Population By Race and Ethnicity in Okeechobee County, FL in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 42,141 population of Okeechobee County, Florida comprised of 10,974 people who identified as Hispanic (26.04%), and 31,167 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (73.96%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Okeechobee County, Florida with a population of 36,605 (86.86%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,750 (8.9%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 679 (1.61%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Okeechobee County, Florida in 2019, with a population of 26,365 (62.56%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 10,240 (24.3%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,513 (8.34%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 3,750 8.9%
White Alone 36,605 86.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 632 1.5%
Asian Alone 421 1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 54 0.13%
Two Or More Races 679 1.61%
Population By Ethnicity in Okeechobee , FL in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 237 0.56%
White Alone - Hispanic 10,240 24.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 253 0.6%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 31 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 16 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 197 0.47%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 3,513 8.34%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 26,365 62.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 379 0.9%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 390 0.93%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 38 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 482 1.14%