Population By Race and Ethnicity in Alachua County, FL in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 249,879 population of Alachua County, Florida comprised of 21,337 people who identified as Hispanic (8.54%), and 228,542 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.46%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Alachua County, Florida with a population of 177,521 (71.04%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 51,521 (20.62%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 13,912 (5.57%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Alachua County, Florida in 2011, with a population of 158,715 (63.52%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 50,293 (20.13%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 18,806 (7.53%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Alachua, Florida.

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Population By Race in Alachua , FL in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 51,521 20.62%
White Alone 177,521 71.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 856 0.34%
Asian Alone 13,912 5.57%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 183 0.07%
Two Or More Races 5,886 2.36%
Population By Ethnicity in Alachua , FL in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,228 0.49%
White Alone - Hispanic 18,806 7.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 258 0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 241 0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 35 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 769 0.31%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 50,293 20.13%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 158,715 63.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 598 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 13,671 5.47%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 148 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,117 2.05%