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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Population By Race in Lancaster , PA in 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 30,181 5.43%
White Alone 495,722 89.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,569 0.46%
Asian Alone 14,946 2.69%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 633 0.11%
Two Or More Races 12,241 2.2%
Population By Ethnicity in Lancaster , PA in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 9,938 1.79%
White Alone - Hispanic 46,617 8.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,863 0.34%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 592 0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 474 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 3,076 0.55%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 20,243 3.64%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 449,105 80.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 706 0.13%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 14,354 2.58%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 159 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 9,165 1.65%