Florida Black Population By County, 2018
Updated on January 29, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, 3,603,310 (16.95%) of the 21,254,926 Florida population in 2018 identified as Black or African American alone.

In the map below, we show the specific number of Blacks or African Americans per county in Florida. We also show the percentage of the population of each county that are African American and the gender percentages of the African American population when you interact with the map.

Broward County had the highest number of African Americans (585,660), and African Americans constituted 30.06% of the county's population. Other counties with high number of African Americans include: Miami-Dade County (488,946) - 18.04% of the county's population, and Orange County (315,496) - 22.8% of the county's population.

The data can also be found in the table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

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Florida Black Population By County, 2018
Florida Black Population By County, 2018
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County Black Population % of County Population
Alachua 55777 20.72
Baker 3966 13.97
Bay 22060 11.83
Bradford 5540 19.96
Brevard 64142 10.78
Broward 585660 30.06
Calhoun 1906 13.06
Charlotte 11174 6.03
Citrus 4654 3.15
Clay 26672 12.35
Collier 27961 7.38
Columbia 13056 18.46
DeSoto 4682 12.61
Dixie 1636 9.8
Duval 291926 30.71
Escambia 73459 23.26
Flagler 12119 10.78
Franklin 1447 12.37
Gadsden 25682 55.91
Gilchrist 1028 5.63
Glades 1853 13.47
Gulf 2737 16.96
Hamilton 4743 33.19
Hardee 2041 7.53
Hendry 5044 12.21
Hernando 11465 6.01
Highlands 11117 10.64
Hillsborough 260497 17.9
Holmes 1318 6.76
Indian River 14931 9.51
Jackson 12964 26.96
Jefferson 4895 34.09
Lafayette 1182 13.67
Lake 40653 11.39
Lee 68552 9.08
Leon 92823 31.8
Levy 3826 9.37
Liberty 1642 19.5
Madison 6990 37.53
Manatee 36411 9.24
Marion 48559 13.5
Martin 9090 5.66
Miami-Dade 488946 18.04
Monroe 5352 7.2
Nassau 5194 6.05
Okaloosa 21467 10.33
Okeechobee 3712 8.92
Orange 315496 22.8
Osceola 51370 13.98
Palm Beach 292258 19.71
Pasco 35036 6.5
Pinellas 108432 11.14
Polk 114917 16.25
Putnam 12210 16.51
St. Johns 14042 5.53
St. Lucie 67439 21.05
Santa Rosa 11580 6.45
Sarasota 20329 4.76
Seminole 60481 12.92
Sumter 9587 7.41
Suwannee 5656 12.8
Taylor 4232 19.66
Union 3572 23.34
Volusia 62530 11.43
Wakulla 4227 13.06
Walton 3712 5.24
Washington 3653 14.7