Population By Race and Ethnicity in Chester County, PA in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 522,256 population of Chester County, Pennsylvania comprised of 39,029 people who identified as Hispanic (7.47%), and 483,227 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.53%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Chester County, Pennsylvania with a population of 446,250 (85.45%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 32,387 (6.2%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 31,215 (5.98%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Chester County, Pennsylvania in 2018, with a population of 413,268 (79.13%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 32,982 (6.32%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 30,855 (5.91%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 32,387 6.2%
White Alone 446,250 85.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,573 0.3%
Asian Alone 31,215 5.98%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 339 0.07%
Two Or More Races 10,492 2.01%
Population By Ethnicity in Chester , PA in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,998 0.57%
White Alone - Hispanic 32,982 6.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 965 0.19%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 360 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 175 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,549 0.3%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 29,389 5.63%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 413,268 79.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 608 0.12%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 30,855 5.91%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 164 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 8,943 1.71%