Population By Race and Ethnicity in Sarasota County, FL in 2020

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 436,237 population of Sarasota County, Florida comprised of 43,528 people who identified as Hispanic (9.98%), and 392,709 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.02%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Sarasota County, Florida with a population of 398,253 (91.29%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 20,712 (4.75%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 8,292 (1.9%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sarasota County, Florida in 2020, with a population of 358,653 (82.22%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 39,600 (9.08%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 18,902 (4.33%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 20,712 4.75%
White Alone 398,253 91.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,472 0.34%
Asian Alone 8,292 1.9%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 291 0.07%
Two Or More Races 7,217 1.65%
Population By Ethnicity in Sarasota , FL in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,810 0.42%
White Alone - Hispanic 39,600 9.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 683 0.16%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 257 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 151 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,027 0.24%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 18,902 4.33%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 358,653 82.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 789 0.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 8,035 1.84%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 140 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,190 1.42%