Population By Race and Ethnicity in Palm Beach County, FL in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 1,482,833 population of Palm Beach County, Florida comprised of 335,025 people who identified as Hispanic (22.59%), and 1,147,808 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (77.41%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Palm Beach County, Florida with a population of 1,109,791 (74.84%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 292,258 (19.71%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 43,405 (2.93%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Palm Beach County, Florida in 2018, with a population of 807,082 (54.43%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 302,709 (20.41%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 275,571 (18.58%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 292,258 19.71%
White Alone 1,109,791 74.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 8,879 0.6%
Asian Alone 43,405 2.93%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,670 0.11%
Two Or More Races 26,830 1.81%
Population By Ethnicity in Palm Beach , FL in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 16,687 1.13%
White Alone - Hispanic 302,709 20.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 6,452 0.44%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,475 0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 986 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 6,716 0.45%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 275,571 18.58%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 807,082 54.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,427 0.16%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 41,930 2.83%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 684 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 20,114 1.36%