Population By Race and Ethnicity in Philadelphia County, PA in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 1,528,303 population of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania comprised of 189,175 people who identified as Hispanic (12.38%), and 1,339,128 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (87.62%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania with a population of 697,283 (45.63%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 683,049 (44.69%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 100,018 (6.54%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania in 2010, with a population of 647,054 (42.34%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 564,803 (36.96%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 132,480 (8.67%).

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

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Population By Race in Philadelphia , PA in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 683,049 44.69%
White Alone 697,283 45.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 12,239 0.8%
Asian Alone 100,018 6.54%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,949 0.13%
Two Or More Races 33,765 2.21%
Population By Ethnicity in Philadelphia , PA in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 35,995 2.36%
White Alone - Hispanic 132,480 8.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 8,601 0.56%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2,331 0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1,481 0.1%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 8,287 0.54%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 647,054 42.34%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 564,803 36.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 3,638 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 97,687 6.39%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 468 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 25,478 1.67%