Population By Race and Ethnicity in Philadelphia County, PA in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 1,589,623 population of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania comprised of 240,504 people who identified as Hispanic (15.13%), and 1,349,119 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (84.87%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania with a population of 706,663 (44.46%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 688,281 (43.3%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 130,284 (8.2%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania in 2021, with a population of 636,843 (40.06%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 546,203 (34.36%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 160,460 (10.09%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 688,281 43.3%
White Alone 706,663 44.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 14,519 0.91%
Asian Alone 130,284 8.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2,739 0.17%
Two Or More Races 47,137 2.97%
Population By Ethnicity in Philadelphia , PA in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 51,438 3.24%
White Alone - Hispanic 160,460 10.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 11,146 0.7%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3,054 0.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2,397 0.15%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 12,009 0.76%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 636,843 40.06%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 546,203 34.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 3,373 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 127,230 8%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 342 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 35,128 2.21%