Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lee County, FL in 2022

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 822,453 population of Lee County, Florida comprised of 200,024 people who identified as Hispanic (24.32%), and 622,429 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (75.68%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lee County, Florida with a population of 710,741 (86.42%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 75,875 (9.23%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 15,592 (1.9%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lee County, Florida in 2022, with a population of 527,803 (64.17%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 182,938 (22.24%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 66,475 (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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 75,875 9.23%
White Alone 710,741 86.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4,190 0.51%
Asian Alone 15,128 1.84%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 927 0.11%
Two Or More Races 15,592 1.9%
Population By Ethnicity in Lee , FL in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 9,400 1.14%
White Alone - Hispanic 182,938 22.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,442 0.3%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 763 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 590 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 3,891 0.47%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 66,475 8.08%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 527,803 64.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,748 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 14,365 1.75%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 337 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 11,701 1.42%