Population By Race and Ethnicity in Chester County, PA in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 519,057 population of Chester County, Pennsylvania comprised of 38,351 people who identified as Hispanic (7.39%), and 480,706 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.61%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Chester County, Pennsylvania with a population of 445,368 (85.8%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 32,240 (6.21%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 29,526 (5.69%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Chester County, Pennsylvania in 2017, with a population of 412,866 (79.54%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 32,502 (6.26%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 29,329 (5.65%).

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 2017

Total Population:519,057

Non Hispanic (92.61%)

Hispanic (7.39%)

Race in Chester County, PA in 2017

Total Population:519,057

White Alone (85.8%)

Black or African American Alone (6.21%)

Asian Alone (5.69%)

Two or more races (1.94%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.29%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.06%)

Ethnicity in Chester County, PA in 2017

Total Population:519,057

Non-Hispanic White Alone (79.54%)

Hispanic White Alone (6.26%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (5.65%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (5.62%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.65%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.27%)

Population By Race in Chester , PA in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	445,368	85.8%
Black or African American Alone	32,240	6.21%
Asian Alone	29,526	5.69%
Two Or More Races	10,073	1.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,522	0.29%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	328	0.06%

Population By Ethnicity in Chester , PA in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	412,866	79.54%
White Alone - Hispanic	32,502	6.26%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	29,329	5.65%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	29,173	5.62%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	8,577	1.65%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	2,911	0.56%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	1,496	0.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	918	0.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	604	0.12%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	353	0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	171	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	157	0.03%