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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Hillsborough County, FL in 2017

Total Population:1,428,960

Non Hispanic (71.39%)

Hispanic (28.62%)

Race in Hillsborough County, FL in 2017

Total Population:1,428,960

White Alone (74.46%)

Black or African American Alone (17.81%)

Asian Alone (4.33%)

Two or more races (2.75%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.53%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.13%)

Ethnicity in Hillsborough County, FL in 2017

Total Population:1,428,960

Non-Hispanic White Alone (49.01%)

Hispanic White Alone (25.44%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (15.89%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (4.2%)

All Other Ethnicities (3.47%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.99%)

Population By Race in Hillsborough , FL in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	1,063,927	74.46%
Black or African American Alone	254,497	17.81%
Asian Alone	61,931	4.33%
Two Or More Races	39,224	2.75%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	7,496	0.53%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	1,885	0.13%

Population By Ethnicity in Hillsborough , FL in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	700,338	49.01%
White Alone - Hispanic	363,589	25.44%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	227,005	15.89%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	59,957	4.2%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	28,424	1.99%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	27,492	1.92%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	10,800	0.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	4,172	0.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	3,324	0.23%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	1,974	0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	1,022	0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	863	0.06%