Population By Race and Ethnicity in Dauphin County, PA in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 268,289 population of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania comprised of 18,974 people who identified as Hispanic (7.07%), and 249,315 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.93%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania with a population of 200,743 (74.82%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 50,352 (18.77%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 8,841 (3.3%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania in 2010, with a population of 187,589 (69.92%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 46,521 (17.34%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 13,154 (4.9%).

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

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Population By Race in Dauphin , PA in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 50,352 18.77%
White Alone 200,743 74.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 859 0.32%
Asian Alone 8,841 3.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 164 0.06%
Two Or More Races 7,330 2.73%
Population By Ethnicity in Dauphin , PA in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3,831 1.43%
White Alone - Hispanic 13,154 4.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 448 0.17%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 185 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 117 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,239 0.46%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 46,521 17.34%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 187,589 69.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 411 0.15%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 8,656 3.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 47 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,091 2.27%