Population By Race and Ethnicity in Philadelphia County, PA in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 1,571,679 population of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania comprised of 221,534 people who identified as Hispanic (14.1%), and 1,350,145 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (85.91%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania with a population of 702,301 (44.69%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 698,440 (44.44%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 114,823 (7.31%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania in 2015, with a population of 652,833 (41.54%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 551,266 (35.08%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 151,035 (9.61%).

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 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 698,440 44.44%
White Alone 702,301 44.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 13,515 0.86%
Asian Alone 114,823 7.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2,447 0.16%
Two Or More Races 40,153 2.56%
Population By Ethnicity in Philadelphia , PA in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 45,607 2.9%
White Alone - Hispanic 151,035 9.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 9,911 0.63%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2,809 0.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1,997 0.13%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 10,175 0.65%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 652,833 41.54%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 551,266 35.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 3,604 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 112,014 7.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 450 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 29,978 1.91%