Population By Race and Ethnicity in Chester County, PA in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 515,098 population of Chester County, Pennsylvania comprised of 36,796 people who identified as Hispanic (7.14%), and 478,302 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.86%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Chester County, Pennsylvania with a population of 445,127 (86.42%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 32,454 (6.3%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 26,252 (5.1%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Chester County, Pennsylvania in 2015, with a population of 413,751 (80.33%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 31,376 (6.09%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 29,745 (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 2015

Total Population:515,098

Non Hispanic (92.86%)

Hispanic (7.14%)

Race in Chester County, PA in 2015

Total Population:515,098

White Alone (86.42%)

Black or African American Alone (6.3%)

Asian Alone (5.1%)

Two or more races (1.83%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.29%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.06%)

Ethnicity in Chester County, PA in 2015

Total Population:515,098

Non-Hispanic White Alone (80.33%)

Hispanic White Alone (6.09%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (5.78%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (5.04%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.57%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.20%)

Population By Race in Chester , PA in 2015

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	445,127	86.42%
Black or African American Alone	32,454	6.3%
Asian Alone	26,252	5.1%
Two Or More Races	9,446	1.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,492	0.29%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	327	0.06%

Population By Ethnicity in Chester , PA in 2015

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	413,751	80.33%
White Alone - Hispanic	31,376	6.09%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	29,745	5.78%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	25,952	5.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	8,088	1.57%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	2,709	0.53%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	1,358	0.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	880	0.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	612	0.12%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	300	0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	173	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	154	0.03%