Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lancaster County, PA in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 556,292 population of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania comprised of 62,560 people who identified as Hispanic (11.25%), and 493,732 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (88.75%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania with a population of 495,722 (89.11%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 30,181 (5.43%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 14,946 (2.69%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 2021, with a population of 449,105 (80.73%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 46,617 (8.38%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 20,243 (3.64%).

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 2021

Total Population:556,292

Non Hispanic (88.75%)

Hispanic (11.25%)

Race in Lancaster County, PA in 2021

Total Population:556,292

White Alone (89.11%)

Black or African American Alone (5.43%)

Asian Alone (2.69%)

Two or more races (2.2%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.46%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.11%)

Ethnicity in Lancaster County, PA in 2021

Total Population:556,292

Non-Hispanic White Alone (80.73%)

Hispanic White Alone (8.38%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (3.64%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.88%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (2.58%)

Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.79%)

Population By Race in Lancaster , PA in 2021

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	495,722	89.11%
Black or African American Alone	30,181	5.43%
Asian Alone	14,946	2.69%
Two Or More Races	12,241	2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	2,569	0.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	633	0.11%

Population By Ethnicity in Lancaster , PA in 2021

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	449,105	80.73%
White Alone - Hispanic	46,617	8.38%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	20,243	3.64%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	14,354	2.58%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	9,938	1.79%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	9,165	1.65%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	3,076	0.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	1,863	0.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	706	0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	592	0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	474	0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	159	0.03%