Population By Race and Ethnicity in Marion County, FL in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 353,953 population of Marion County, Florida comprised of 46,749 people who identified as Hispanic (13.21%), and 307,204 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (86.79%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Marion County, Florida with a population of 291,343 (82.31%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 47,504 (13.42%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 6,850 (1.94%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Marion County, Florida in 2017, with a population of 250,009 (70.63%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 44,276 (12.51%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 41,334 (11.68%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Marion County, FL in 2017

Total Population:353,953

Non Hispanic (86.79%)

Hispanic (13.21%)

Race in Marion County, FL in 2017

Total Population:353,953

White Alone (82.31%)

Black or African American Alone (13.42%)

Two or more races (1.94%)

Asian Alone (1.74%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.51%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.08%)

Ethnicity in Marion County, FL in 2017

Total Population:353,953

Non-Hispanic White Alone (70.63%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (12.51%)

Hispanic White Alone (11.68%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.89%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.69%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.6%)

Population By Race in Marion , FL in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	291,343	82.31%
Black or African American Alone	47,504	13.42%
Two Or More Races	6,850	1.94%
Asian Alone	6,165	1.74%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,805	0.51%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	286	0.08%

Population By Ethnicity in Marion , FL in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	250,009	70.63%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	44,276	12.51%
White Alone - Hispanic	41,334	11.68%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	5,968	1.69%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	5,661	1.6%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	3,228	0.91%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	1,189	0.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	1,109	0.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	696	0.2%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	197	0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	181	0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	105	0.03%