Population By Race and Ethnicity in Broward County, FL in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 1,814,468 population of Broward County, Florida comprised of 479,327 people who identified as Hispanic (26.42%), and 1,335,141 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (73.58%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Broward County, Florida with a population of 1,191,916 (65.69%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 514,574 (28.36%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 64,057 (3.53%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Broward County, Florida in 2012, with a population of 754,072 (41.56%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 487,822 (26.89%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 437,844 (24.13%).

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

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Population By Race in Broward , FL in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 514,574 28.36%
White Alone 1,191,916 65.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 6,716 0.37%
Asian Alone 64,057 3.53%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,746 0.1%
Two Or More Races 35,459 1.95%
Population By Ethnicity in Broward , FL in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 26,752 1.47%
White Alone - Hispanic 437,844 24.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,967 0.16%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2,232 0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 709 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 8,823 0.49%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 487,822 26.89%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 754,072 41.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 3,749 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 61,825 3.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1,037 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 26,636 1.47%