Greenville 33 0.60% 5.27%
7 Farrell 17 0.40% 2.72%
8 16 2.27% 2.56%
9 12 0.15% 1.92%
10 6 0.32% 0.96%
11 4 0.25% 0.64%
12 2 0.06% 0.32%
13 1 0.16% 0.16%
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Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks city in Mercer County, PA by their Puerto Rican population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census defines Puerto Rican population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their ancestry, meaning individuals can write upto ancestries when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as having Puerto Rican ancestry, whether alone or in combination with another ancestry.
Here are a few important things to know about how ancestry is reported:
  • Some people identify as Puerto Rican alone, while others identify as Puerto Rican along with another race (such as Puerto Rican and German).
  • We’ve used the “Puerto Rican alone or in any combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Puerto Rican population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Puerto Rican alone or in combination in city. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as Puerto Rican .
  2. % of Total Mercer County Puerto Rican Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Puerto Rican population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small Puerto Rican populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • City that don’t have any reported Puerto Rican population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where Puerto Rican populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

  1. 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.
  2. 2023.