Population By Race and Ethnicity in Leon County, FL in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 286,098 population of Leon County, Florida comprised of 17,379 people who identified as Hispanic (6.07%), and 268,719 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 178,428 (62.37%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 90,371 (31.59%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 9,899 (3.46%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Leon County, Florida in 2015, with a population of 163,968 (57.31%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 88,560 (30.95%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 14,460 (5.05%).

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 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 90,371 31.59%
White Alone 178,428 62.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 977 0.34%
Asian Alone 9,899 3.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 182 0.06%
Two Or More Races 6,241 2.18%
Population By Ethnicity in Leon , FL in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,811 0.63%
White Alone - Hispanic 14,460 5.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 253 0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 183 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 47 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 625 0.22%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 88,560 30.95%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 163,968 57.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 724 0.25%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 9,716 3.4%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 135 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,616 1.96%