Population By Race and Ethnicity in Palm Beach, FL in 2020

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 1,494,282 population of Palm Beach County, Florida comprised of 351,054 people who identified as Hispanic (23.49%), and 1,143,228 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (76.51%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Palm Beach County, Florida with a population of 1,110,452 (74.31%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 299,745 (20.06%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 44,940 (3.01%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Palm Beach County, Florida in 2020, with a population of 793,579 (53.11%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 316,873 (21.21%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 282,108 (18.88%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 299,745 20.06%
White Alone 1,110,452 74.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 8,997 0.6%
Asian Alone 44,940 3.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,788 0.12%
Two Or More Races 28,360 1.9%
Population By Ethnicity in Palm Beach , FL in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 17,637 1.18%
White Alone - Hispanic 316,873 21.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 6,621 0.44%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,654 0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1,023 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 7,246 0.49%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 282,108 18.88%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 793,579 53.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,376 0.16%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 43,286 2.9%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 765 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 21,114 1.41%