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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Population By Race in Miami-Dade , FL in 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 488,946 18.04%
White Alone 2,133,710 78.74%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 8,135 0.3%
Asian Alone 44,226 1.63%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,332 0.05%
Two Or More Races 33,362 1.23%
Population By Ethnicity in Miami-Dade , FL in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 63,956 2.36%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,759,306 64.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 5,841 0.22%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3,231 0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 759 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 14,432 0.53%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 424,990 15.68%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 374,404 13.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,294 0.09%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 40,995 1.51%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 573 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 18,930 0.7%