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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 17,899 population of Gilchrist County, Florida comprised of 1,047 people who identified as Hispanic (5.85%), and 16,852 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.15%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Gilchrist County, Florida with a population of 16,348 (91.34%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,009 (5.64%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 302 (1.69%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Gilchrist County, Florida in 2017, with a population of 15,416 (86.13%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 978 (5.46%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 932 (5.21%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Gilchrist County, FL in 2017

Total Population:17,899

Non Hispanic (94.15%)

Hispanic (5.85%)

Race in Gilchrist County, FL in 2017

Total Population:17,899

White Alone (91.34%)

Black or African American Alone (5.64%)

Two or more races (1.69%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.68%)

Asian Alone (0.55%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.11%)

Ethnicity in Gilchrist County, FL in 2017

Total Population:17,899

Non-Hispanic White Alone (86.13%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (5.46%)

Hispanic White Alone (5.21%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.57%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.11%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.53%)

Population By Race in Gilchrist , FL in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	16,348	91.34%
Black or African American Alone	1,009	5.64%
Two Or More Races	302	1.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	121	0.68%
Asian Alone	99	0.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	20	0.11%

Population By Ethnicity in Gilchrist , FL in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	15,416	86.13%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	978	5.46%
White Alone - Hispanic	932	5.21%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	281	1.57%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	94	0.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	77	0.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	44	0.25%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	31	0.17%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	21	0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	14	0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	6	0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	5	0.03%