Population By Race and Ethnicity in Philadelphia County, PA in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 1,584,439 population of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania comprised of 243,381 people who identified as Hispanic (15.36%), and 1,341,058 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (84.64%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania with a population of 706,202 (44.57%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 692,815 (43.73%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 123,862 (7.82%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania in 2019, with a population of 641,421 (40.48%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 542,502 (34.24%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 163,700 (10.33%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 692,815 43.73%
White Alone 706,202 44.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 14,268 0.9%
Asian Alone 123,862 7.82%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2,834 0.18%
Two Or More Races 44,458 2.81%
Population By Ethnicity in Philadelphia , PA in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 51,394 3.24%
White Alone - Hispanic 163,700 10.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 10,853 0.69%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3,130 0.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2,458 0.16%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 11,846 0.75%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 641,421 40.48%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 542,502 34.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 3,415 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 120,732 7.62%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 376 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 32,612 2.06%