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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 1,428,960 population of Hillsborough County, Florida comprised of 408,890 people who identified as Hispanic (28.62%), and 1,020,070 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (71.39%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Hillsborough County, Florida with a population of 1,063,927 (74.46%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 254,497 (17.81%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 61,931 (4.33%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Hillsborough County, Florida in 2017, with a population of 700,338 (49.01%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 363,589 (25.44%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 227,005 (15.89%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 254,497 17.81%
White Alone 1,063,927 74.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 7,496 0.53%
Asian Alone 61,931 4.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,885 0.13%
Two Or More Races 39,224 2.75%
Population By Ethnicity in Hillsborough , FL in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 27,492 1.92%
White Alone - Hispanic 363,589 25.44%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 4,172 0.29%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,974 0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 863 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 10,800 0.76%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 227,005 15.89%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 700,338 49.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 3,324 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 59,957 4.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1,022 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 28,424 1.99%