Population By Race and Ethnicity in Palm Beach County, FL in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 1,470,583 population of Palm Beach County, Florida comprised of 325,248 people who identified as Hispanic (22.12%), and 1,145,335 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (77.88%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Palm Beach County, Florida with a population of 1,104,666 (75.12%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 287,340 (19.54%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 42,208 (2.87%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Palm Beach County, Florida in 2017, with a population of 810,662 (55.13%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 294,004 (19.99%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 271,255 (18.45%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Palm Beach County, FL in 2017

Total Population:1,470,583

Non Hispanic (77.88%)

Hispanic (22.12%)

Race in Palm Beach County, FL in 2017

Total Population:1,470,583

White Alone (75.12%)

Black or African American Alone (19.54%)

Asian Alone (2.87%)

Two or more races (1.77%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.6%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.11%)

Ethnicity in Palm Beach County, FL in 2017

Total Population:1,470,583

Non-Hispanic White Alone (55.13%)

Hispanic White Alone (19.99%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (18.45%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (2.77%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.33%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.33%)

Population By Race in Palm Beach , FL in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	1,104,666	75.12%
Black or African American Alone	287,340	19.54%
Asian Alone	42,208	2.87%
Two Or More Races	25,974	1.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	8,773	0.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	1,622	0.11%

Population By Ethnicity in Palm Beach , FL in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	810,662	55.13%
White Alone - Hispanic	294,004	19.99%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	271,255	18.45%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	40,782	2.77%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	19,580	1.33%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	16,085	1.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	6,394	0.44%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	6,366	0.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	2,407	0.16%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	1,426	0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	973	0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	649	0.04%