Population By Race and Ethnicity in Philadelphia County, PA in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 1,576,604 population of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania comprised of 227,128 people who identified as Hispanic (14.41%), and 1,349,476 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (85.59%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania with a population of 703,709 (44.63%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 698,119 (44.28%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 117,328 (7.44%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania in 2016, with a population of 651,053 (41.3%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 549,379 (34.85%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 154,330 (9.79%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 698,119 44.28%
White Alone 703,709 44.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 13,653 0.87%
Asian Alone 117,328 7.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2,541 0.16%
Two Or More Races 41,254 2.62%
Population By Ethnicity in Philadelphia , PA in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 47,066 2.99%
White Alone - Hispanic 154,330 9.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 10,075 0.64%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2,904 0.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2,116 0.13%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 10,637 0.68%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 651,053 41.3%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 549,379 34.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 3,578 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 114,424 7.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 425 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 30,617 1.94%