Population By Race and Ethnicity in Leon County, FL in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 283,707 population of Leon County, Florida comprised of 17,219 people who identified as Hispanic (6.07%), and 266,488 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.93%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Leon County, Florida with a population of 179,029 (63.1%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 88,933 (31.35%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 8,883 (3.13%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Leon County, Florida in 2012, with a population of 164,664 (58.04%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 87,120 (30.71%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 14,365 (5.06%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Leon, Florida.

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Population By Race in Leon , FL in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 88,933 31.35%
White Alone 179,029 63.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 938 0.33%
Asian Alone 8,883 3.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 187 0.07%
Two Or More Races 5,737 2.02%
Population By Ethnicity in Leon , FL in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,813 0.64%
White Alone - Hispanic 14,365 5.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 198 0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 179 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 51 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 613 0.22%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 87,120 30.71%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 164,664 58.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 740 0.26%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 8,704 3.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 136 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,124 1.81%