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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Chester County, PA in 2011

Total Population:503,488

Non Hispanic (93.33%)

Hispanic (6.67%)

Race in Chester County, PA in 2011

Total Population:503,488

White Alone (87.59%)

Black or African American Alone (6.36%)

Asian Alone (4.14%)

Two or more races (1.59%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.26%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.06%)

Ethnicity in Chester County, PA in 2011

Total Population:503,488

Non-Hispanic White Alone (81.82%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (5.91%)

Hispanic White Alone (5.78%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (4.09%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.38%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.02%)

Population By Race in Chester , PA in 2011

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	441,025	87.59%
Black or African American Alone	32,013	6.36%
Asian Alone	20,839	4.14%
Two Or More Races	8,015	1.59%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,294	0.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	302	0.06%

Population By Ethnicity in Chester , PA in 2011

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	411,938	81.82%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	29,772	5.91%
White Alone - Hispanic	29,087	5.78%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	20,596	4.09%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	6,958	1.38%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	2,241	0.45%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	1,057	0.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	766	0.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	528	0.11%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	243	0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	166	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	136	0.03%