Population By Race and Ethnicity in Philadelphia County, PA in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 1,550,542 population of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania comprised of 244,555 people who identified as Hispanic (15.77%), and 1,305,987 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (84.23%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania with a population of 688,365 (44.4%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 665,969 (42.95%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 129,859 (8.38%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania in 2023, with a population of 612,359 (39.49%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 527,304 (34.01%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 161,061 (10.39%).

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 2023
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 665,969 42.95%
White Alone 688,365 44.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 14,949 0.96%
Asian Alone 129,859 8.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2,978 0.19%
Two Or More Races 48,422 3.12%
Population By Ethnicity in Philadelphia , PA in 2023
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 53,610 3.46%
White Alone - Hispanic 161,061 10.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 11,737 0.76%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3,048 0.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2,631 0.17%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 12,468 0.8%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 612,359 39.49%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 527,304 34.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 3,212 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 126,811 8.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 347 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 35,954 2.32%