Population By Race and Ethnicity in Palm Beach County, FL in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 1,497,800 population of Palm Beach County, Florida comprised of 344,719 people who identified as Hispanic (23.02%), and 1,153,081 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (76.99%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Palm Beach County, Florida with a population of 1,117,599 (74.62%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 297,297 (19.85%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 44,524 (2.97%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Palm Beach County, Florida in 2019, with a population of 806,463 (53.84%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 311,136 (20.77%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 279,943 (18.69%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 297,297 19.85%
White Alone 1,117,599 74.62%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 9,003 0.6%
Asian Alone 44,524 2.97%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,756 0.12%
Two Or More Races 27,621 1.84%
Population By Ethnicity in Palm Beach , FL in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 17,354 1.16%
White Alone - Hispanic 311,136 20.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 6,585 0.44%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,587 0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1,024 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 7,033 0.47%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 279,943 18.69%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 806,463 53.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,418 0.16%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 42,937 2.87%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 732 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 20,588 1.38%