Pennsylvania Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on April 8, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, Pennsylvania's population of 13.00M residents comprised of 1.05M residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (8.07%), and 11.95M residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.93%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Pennsylvania, with a population of 9.75M (74.99%). The Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group in Pennsylvania, with a population of 1.42M (10.95%). The Two Or More Races population was the third largest racial group in Pennsylvania, with a population of 774.48K (5.96%). The smallest racial group in Pennsylvania was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 4.28K (0.03%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Pennsylvania, with a population of 9.55M (73.47%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Pennsylvania, with a population of 1.37M (10.53%). The Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in Pennsylvania, with a population of 506.67K (3.90%). The smallest ethnic group in Pennsylvania was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 1.11K (0.01%).

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

You can see similar information for other states and also for the United States.

You can also see links at the bottom of this page for similar information for each Pennsylvania county.

Pennsylvania Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Pennsylvania Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Pennsylvania Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Pennsylvania Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of State Population
Black or African American Alone 1423169 10.95
White Alone 9750687 74.99
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 31052 0.24
Asian Alone 510501 3.93
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 4276 0.03
Some Other Race Alone 508531 3.91
Two Or More Races 774484 5.96
Pennsylvania Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of State Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 9553417 73.47
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 1368978 10.53
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 506674 3.90
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 453990 3.49
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 451285 3.47
Hispanic - Two or More Races 323199 2.49
Hispanic - White Alone 197270 1.52
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 54541 0.42
Hispanic - Black Alone 54191 0.42
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 16024 0.12
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 15028 0.12
Hispanic - Asian Alone 3827 0.03
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 3162 0.02
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 1114 0.01