Population By Race and Ethnicity in Dauphin County, PA in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 276,951 population of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania comprised of 27,205 people who identified as Hispanic (9.82%), and 249,746 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.18%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania with a population of 198,715 (71.75%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 53,460 (19.3%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 13,718 (4.95%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania in 2018, with a population of 180,183 (65.06%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 47,867 (17.28%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 18,532 (6.69%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 53,460 19.3%
White Alone 198,715 71.75%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,199 0.43%
Asian Alone 13,718 4.95%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 289 0.1%
Two Or More Races 9,570 3.46%
Population By Ethnicity in Dauphin , PA in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 5,593 2.02%
White Alone - Hispanic 18,532 6.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 738 0.27%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 320 0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 200 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,822 0.66%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 47,867 17.28%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 180,183 65.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 461 0.17%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 13,398 4.84%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 89 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 7,748 2.8%