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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Population By Race in Lee , FL in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 66,962 9.03%
White Alone 644,558 86.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,612 0.49%
Asian Alone 12,566 1.7%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 833 0.11%
Two Or More Races 12,657 1.71%
Population By Ethnicity in Lee , FL in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 7,233 0.98%
White Alone - Hispanic 143,864 19.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,019 0.27%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 632 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 542 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 3,058 0.41%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 59,729 8.06%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 500,694 67.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,593 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 11,934 1.61%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 291 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 9,599 1.3%