Population By Race and Ethnicity in Okeechobee County, FL in 2021

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 40,031 population of Okeechobee County, Florida comprised of 10,226 people who identified as Hispanic (25.55%), and 29,805 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (74.46%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Okeechobee County, Florida with a population of 34,759 (86.83%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,506 (8.76%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 688 (1.72%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Okeechobee County, Florida in 2021, with a population of 25,268 (63.12%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 9,491 (23.71%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,257 (8.14%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 3,506 8.76%
White Alone 34,759 86.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 632 1.58%
Asian Alone 383 0.96%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 63 0.16%
Two Or More Races 688 1.72%
Population By Ethnicity in Okeechobee , FL in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 249 0.62%
White Alone - Hispanic 9,491 23.71%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 241 0.6%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 32 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 19 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 194 0.49%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 3,257 8.14%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 25,268 63.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 391 0.98%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 351 0.88%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 44 0.11%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 494 1.23%