Population By Race and Ethnicity in Chester County, PA in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 546,638 population of Chester County, Pennsylvania comprised of 45,001 people who identified as Hispanic (8.23%), and 501,637 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.77%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Chester County, Pennsylvania with a population of 458,792 (83.93%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 38,988 (7.13%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 34,519 (6.32%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Chester County, Pennsylvania in 2022, with a population of 421,243 (77.06%); the second largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 38,509 (7.05%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 37,549 (6.87%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 34,519 6.32%
White Alone 458,792 83.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,861 0.34%
Asian Alone 38,988 7.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 413 0.08%
Two Or More Races 12,065 2.21%
Population By Ethnicity in Chester , PA in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3,724 0.68%
White Alone - Hispanic 37,549 6.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,242 0.23%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 479 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 231 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,776 0.33%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 30,795 5.63%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 421,243 77.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 619 0.11%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 38,509 7.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 182 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 10,289 1.88%