Population By Race and Ethnicity in Miami-Dade County, FL in 2021

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 2,670,421 population of Miami-Dade County, Florida comprised of 1,842,174 people who identified as Hispanic (68.98%), and 828,247 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (31.02%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Miami-Dade County, Florida with a population of 2,115,429 (79.22%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 465,139 (17.42%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 44,795 (1.68%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Miami-Dade County, Florida in 2021, with a population of 1,751,184 (65.58%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 400,207 (14.99%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 364,245 (13.64%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 465,139 17.42%
White Alone 2,115,429 79.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 8,802 0.33%
Asian Alone 44,795 1.68%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,385 0.05%
Two Or More Races 34,871 1.31%
Population By Ethnicity in Miami-Dade , FL in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 64,932 2.43%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,751,184 65.58%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 6,548 0.25%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3,381 0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 831 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 15,298 0.57%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 400,207 14.99%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 364,245 13.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,254 0.08%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 41,414 1.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 554 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 19,573 0.73%