Population By Race and Ethnicity in Dauphin County, PA in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 275,796 population of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania comprised of 25,837 people who identified as Hispanic (9.37%), and 249,959 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.63%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania with a population of 199,264 (72.25%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 52,753 (19.13%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 13,045 (4.73%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania in 2017, with a population of 181,558 (65.83%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 47,599 (17.26%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 17,706 (6.42%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 52,753 19.13%
White Alone 199,264 72.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,144 0.42%
Asian Alone 13,045 4.73%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 286 0.1%
Two Or More Races 9,304 3.37%
Population By Ethnicity in Dauphin , PA in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 5,154 1.87%
White Alone - Hispanic 17,706 6.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 732 0.27%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 289 0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 201 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,755 0.64%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 47,599 17.26%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 181,558 65.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 412 0.15%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 12,756 4.63%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 85 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 7,549 2.74%