Population By Race and Ethnicity in Palm Beach County, FL in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 1,355,149 population of Palm Beach County, Florida comprised of 270,154 people who identified as Hispanic (19.93%), and 1,084,995 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (80.07%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Palm Beach County, Florida with a population of 1,039,443 (76.7%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 250,428 (18.48%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 34,737 (2.56%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Palm Beach County, Florida in 2012, with a population of 794,628 (58.64%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 244,815 (18.07%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 237,910 (17.56%).

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

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Population By Race in Palm Beach , FL in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 250,428 18.48%
White Alone 1,039,443 76.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 8,364 0.62%
Asian Alone 34,737 2.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,369 0.1%
Two Or More Races 20,808 1.54%
Population By Ethnicity in Palm Beach , FL in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 12,518 0.92%
White Alone - Hispanic 244,815 18.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 6,093 0.45%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,148 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 790 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 4,790 0.35%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 237,910 17.56%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 794,628 58.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,271 0.17%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 33,589 2.48%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 579 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 16,018 1.18%