Population By Race and Ethnicity in Sarasota County, FL in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 405,099 population of Sarasota County, Florida comprised of 35,535 people who identified as Hispanic (8.77%), and 369,564 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.23%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Sarasota County, Florida with a population of 371,273 (91.65%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 19,722 (4.87%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 6,574 (1.62%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sarasota County, Florida in 2015, with a population of 339,062 (83.7%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 32,211 (7.95%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 18,238 (4.5%).

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

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Population By Race in Sarasota , FL in 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 19,722 4.87%
White Alone 371,273 91.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,327 0.33%
Asian Alone 6,574 1.62%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 226 0.06%
Two Or More Races 5,977 1.48%
Population By Ethnicity in Sarasota , FL in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,484 0.37%
White Alone - Hispanic 32,211 7.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 633 0.16%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 241 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 115 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 851 0.21%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 18,238 4.5%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 339,062 83.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 694 0.17%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 6,333 1.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 111 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,126 1.26%