Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lancaster County, PA in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 543,960 population of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania comprised of 58,956 people who identified as Hispanic (10.84%), and 485,004 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (89.16%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania with a population of 488,174 (89.74%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 28,402 (5.22%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 13,481 (2.48%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 2018, with a population of 443,798 (81.59%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 44,376 (8.16%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 19,176 (3.53%).

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 2018

Total Population:543,960

Non Hispanic (89.16%)

Hispanic (10.84%)

Race in Lancaster County, PA in 2018

Total Population:543,960

White Alone (89.74%)

Black or African American Alone (5.22%)

Asian Alone (2.48%)

Two or more races (2.02%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.43%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.1%)

Ethnicity in Lancaster County, PA in 2018

Total Population:543,960

Non-Hispanic White Alone (81.59%)

Hispanic White Alone (8.16%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (3.53%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.66%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (2.38%)

Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.7%)

Population By Race in Lancaster , PA in 2018

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	488,174	89.74%
Black or African American Alone	28,402	5.22%
Asian Alone	13,481	2.48%
Two Or More Races	10,986	2.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	2,357	0.43%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	560	0.1%

Population By Ethnicity in Lancaster , PA in 2018

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	443,798	81.59%
White Alone - Hispanic	44,376	8.16%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	19,176	3.53%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	12,938	2.38%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	9,226	1.7%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	8,266	1.52%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	2,720	0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	1,675	0.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	682	0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	543	0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	416	0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	144	0.03%