Ranking of Florida Counties By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.72M people in Florida with American ancestry (8.07% of Florida population). Among all Florida counties, Holmes County had the highest percentage of its population with American ancestry (35.35%), followed by Jackson County (29.22%), and Washington County (25.60%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having American ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Florida.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Florida Counties By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
Holmes County
Jackson County
Washington County
Nassau County
St. Lucie County
Citrus County
Charlotte County
Sarasota County
Polk County
Pasco County
Ranking of Florida Counties By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Holmes County 35.35
2 Jackson County 29.22
3 Washington County 25.60
4 Nassau County 23.45
5 St. Lucie County 18.26
6 Citrus County 14.85
7 Charlotte County 14.15
8 Sarasota County 13.50
9 Polk County 13.46
10 Pasco County 12.99
11 Baker County 12.87
12 Hendry County 12.57
13 Lee County 12.49
14 Flagler County 12.30
15 St. Johns County 11.72
16 Calhoun County 11.18
17 Glades County 11.00
18 Lake County 10.65
19 Bay County 10.32
20 Columbia County 10.08
21 Suwannee County 10.07
22 Hernando County 10.06
22 Highlands County 10.06
23 Walton County 9.81
24 Franklin County 9.27
25 Okeechobee County 9.08
26 Gulf County 8.89
27 Seminole County 8.85
28 Sumter County 8.83
29 Orange County 8.60
30 Lafayette County 8.53
31 Pinellas County 8.30
32 Hardee County 8.28
33 Liberty County 8.23
34 Brevard County 8.12
35 Broward County 7.86
36 Santa Rosa County 7.79
37 Collier County 7.69
38 Putnam County 7.66
39 Bradford County 7.15
40 Wakulla County 7.11
41 Indian River County 7.03
42 Manatee County 7.02
43 Dixie County 6.93
44 Hillsborough County 6.86
45 Levy County 6.79
46 Okaloosa County 6.70
47 Martin County 6.48
48 Madison County 6.31
49 Gilchrist County 6.30
50 Jefferson County 6.28
51 Escambia County 6.10
52 Duval County 5.96
53 Union County 5.89
54 DeSoto County 5.77
55 Hamilton County 5.75
56 Marion County 5.73
57 Taylor County 5.57
58 Monroe County 5.49
59 Palm Beach County 5.37
60 Volusia County 5.35
61 Miami-Dade County 4.77
62 Clay County 4.70
63 Leon County 4.55
64 Alachua County 4.46
65 Gadsden County 3.89
66 Osceola County 3.71