Population By Race and Ethnicity in Chester County, PA in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 503,488 population of Chester County, Pennsylvania comprised of 33,560 people who identified as Hispanic (6.67%), and 469,928 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.33%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Chester County, Pennsylvania with a population of 441,025 (87.59%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 32,013 (6.36%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 20,839 (4.14%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Chester County, Pennsylvania in 2011, with a population of 411,938 (81.82%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 29,772 (5.91%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 29,087 (5.78%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Chester, Pennsylvania.

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Population By Race in Chester , PA in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 32,013 6.36%
White Alone 441,025 87.59%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,294 0.26%
Asian Alone 20,839 4.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 302 0.06%
Two Or More Races 8,015 1.59%
Population By Ethnicity in Chester , PA in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,241 0.45%
White Alone - Hispanic 29,087 5.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 766 0.15%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 243 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 166 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,057 0.21%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 29,772 5.91%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 411,938 81.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 528 0.11%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 20,596 4.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 136 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,958 1.38%