Florida Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2017

Updated on February 3, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, there were 3,265,885 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in Florida and they represented 15.57% of the total population of Florida in 2017. Broward County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (543,860), followed by Miami-Dade County (431,206), and Duval County (276,469). On the other hand, Gilchrist County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (978), followed by Lafayette County (1,139), and Holmes County (1,306).

When it comes to the percentage of each county's population that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone, Gadsden County had the highest percentage (55.39%), followed by Madison County (37.46%), and Jefferson County (34.03%).

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Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

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Florida Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2017
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County Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population % of County Population
Alachua 53571 20.1
Baker 3858 13.65
Bay 20891 11.3
Bradford 5139 18.92
Brevard 58589 9.96
Broward 543860 28.09
Calhoun 1874 12.96
Charlotte 10142 5.57
Citrus 4088 2.81
Clay 23289 10.97
Collier 24820 6.65
Columbia 12455 17.78
DeSoto 4440 11.95
Dixie 1570 9.45
Duval 276469 29.44
Escambia 71402 22.75
Flagler 11102 10.06
Franklin 1524 12.99
Gadsden 25470 55.39
Gilchrist 978 5.46
Glades 1728 12.71
Gulf 2749 17.06
Hamilton 4725 32.82
Hardee 1800 6.62
Hendry 4527 11.02
Hernando 9459 5.06
Highlands 10032 9.66
Hillsborough 227005 15.89
Holmes 1306 6.71
Indian River 13928 9.03
Jackson 12811 26.53
Jefferson 4841 34.03
Lafayette 1139 13.24
Lake 35202 10.18
Lee 59729 8.06
Leon 90389 31.05
Levy 3663 9.08
Liberty 1522 18.48
Madison 6934 37.46
Manatee 32788 8.51
Marion 44276 12.51
Martin 8199 5.13
Miami-Dade 431206 15.92
Monroe 4816 6.29
Nassau 4761 5.73
Okaloosa 19520 9.56
Okeechobee 3460 8.39
Orange 275774 20.31
Osceola 33632 9.52
Palm Beach 271255 18.45
Pasco 28172 5.36
Pinellas 101578 10.48
Polk 100980 14.73
Putnam 11646 15.86
St. Johns 12646 5.18
St. Lucie 61638 19.68
Santa Rosa 10559 6.05
Sarasota 18257 4.35
Seminole 52121 11.26
Sumter 8804 7.03
Suwannee 5719 12.96
Taylor 4248 19.5
Union 3531 22.85
Volusia 56020 10.4
Wakulla 4201 13.11
Walton 3491 5.13
Washington 3567 14.51