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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 523,996 population of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania comprised of 47,280 people who identified as Hispanic (9.02%), and 476,716 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.98%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania with a population of 478,923 (91.4%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 23,260 (4.44%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 10,644 (2.03%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 2011, with a population of 442,375 (84.42%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 36,548 (6.98%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 16,636 (3.18%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Lancaster County, PA in 2011

Total Population:523,996

Non Hispanic (90.98%)

Hispanic (9.02%)

Race in Lancaster County, PA in 2011

Total Population:523,996

White Alone (91.4%)

Black or African American Alone (4.44%)

Asian Alone (2.03%)

Two or more races (1.66%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.38%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.08%)

Ethnicity in Lancaster County, PA in 2011

Total Population:523,996

Non-Hispanic White Alone (84.42%)

Hispanic White Alone (6.98%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (3.18%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.20%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.96%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.27%)

Population By Race in Lancaster , PA in 2011

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	478,923	91.4%
Black or African American Alone	23,260	4.44%
Asian Alone	10,644	2.03%
Two Or More Races	8,721	1.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	2,010	0.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	438	0.08%

Population By Ethnicity in Lancaster , PA in 2011

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	442,375	84.42%
White Alone - Hispanic	36,548	6.98%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	16,636	3.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	10,259	1.96%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	6,635	1.27%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	6,624	1.26%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	2,086	0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	1,341	0.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	669	0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	385	0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	296	0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	142	0.03%