Population By Race and Ethnicity in Miami Dade, FL in 2017

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 2,709,126 population of Miami Dade County, Florida comprised of 1,837,110 people who identified as Hispanic (67.81%), and 872,016 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (32.19%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Miami Dade County, Florida with a population of 2,127,778 (78.54%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 494,991 (18.27%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 44,242 (1.63%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Miami Dade County, Florida in 2017, with a population of 1,749,596 (64.58%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 431,206 (15.92%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 378,182 (13.96%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 494,991 18.27%
White Alone 2,127,778 78.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 8,053 0.3%
Asian Alone 44,242 1.63%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,318 0.05%
Two Or More Races 32,744 1.21%
Population By Ethnicity in Miami Dade , FL in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 63,785 2.35%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,749,596 64.58%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 5,709 0.21%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3,175 0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 748 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 14,097 0.52%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 431,206 15.92%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 378,182 13.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,344 0.09%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 41,067 1.52%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 570 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 18,647 0.69%