Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lee County, FL in 2021

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 790,888 population of Lee County, Florida comprised of 185,264 people who identified as Hispanic (23.43%), and 605,624 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (76.58%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lee County, Florida with a population of 684,121 (86.5%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 72,878 (9.22%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 14,790 (1.87%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lee County, Florida in 2021, with a population of 514,605 (65.07%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 169,516 (21.43%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 64,314 (8.13%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 72,878 9.22%
White Alone 684,121 86.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,935 0.5%
Asian Alone 14,260 1.8%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 904 0.11%
Two Or More Races 14,790 1.87%
Population By Ethnicity in Lee , FL in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 8,564 1.08%
White Alone - Hispanic 169,516 21.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,261 0.29%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 708 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 586 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 3,629 0.46%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 64,314 8.13%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 514,605 65.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,674 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 13,552 1.71%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 318 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 11,161 1.41%