Population By Race and Ethnicity in Philadelphia County, PA in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 1,600,684 population of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania comprised of 238,816 people who identified as Hispanic (14.92%), and 1,361,868 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (85.08%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania with a population of 712,762 (44.53%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 696,424 (43.51%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 128,406 (8.02%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania in 2020, with a population of 646,034 (40.36%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 552,391 (34.51%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 160,371 (10.02%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 696,424 43.51%
White Alone 712,762 44.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 14,427 0.9%
Asian Alone 128,406 8.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2,722 0.17%
Two Or More Races 45,943 2.87%
Population By Ethnicity in Philadelphia , PA in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 50,390 3.15%
White Alone - Hispanic 160,371 10.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 10,993 0.69%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2,977 0.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2,378 0.15%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 11,707 0.73%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 646,034 40.36%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 552,391 34.51%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 3,434 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 125,429 7.84%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 344 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 34,236 2.14%