Population By Race and Ethnicity in Miami-Dade County, FL in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 2,709,711 population of Miami-Dade County, Florida comprised of 1,847,525 people who identified as Hispanic (68.18%), and 862,186 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (31.82%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Miami-Dade County, Florida with a population of 2,133,710 (78.74%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 488,946 (18.04%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 44,226 (1.63%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Miami-Dade County, Florida in 2018, with a population of 1,759,306 (64.93%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 424,990 (15.68%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 374,404 (13.82%).

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 2018

Total Population:2,709,711

Hispanic (68.18%)

Non Hispanic (31.82%)

Race in Miami-Dade County, FL in 2018

Total Population:2,709,711

White Alone (78.74%)

Black or African American Alone (18.04%)

Asian Alone (1.63%)

Two or more races (1.23%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.3%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.05%)

Ethnicity in Miami-Dade County, FL in 2018

Total Population:2,709,711

Hispanic White Alone (64.93%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (15.68%)

Non-Hispanic White Alone (13.82%)

Hispanic Black or African American Alone (2.36%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.70%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.51%)

Population By Race in Miami-Dade , FL in 2018

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	2,133,710	78.74%
Black or African American Alone	488,946	18.04%
Asian Alone	44,226	1.63%
Two Or More Races	33,362	1.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	8,135	0.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	1,332	0.05%

Population By Ethnicity in Miami-Dade , FL in 2018

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Hispanic	1,759,306	64.93%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	424,990	15.68%
White Alone - Non Hispanic	374,404	13.82%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	63,956	2.36%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	40,995	1.51%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	18,930	0.7%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	14,432	0.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	5,841	0.22%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	3,231	0.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	2,294	0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	759	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	573	0.02%