Population By Race and Ethnicity in Okeechobee County, FL in 2020

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 39,652 population of Okeechobee County, Florida comprised of 9,910 people who identified as Hispanic (24.99%), and 29,742 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (75.01%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Okeechobee County, Florida with a population of 34,367 (86.67%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,547 (8.95%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 672 (1.7%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Okeechobee County, Florida in 2020, with a population of 25,147 (63.42%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 9,220 (23.25%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,332 (8.4%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 3,547 8.95%
White Alone 34,367 86.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 609 1.54%
Asian Alone 396 1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 61 0.15%
Two Or More Races 672 1.7%
Population By Ethnicity in Okeechobee , FL in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 215 0.54%
White Alone - Hispanic 9,220 23.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 230 0.58%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 31 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 19 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 195 0.49%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 3,332 8.4%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 25,147 63.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 379 0.96%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 365 0.92%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 42 0.11%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 477 1.2%