Population By Race and Ethnicity in Dauphin County, PA in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 269,278 population of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania comprised of 19,766 people who identified as Hispanic (7.34%), and 249,512 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.66%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania with a population of 200,984 (74.64%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 50,469 (18.74%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 9,223 (3.43%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania in 2011, with a population of 187,242 (69.54%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 46,519 (17.27%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 13,742 (5.1%).

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 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 50,469 18.74%
White Alone 200,984 74.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 902 0.34%
Asian Alone 9,223 3.43%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 184 0.07%
Two Or More Races 7,516 2.79%
Population By Ethnicity in Dauphin , PA in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3,950 1.47%
White Alone - Hispanic 13,742 5.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 483 0.18%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 192 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 124 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,275 0.47%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 46,519 17.27%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 187,242 69.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 419 0.16%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 9,031 3.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 60 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,241 2.32%