Lancaster, Pennsylvania Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 552.98K population of Lancaster, PA residents comprised of 61.17K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (11.06%), and 491.81K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (88.94%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lancaster, PA, with a population of 452.65K (81.86%). The Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group in Lancaster, PA, with a population of 34.94K (6.32%). The Some Other Race Alone population was the third largest racial group in Lancaster, PA, with a population of 27.37K (4.95%). The smallest racial group in Lancaster, PA was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 169 (0.03%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Lancaster, PA, with a population of 440.61K (79.68%). The Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Lancaster, PA, with a population of 25.45K (4.60%). The Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the third largest ethnic group in Lancaster, PA, with a population of 19.77K (3.58%). The smallest ethnic group in Lancaster, PA was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 59 (0.01%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Lancaster, Pennsylvania from the 2020 decennial census.

You can see similar information for other Pennsylvania counties and also for the state of Pennsylvania.

Lancaster, PA Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Lancaster, PA Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Lancaster, PA Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Lancaster, PA Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 22394 4.05
White Alone 452646 81.86
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1322 0.24
Asian Alone 14147 2.56
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 169 0.03
Some Other Race Alone 27367 4.95
Two Or More Races 34939 6.32
Lancaster, PA Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 440613 79.68
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 25445 4.60
Hispanic - Two or More Races 19768 3.58
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 19536 3.53
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 15171 2.74
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 13939 2.52
Hispanic - White Alone 12033 2.18
Hispanic - Black Alone 2858 0.52
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 1922 0.35
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 800 0.14
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 522 0.09
Hispanic - Asian Alone 208 0.04
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 110 0.02
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 59 0.01