Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lee County, FL in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 765,504 population of Lee County, Florida comprised of 176,623 people who identified as Hispanic (23.07%), and 588,881 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (76.93%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lee County, Florida with a population of 663,054 (86.62%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 70,304 (9.18%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 13,924 (1.82%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lee County, Florida in 2020, with a population of 501,572 (65.52%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 161,482 (21.1%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 62,111 (8.11%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 70,304 9.18%
White Alone 663,054 86.62%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,777 0.49%
Asian Alone 13,563 1.77%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 882 0.12%
Two Or More Races 13,924 1.82%
Population By Ethnicity in Lee , FL in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 8,193 1.07%
White Alone - Hispanic 161,482 21.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,190 0.29%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 715 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 575 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 3,468 0.45%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 62,111 8.11%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 501,572 65.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,587 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 12,848 1.68%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 307 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 10,456 1.37%