Population By Race and Ethnicity in Okeechobee County, FL in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 41,601 population of Okeechobee County, Florida comprised of 10,708 people who identified as Hispanic (25.74%), and 30,893 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (74.26%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Okeechobee County, Florida with a population of 36,122 (86.83%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,712 (8.92%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 650 (1.56%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Okeechobee County, Florida in 2018, with a population of 26,167 (62.9%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 9,955 (23.93%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,478 (8.36%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 3,712 8.92%
White Alone 36,122 86.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 641 1.54%
Asian Alone 419 1.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 57 0.14%
Two Or More Races 650 1.56%
Population By Ethnicity in Okeechobee , FL in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 234 0.56%
White Alone - Hispanic 9,955 23.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 266 0.64%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 31 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 20 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 202 0.49%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 3,478 8.36%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 26,167 62.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 375 0.9%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 388 0.93%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 37 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 448 1.08%