Population By Race and Ethnicity in Delaware County, PA in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 563,860 population of Delaware County, Pennsylvania comprised of 20,793 people who identified as Hispanic (3.69%), and 543,067 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.31%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Delaware County, Pennsylvania with a population of 395,156 (70.08%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 122,316 (21.69%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 32,831 (5.82%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Delaware County, Pennsylvania in 2016, with a population of 380,798 (67.53%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 118,266 (20.97%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 32,506 (5.77%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 122,316 21.69%
White Alone 395,156 70.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,245 0.22%
Asian Alone 32,831 5.82%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 267 0.05%
Two Or More Races 12,045 2.14%
Population By Ethnicity in Delaware , PA in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4,050 0.72%
White Alone - Hispanic 14,358 2.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 520 0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 325 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 117 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,423 0.25%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 118,266 20.97%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 380,798 67.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 725 0.13%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 32,506 5.77%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 150 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 10,622 1.88%