Population By Race and Ethnicity in Delaware, PA in 2011

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 559,338 population of Delaware County, Pennsylvania comprised of 17,310 people who identified as Hispanic (3.1%), and 542,028 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.91%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Delaware County, Pennsylvania with a population of 406,349 (72.65%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 113,660 (20.32%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 27,874 (4.98%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Delaware County, Pennsylvania in 2011, with a population of 394,350 (70.5%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 110,247 (19.71%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 27,619 (4.94%).

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

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Population By Race in Delaware , PA in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 113,660 20.32%
White Alone 406,349 72.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,032 0.19%
Asian Alone 27,874 4.98%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 217 0.04%
Two Or More Races 10,206 1.83%
Population By Ethnicity in Delaware , PA in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3,413 0.61%
White Alone - Hispanic 11,999 2.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 338 0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 255 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 98 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,207 0.22%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 110,247 19.71%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 394,350 70.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 694 0.12%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 27,619 4.94%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 119 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 8,999 1.61%