Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lancaster County, PA in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 552,761 population of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania comprised of 62,141 people who identified as Hispanic (11.24%), and 490,620 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (88.76%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania with a population of 493,798 (89.33%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 29,651 (5.36%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 14,378 (2.6%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 2020, with a population of 447,262 (80.91%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 46,536 (8.42%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 19,810 (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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 29,651 5.36%
White Alone 493,798 89.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,478 0.45%
Asian Alone 14,378 2.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 605 0.11%
Two Or More Races 11,851 2.14%
Population By Ethnicity in Lancaster , PA in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 9,841 1.78%
White Alone - Hispanic 46,536 8.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,773 0.32%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 580 0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 443 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,968 0.54%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 19,810 3.58%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 447,262 80.91%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 705 0.13%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 13,798 2.5%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 162 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 8,883 1.61%