Population By Race and Ethnicity in Okaloosa County, FL in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 200,912 population of Okaloosa County, Florida comprised of 17,971 people who identified as Hispanic (8.95%), and 182,941 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.06%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Okaloosa County, Florida with a population of 163,940 (81.6%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 20,413 (10.16%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 8,423 (4.19%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Okaloosa County, Florida in 2016, with a population of 149,184 (74.25%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 19,076 (9.49%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 14,756 (7.35%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Okaloosa County, FL in 2016

Total Population:200,912

Non Hispanic (91.06%)

Hispanic (8.95%)

Race in Okaloosa County, FL in 2016

Total Population:200,912

White Alone (81.6%)

Black or African American Alone (10.16%)

Two or more races (4.19%)

Asian Alone (3.13%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.7%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.23%)

Ethnicity in Okaloosa County, FL in 2016

Total Population:200,912

Non-Hispanic White Alone (74.25%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (9.49%)

Hispanic White Alone (7.35%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (3.66%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (2.95%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.30%)

Population By Race in Okaloosa , FL in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	163,940	81.6%
Black or African American Alone	20,413	10.16%
Two Or More Races	8,423	4.19%
Asian Alone	6,282	3.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,400	0.7%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	454	0.23%

Population By Ethnicity in Okaloosa , FL in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	149,184	74.25%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	19,076	9.49%
White Alone - Hispanic	14,756	7.35%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	7,355	3.66%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	5,924	2.95%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	1,337	0.67%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	1,068	0.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	1,062	0.53%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	358	0.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	340	0.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	338	0.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	114	0.06%