Population By Race and Ethnicity in Chester County, PA in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 525,059 population of Chester County, Pennsylvania comprised of 39,548 people who identified as Hispanic (7.53%), and 485,511 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.47%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Chester County, Pennsylvania with a population of 446,915 (85.12%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 32,660 (6.22%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 32,656 (6.22%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Chester County, Pennsylvania in 2019, with a population of 413,641 (78.78%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 33,274 (6.34%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 32,267 (6.15%).

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

You can find similar information for other Pennsylvania counties, and for Pennsylvania.

See this for other years:
Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Chester County, PA in 2019
Total Population:
Race in Chester County, PA in 2019
Total Population:
Ethnicity in Chester County, PA in 2019
Total Population:
Population By Race in Chester , PA in 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 32,660 6.22%
White Alone 446,915 85.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,606 0.31%
Asian Alone 32,656 6.22%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 354 0.07%
Two Or More Races 10,868 2.07%
Population By Ethnicity in Chester , PA in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3,108 0.59%
White Alone - Hispanic 33,274 6.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 994 0.19%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 389 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 182 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,601 0.31%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 29,552 5.63%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 413,641 78.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 612 0.12%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 32,267 6.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 172 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 9,267 1.77%