Population By Race and Ethnicity in Broward County, FL in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 1,935,945 population of Broward County, Florida comprised of 572,744 people who identified as Hispanic (29.59%), and 1,363,201 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (70.42%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Broward County, Florida with a population of 1,232,258 (63.65%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 577,246 (29.82%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 74,087 (3.83%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Broward County, Florida in 2017, with a population of 712,277 (36.79%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 543,860 (28.09%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 519,981 (26.86%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 577,246 29.82%
White Alone 1,232,258 63.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 7,756 0.4%
Asian Alone 74,087 3.83%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2,238 0.12%
Two Or More Races 42,360 2.19%
Population By Ethnicity in Broward , FL in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 33,386 1.73%
White Alone - Hispanic 519,981 26.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 3,933 0.2%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2,854 0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1,048 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 11,542 0.6%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 543,860 28.09%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 712,277 36.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 3,823 0.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 71,233 3.68%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1,190 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 30,818 1.59%