Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lancaster County, PA in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 535,960 population of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania comprised of 53,596 people who identified as Hispanic (10%), and 482,364 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania with a population of 485,176 (90.53%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 25,680 (4.79%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 12,337 (2.3%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 2015, with a population of 444,404 (82.92%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 40,772 (7.61%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 17,680 (3.3%).

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

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Population By Race in Lancaster , PA in 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 25,680 4.79%
White Alone 485,176 90.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,189 0.41%
Asian Alone 12,337 2.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 538 0.1%
Two Or More Races 10,040 1.87%
Population By Ethnicity in Lancaster , PA in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 8,000 1.49%
White Alone - Hispanic 40,772 7.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,518 0.28%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 467 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 392 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,447 0.46%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 17,680 3.3%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 444,404 82.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 671 0.13%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 11,870 2.22%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 146 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 7,593 1.42%