Population By Race and Ethnicity in Okeechobee County, FL in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 41,248 population of Okeechobee County, Florida comprised of 10,557 people who identified as Hispanic (25.59%), and 30,691 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (74.41%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Okeechobee County, Florida with a population of 35,841 (86.89%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,679 (8.92%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 630 (1.53%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Okeechobee County, Florida in 2017, with a population of 26,016 (63.07%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 9,825 (23.82%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,460 (8.39%).

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

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Population By Race in Okeechobee , FL in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 3,679 8.92%
White Alone 35,841 86.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 630 1.53%
Asian Alone 446 1.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 54 0.13%
Two Or More Races 598 1.45%
Population By Ethnicity in Okeechobee , FL in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 219 0.53%
White Alone - Hispanic 9,825 23.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 266 0.65%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 36 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 16 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 195 0.47%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 3,460 8.39%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 26,016 63.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 364 0.88%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 410 0.99%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 38 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 403 0.98%