Population By Race and Ethnicity in Hillsborough County, FL in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 1,455,351 population of Hillsborough County, Florida comprised of 425,051 people who identified as Hispanic (29.21%), and 1,030,300 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (70.79%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Hillsborough County, Florida with a population of 1,079,685 (74.19%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 260,497 (17.9%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 64,629 (4.44%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Hillsborough County, Florida in 2018, with a population of 702,162 (48.25%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 377,523 (25.94%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 231,638 (15.92%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 260,497 17.9%
White Alone 1,079,685 74.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 7,671 0.53%
Asian Alone 64,629 4.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,909 0.13%
Two Or More Races 40,960 2.81%
Population By Ethnicity in Hillsborough , FL in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 28,859 1.98%
White Alone - Hispanic 377,523 25.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 4,359 0.3%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2,075 0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 887 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 11,348 0.78%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 231,638 15.92%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 702,162 48.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 3,312 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 62,554 4.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1,022 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 29,612 2.04%