Population By Race and Ethnicity in Montgomery County, PA in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 824,533 population of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania comprised of 42,617 people who identified as Hispanic (5.17%), and 781,916 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.83%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania with a population of 658,887 (79.91%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 80,228 (9.73%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 64,908 (7.87%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania in 2017, with a population of 625,123 (75.82%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 75,824 (9.2%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 64,205 (7.79%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Montgomery, Pennsylvania.

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Population By Race in Montgomery , PA in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 80,228 9.73%
White Alone 658,887 79.91%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,999 0.24%
Asian Alone 64,908 7.87%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 518 0.06%
Two Or More Races 17,993 2.18%
Population By Ethnicity in Montgomery , PA in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4,404 0.53%
White Alone - Hispanic 33,764 4.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,148 0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 703 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 220 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,378 0.29%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 75,824 9.2%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 625,123 75.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 851 0.1%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 64,205 7.79%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 298 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 15,615 1.89%