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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 1,600,600 population of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania comprised of 251,222 people who identified as Hispanic (15.7%), and 1,349,378 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (84.31%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania with a population of 715,091 (44.68%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 694,333 (43.38%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 127,359 (7.96%).

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 641,056 (40.05%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 546,483 (34.14%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 168,608 (10.53%).

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 694,333 43.38%
White Alone 715,091 44.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 14,878 0.93%
Asian Alone 127,359 7.96%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2,813 0.18%
Two Or More Races 46,126 2.88%
Population By Ethnicity in Philadelphia , PA in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 53,277 3.33%
White Alone - Hispanic 168,608 10.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 11,456 0.72%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3,114 0.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2,463 0.15%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 12,304 0.77%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 641,056 40.05%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 546,483 34.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 3,422 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 124,245 7.76%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 350 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 33,822 2.11%