Population By Race and Ethnicity in Miami Dade, FL in 2016

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 2,689,890 population of Miami Dade County, Florida comprised of 1,810,054 people who identified as Hispanic (67.29%), and 879,836 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (32.71%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Miami Dade County, Florida with a population of 2,104,858 (78.25%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 499,466 (18.57%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 43,734 (1.63%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Miami Dade County, Florida in 2016, with a population of 1,723,534 (64.08%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 436,320 (16.22%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 381,324 (14.18%).

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

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Population By Race in Miami Dade , FL in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 499,466 18.57%
White Alone 2,104,858 78.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 7,987 0.3%
Asian Alone 43,734 1.63%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,311 0.05%
Two Or More Races 32,534 1.21%
Population By Ethnicity in Miami Dade , FL in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 63,146 2.35%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,723,534 64.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 5,665 0.21%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3,106 0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 739 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 13,864 0.52%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 436,320 16.22%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 381,324 14.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,322 0.09%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 40,628 1.51%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 572 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 18,670 0.69%