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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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Lee County, FL in 2019
Total Population:772,268
77.58%22.42%
Non Hispanic (77.58%)
Hispanic (22.42%)
Race in Lee County, FL in 2019
Total Population:772,268
86.77%9.11%
White Alone (86.77%)
Black or African American Alone (9.11%)
Two or more races (1.76%)
Asian Alone (1.75%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.49%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.11%)
Ethnicity in Lee County, FL in 2019
Total Population:772,268
66.26%20.51%8.08%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (66.26%)
Hispanic White Alone (20.51%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (8.08%)
All Other Ethnicities (2.15%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.67%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.33%)
Population By Race in Lee , FL in 2019
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 670,113 86.77%
Black or African American Alone 70,345 9.11%
Two Or More Races 13,623 1.76%
Asian Alone 13,539 1.75%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,806 0.49%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 842 0.11%
Population By Ethnicity in Lee , FL in 2019
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 511,693 66.26%
White Alone - Hispanic 158,420 20.51%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 62,400 8.08%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 12,874 1.67%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 10,250 1.33%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 7,945 1.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 3,373 0.44%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,192 0.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,614 0.21%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 665 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 545 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 297 0.04%