Population By Race and Ethnicity in Sarasota County, FL in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 426,890 population of Sarasota County, Florida comprised of 40,107 people who identified as Hispanic (9.4%), and 386,783 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.61%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Sarasota County, Florida with a population of 390,655 (91.51%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 20,329 (4.76%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,757 (1.82%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sarasota County, Florida in 2018, with a population of 354,178 (82.97%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 36,477 (8.55%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 18,626 (4.36%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 20,329 4.76%
White Alone 390,655 91.51%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,363 0.32%
Asian Alone 7,757 1.82%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 248 0.06%
Two Or More Races 6,538 1.53%
Population By Ethnicity in Sarasota , FL in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,703 0.4%
White Alone - Hispanic 36,477 8.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 627 0.15%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 256 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 119 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 925 0.22%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 18,626 4.36%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 354,178 82.97%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 736 0.17%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 7,501 1.76%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 129 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,613 1.32%