Population By Race and Ethnicity in Dauphin County, PA in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 286,685 population of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania comprised of 29,871 people who identified as Hispanic (10.42%), and 256,814 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (89.58%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania with a population of 202,625 (70.68%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 55,002 (19.19%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 17,148 (5.98%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania in 2020, with a population of 182,213 (63.56%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 48,966 (17.08%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 20,412 (7.12%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 55,002 19.19%
White Alone 202,625 70.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,362 0.48%
Asian Alone 17,148 5.98%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 299 0.1%
Two Or More Races 10,249 3.58%
Population By Ethnicity in Dauphin , PA in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 6,036 2.11%
White Alone - Hispanic 20,412 7.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 870 0.3%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 343 0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 207 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,003 0.7%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 48,966 17.08%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 182,213 63.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 492 0.17%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 16,805 5.86%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 92 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 8,246 2.88%