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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Population By Race in Gilchrist , FL in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,009 5.64%
White Alone 16,348 91.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 121 0.68%
Asian Alone 99 0.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 20 0.11%
Two Or More Races 302 1.69%
Population By Ethnicity in Gilchrist , FL in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 31 0.17%
White Alone - Hispanic 932 5.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 44 0.25%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 5 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 14 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 21 0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 978 5.46%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 15,416 86.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 77 0.43%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 94 0.53%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 6 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 281 1.57%