Population By Race and Ethnicity in Sarasota County, FL in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 420,073 population of Sarasota County, Florida comprised of 38,588 people who identified as Hispanic (9.19%), and 381,485 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.81%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Sarasota County, Florida with a population of 384,790 (91.6%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 19,861 (4.73%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,490 (1.78%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sarasota County, Florida in 2017, with a population of 349,735 (83.26%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 35,055 (8.35%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 18,257 (4.35%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 19,861 4.73%
White Alone 384,790 91.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,346 0.32%
Asian Alone 7,490 1.78%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 255 0.06%
Two Or More Races 6,331 1.51%
Population By Ethnicity in Sarasota , FL in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,604 0.38%
White Alone - Hispanic 35,055 8.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 637 0.15%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 248 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 127 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 917 0.22%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 18,257 4.35%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 349,735 83.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 709 0.17%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 7,242 1.72%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 128 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,414 1.29%