Population By Race and Ethnicity in Alachua County, FL in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 259,215 population of Alachua County, Florida comprised of 23,820 people who identified as Hispanic (9.19%), and 235,395 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.81%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Alachua County, Florida with a population of 182,243 (70.31%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 53,808 (20.76%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 15,326 (5.91%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Alachua County, Florida in 2015, with a population of 161,300 (62.23%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 52,387 (20.21%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 20,943 (8.08%).

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 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 53,808 20.76%
White Alone 182,243 70.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 895 0.35%
Asian Alone 15,326 5.91%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 180 0.07%
Two Or More Races 6,763 2.61%
Population By Ethnicity in Alachua , FL in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,421 0.55%
White Alone - Hispanic 20,943 8.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 273 0.11%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 300 0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 46 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 837 0.32%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 52,387 20.21%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 161,300 62.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 622 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 15,026 5.8%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 134 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,926 2.29%