Population By Race and Ethnicity in Chester County, PA in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 534,830 population of Chester County, Pennsylvania comprised of 43,575 people who identified as Hispanic (8.15%), and 491,255 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.85%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Chester County, Pennsylvania with a population of 453,421 (84.78%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 34,844 (6.52%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 33,159 (6.2%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Chester County, Pennsylvania in 2020, with a population of 416,754 (77.92%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 36,667 (6.86%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 34,397 (6.43%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 33,159 6.2%
White Alone 453,421 84.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,769 0.33%
Asian Alone 34,844 6.52%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 380 0.07%
Two Or More Races 11,257 2.11%
Population By Ethnicity in Chester , PA in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3,405 0.64%
White Alone - Hispanic 36,667 6.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,161 0.22%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 447 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 202 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,693 0.32%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 29,754 5.56%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 416,754 77.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 608 0.11%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 34,397 6.43%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 178 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 9,564 1.79%