Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lee County, FL in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 772,268 population of Lee County, Florida comprised of 173,140 people who identified as Hispanic (22.42%), and 599,128 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (77.58%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lee County, Florida with a population of 670,113 (86.77%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 70,345 (9.11%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 13,623 (1.76%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lee County, Florida in 2019, with a population of 511,693 (66.26%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 158,420 (20.51%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 62,400 (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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Population By Race in Lee , FL in 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 70,345 9.11%
White Alone 670,113 86.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,806 0.49%
Asian Alone 13,539 1.75%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 842 0.11%
Two Or More Races 13,623 1.76%
Population By Ethnicity in Lee , FL in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 7,945 1.03%
White Alone - Hispanic 158,420 20.51%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,192 0.28%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 665 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 545 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 3,373 0.44%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 62,400 8.08%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 511,693 66.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,614 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 12,874 1.67%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 297 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 10,250 1.33%