Population By Race and Ethnicity in Highlands County, FL in 2021

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 103,279 population of Highlands County, Florida comprised of 22,052 people who identified as Hispanic (21.35%), and 81,227 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (78.65%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Highlands County, Florida with a population of 87,560 (84.78%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 11,201 (10.85%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,994 (1.93%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Highlands County, Florida in 2021, with a population of 67,572 (65.43%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 19,988 (19.35%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 10,128 (9.81%).

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 2021

Total Population:103,279

Non Hispanic (78.65%)

Hispanic (21.35%)

Race in Highlands County, FL in 2021

Total Population:103,279

White Alone (84.78%)

Black or African American Alone (10.85%)

Two or more races (1.93%)

Asian Alone (1.6%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.73%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.11%)

Ethnicity in Highlands County, FL in 2021

Total Population:103,279

Non-Hispanic White Alone (65.43%)

Hispanic White Alone (19.35%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (9.81%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.50%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.49%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.43%)

Population By Race in Highlands , FL in 2021

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	87,560	84.78%
Black or African American Alone	11,201	10.85%
Two Or More Races	1,994	1.93%
Asian Alone	1,657	1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	753	0.73%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	114	0.11%

Population By Ethnicity in Highlands , FL in 2021

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	67,572	65.43%
White Alone - Hispanic	19,988	19.35%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	10,128	9.81%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	1,534	1.49%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	1,480	1.43%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	1,073	1.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	514	0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	460	0.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	293	0.28%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	123	0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	61	0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	53	0.05%