Population By Race and Ethnicity in Miami-Dade County, FL in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 2,659,549 population of Miami-Dade County, Florida comprised of 1,777,563 people who identified as Hispanic (66.84%), and 881,986 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (33.16%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Miami-Dade County, Florida with a population of 2,075,323 (78.03%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 500,368 (18.81%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 43,028 (1.62%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Miami-Dade County, Florida in 2015, with a population of 1,693,135 (63.66%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 438,457 (16.49%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 382,188 (14.37%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Miami-Dade County, FL in 2015

Total Population:2,659,549

Hispanic (66.84%)

Non Hispanic (33.16%)

Race in Miami-Dade County, FL in 2015

Total Population:2,659,549

White Alone (78.03%)

Black or African American Alone (18.81%)

Asian Alone (1.62%)

Two or more races (1.2%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.29%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.05%)

Ethnicity in Miami-Dade County, FL in 2015

Total Population:2,659,549

Hispanic White Alone (63.66%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (16.49%)

Non-Hispanic White Alone (14.37%)

Hispanic Black or African American Alone (2.33%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.65%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.5%)

Population By Race in Miami-Dade , FL in 2015

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	2,075,323	78.03%
Black or African American Alone	500,368	18.81%
Asian Alone	43,028	1.62%
Two Or More Races	31,774	1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	7,822	0.29%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	1,234	0.05%

Population By Ethnicity in Miami-Dade , FL in 2015

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Hispanic	1,693,135	63.66%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	438,457	16.49%
White Alone - Non Hispanic	382,188	14.37%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	61,911	2.33%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	39,933	1.5%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	18,493	0.7%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	13,281	0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	5,451	0.21%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	3,095	0.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	2,371	0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	690	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	544	0.02%