Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lee County, FL in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 644,451 population of Lee County, Florida comprised of 122,245 people who identified as Hispanic (18.97%), and 522,206 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (81.03%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lee County, Florida with a population of 563,330 (87.41%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 57,695 (8.95%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 9,905 (1.54%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lee County, Florida in 2012, with a population of 451,730 (70.1%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 111,600 (17.32%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 52,044 (8.08%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Lee County, FL in 2012
Total Population:644,451
81.03%18.97%
Non Hispanic (81.03%)
Hispanic (18.97%)
Race in Lee County, FL in 2012
Total Population:644,451
87.41%8.95%
White Alone (87.41%)
Black or African American Alone (8.95%)
Asian Alone (1.54%)
Two or more races (1.48%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.5%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.12%)
Ethnicity in Lee County, FL in 2012
Total Population:644,451
70.1%17.32%8.08%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (70.1%)
Hispanic White Alone (17.32%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (8.08%)
All Other Ethnicities (1.90%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.46%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.15%)
Population By Race in Lee , FL in 2012
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 563,330 87.41%
Black or African American Alone 57,695 8.95%
Asian Alone 9,905 1.54%
Two Or More Races 9,520 1.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,247 0.5%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 754 0.12%
Population By Ethnicity in Lee , FL in 2012
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 451,730 70.1%
White Alone - Hispanic 111,600 17.32%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 52,044 8.08%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 9,400 1.46%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 7,404 1.15%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 5,651 0.88%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,116 0.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,874 0.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,373 0.21%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 505 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 499 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 255 0.04%