Population By Race and Ethnicity in Hillsborough County, FL in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 1,398,093 population of Hillsborough County, Florida comprised of 391,181 people who identified as Hispanic (27.98%), and 1,006,912 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (72.02%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Hillsborough County, Florida with a population of 1,045,361 (74.77%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 247,562 (17.71%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 58,667 (4.2%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Hillsborough County, Florida in 2016, with a population of 696,935 (49.85%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 348,426 (24.92%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 221,581 (15.85%).

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

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Population By Race in Hillsborough , FL in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 247,562 17.71%
White Alone 1,045,361 74.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 7,222 0.52%
Asian Alone 58,667 4.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,893 0.14%
Two Or More Races 37,388 2.67%
Population By Ethnicity in Hillsborough , FL in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 25,981 1.86%
White Alone - Hispanic 348,426 24.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 3,967 0.28%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,899 0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 878 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 10,030 0.72%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 221,581 15.85%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 696,935 49.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 3,255 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 56,768 4.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1,015 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 27,358 1.96%