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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 741,188 population of Lee County, Florida comprised of 157,348 people who identified as Hispanic (21.23%), and 583,840 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (78.77%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lee County, Florida with a population of 644,558 (86.96%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 66,962 (9.03%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 12,657 (1.71%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lee County, Florida in 2017, with a population of 500,694 (67.55%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 143,864 (19.41%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 59,729 (8.06%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Lee County, FL in 2017

Total Population:741,188

Non Hispanic (78.77%)

Hispanic (21.23%)

Race in Lee County, FL in 2017

Total Population:741,188

White Alone (86.96%)

Black or African American Alone (9.03%)

Two or more races (1.71%)

Asian Alone (1.7%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.49%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.11%)

Ethnicity in Lee County, FL in 2017

Total Population:741,188

Non-Hispanic White Alone (67.55%)

Hispanic White Alone (19.41%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (8.06%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.07%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.61%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.3%)

Population By Race in Lee , FL in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	644,558	86.96%
Black or African American Alone	66,962	9.03%
Two Or More Races	12,657	1.71%
Asian Alone	12,566	1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	3,612	0.49%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	833	0.11%

Population By Ethnicity in Lee , FL in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	500,694	67.55%
White Alone - Hispanic	143,864	19.41%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	59,729	8.06%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	11,934	1.61%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	9,599	1.3%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	7,233	0.98%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	3,058	0.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	2,019	0.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	1,593	0.22%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	632	0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	542	0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	291	0.04%