Population By Race and Ethnicity in Dauphin County, PA in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 273,195 population of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania comprised of 23,332 people who identified as Hispanic (8.54%), and 249,863 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.46%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania with a population of 200,020 (73.22%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 51,337 (18.79%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 11,970 (4.38%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania in 2015, with a population of 183,780 (67.27%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 46,737 (17.11%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 16,240 (5.94%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Dauphin County, PA in 2015

Total Population:273,195

Non Hispanic (91.46%)

Hispanic (8.54%)

Race in Dauphin County, PA in 2015

Total Population:273,195

White Alone (73.22%)

Black or African American Alone (18.79%)

Asian Alone (4.38%)

Two or more races (3.16%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.36%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.09%)

Ethnicity in Dauphin County, PA in 2015

Total Population:273,195

Non-Hispanic White Alone (67.27%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (17.11%)

Hispanic White Alone (5.94%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (4.29%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.78%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.61%)

Population By Race in Dauphin , PA in 2015

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	200,020	73.22%
Black or African American Alone	51,337	18.79%
Asian Alone	11,970	4.38%
Two Or More Races	8,645	3.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	987	0.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	236	0.09%

Population By Ethnicity in Dauphin , PA in 2015

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	183,780	67.27%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	46,737	17.11%
White Alone - Hispanic	16,240	5.94%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	11,714	4.29%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	7,125	2.61%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	4,600	1.68%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	1,520	0.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	547	0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	440	0.16%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	256	0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	169	0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	67	0.03%