Population By Race and Ethnicity in Highlands County, FL in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 105,890 population of Highlands County, Florida comprised of 22,162 people who identified as Hispanic (20.93%), and 83,728 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (79.07%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Highlands County, Florida with a population of 90,260 (85.24%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 11,308 (10.68%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,838 (1.74%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Highlands County, Florida in 2019, with a population of 70,052 (66.16%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 20,208 (19.08%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 10,257 (9.69%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Highlands County, FL in 2019

Total Population:105,890

Non Hispanic (79.07%)

Hispanic (20.93%)

Race in Highlands County, FL in 2019

Total Population:105,890

White Alone (85.24%)

Black or African American Alone (10.68%)

Two or more races (1.74%)

Asian Alone (1.6%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.65%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.1%)

Ethnicity in Highlands County, FL in 2019

Total Population:105,890

Non-Hispanic White Alone (66.16%)

Hispanic White Alone (19.08%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (9.69%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.29%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.48%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.3%)

Population By Race in Highlands , FL in 2019

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	90,260	85.24%
Black or African American Alone	11,308	10.68%
Two Or More Races	1,838	1.74%
Asian Alone	1,690	1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	684	0.65%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	110	0.1%

Population By Ethnicity in Highlands , FL in 2019

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	70,052	66.16%
White Alone - Hispanic	20,208	19.08%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	10,257	9.69%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	1,570	1.48%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	1,375	1.3%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	1,051	0.99%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	463	0.44%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	422	0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	262	0.25%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	120	0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	58	0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	52	0.05%