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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Sarasota County, FL in 2017

Total Population:420,073

Non Hispanic (90.81%)

Hispanic (9.19%)

Race in Sarasota County, FL in 2017

Total Population:420,073

White Alone (91.6%)

Black or African American Alone (4.73%)

Asian Alone (1.78%)

Two or more races (1.51%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.32%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.06%)

Ethnicity in Sarasota County, FL in 2017

Total Population:420,073

Non-Hispanic White Alone (83.26%)

Hispanic White Alone (8.35%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (4.35%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.72%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.29%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.04%)

Population By Race in Sarasota , FL in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	384,790	91.6%
Black or African American Alone	19,861	4.73%
Asian Alone	7,490	1.78%
Two Or More Races	6,331	1.51%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,346	0.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	255	0.06%

Population By Ethnicity in Sarasota , FL in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	349,735	83.26%
White Alone - Hispanic	35,055	8.35%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	18,257	4.35%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	7,242	1.72%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	5,414	1.29%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	1,604	0.38%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	917	0.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	709	0.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	637	0.15%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	248	0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	128	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	127	0.03%