Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lee County, FL in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 631,198 population of Lee County, Florida comprised of 117,885 people who identified as Hispanic (18.68%), and 513,313 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (81.32%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lee County, Florida with a population of 553,287 (87.66%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 55,486 (8.79%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 9,448 (1.5%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lee County, Florida in 2011, with a population of 445,742 (70.62%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 107,545 (17.04%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 50,053 (7.93%).

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

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Population By Race in Lee , FL in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 55,486 8.79%
White Alone 553,287 87.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,222 0.51%
Asian Alone 9,448 1.5%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 736 0.12%
Two Or More Races 9,019 1.43%
Population By Ethnicity in Lee , FL in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 5,433 0.86%
White Alone - Hispanic 107,545 17.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,892 0.3%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 509 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 494 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,012 0.32%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 50,053 7.93%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 445,742 70.62%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,330 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 8,939 1.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 242 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 7,007 1.11%