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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 293,948 population of Leon County, Florida comprised of 20,222 people who identified as Hispanic (6.88%), and 273,726 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.12%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Leon County, Florida with a population of 179,873 (61.19%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 94,998 (32.32%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 10,587 (3.6%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Leon County, Florida in 2020, with a population of 162,999 (55.45%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 93,003 (31.64%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 16,874 (5.74%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 94,998 32.32%
White Alone 179,873 61.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,011 0.34%
Asian Alone 10,587 3.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 227 0.08%
Two Or More Races 7,252 2.47%
Population By Ethnicity in Leon , FL in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,995 0.68%
White Alone - Hispanic 16,874 5.74%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 276 0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 212 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 86 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 779 0.27%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 93,003 31.64%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 162,999 55.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 735 0.25%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 10,375 3.53%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 141 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,473 2.2%