Population By Race and Ethnicity in Delaware County, PA in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Delaware County, PA in 2011

Total Population:559,338

Non Hispanic (96.91%)

Hispanic (3.1%)

Race in Delaware County, PA in 2011

Total Population:559,338

White Alone (72.65%)

Black or African American Alone (20.32%)

Asian Alone (4.98%)

Two or more races (1.83%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.19%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.04%)

Ethnicity in Delaware County, PA in 2011

Total Population:559,338

Non-Hispanic White Alone (70.5%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (19.71%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (4.94%)

Hispanic White Alone (2.15%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.61%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.10%)

Population By Race in Delaware , PA in 2011

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	406,349	72.65%
Black or African American Alone	113,660	20.32%
Asian Alone	27,874	4.98%
Two Or More Races	10,206	1.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,032	0.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	217	0.04%

Population By Ethnicity in Delaware , PA in 2011

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	394,350	70.5%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	110,247	19.71%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	27,619	4.94%
White Alone - Hispanic	11,999	2.15%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	8,999	1.61%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	3,413	0.61%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	1,207	0.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	694	0.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	338	0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	255	0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	119	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	98	0.02%