Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lancaster County, PA in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 545,441 population of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania comprised of 60,130 people who identified as Hispanic (11.02%), and 485,311 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (88.98%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania with a population of 488,314 (89.53%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 28,980 (5.31%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 13,853 (2.54%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 2019, with a population of 443,226 (81.26%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 45,088 (8.27%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 19,512 (3.58%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 28,980 5.31%
White Alone 488,314 89.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,426 0.45%
Asian Alone 13,853 2.54%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 590 0.11%
Two Or More Races 11,278 2.07%
Population By Ethnicity in Lancaster , PA in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 9,468 1.74%
White Alone - Hispanic 45,088 8.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,738 0.32%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 572 0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 431 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,833 0.52%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 19,512 3.58%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 443,226 81.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 688 0.13%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 13,281 2.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 159 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 8,445 1.55%