The Hispanic community is one of the fastest growing communities in America this decade.
According to the most recent American Community Survey, there are now some 6.3M more Hispanics living in America than in 2010.
That’s the largest absolute growth and a 14.9% increase. The percentage growth is the third largest percentage change for any race according to the Census’s race and ethnicity definition.
But how has the increase impacted Florida? Where cities and towns in Florida have seen the greatest increase in it’s Hispanic population?
Turns out there’s been a 20.3% increase in the Hispanic population in Florida.
We broke down the most recent census data to determine the cities in Florida with the largest Hispanic population in 2018:
- Hialeah Gardens
- Hialeah (Photos)
- Sweetwater
- West Miami
- Fellsmere (Photos)
- Miami Lakes
- Doral (Photos)
- Miami Springs
- Miami (Photos)
- Key Biscayne (Photos)
Hialeah Gardens took the number one over all spot for the largest Hispanic population in Florida for 2018.
Read on below to see how we crunched the numbers and how your town ranked.
To see where Florida ranked as a state on diversity, we have a ranking of the most diverse states in America.
And if you already knew these places were Hispanic, check out the best places to live in Florida or the most diverse places in Florida.
How We Determined The Cities In Florida With The Largest Hispanic Population For 2018
We still believe in the accuracy of data — especially from the census. So that’s where we went to get the breakdown of race across Florida.
That lead us to the Census’s most recently available data, the 2012-2016 American Community Survey data from the US Census.
Specifically, we looked at table B03002: Hispanic OR LATINO ORIGIN BY RACE. Here are the category names as defined by the Census:
- Hispanic or Latino
- White alone*
- Black or African American alone*
- American Indian and Alaska Native alone*
- Asian alone*
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone*
- Some other race alone*
- Two or more races*
Our particular column of interest here was the number of people who identified as Hispanic or Latino.
We limited our analysis to non-CDPs with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 211 cities.
We then calculated the percent of residents that are Hispanic. The percentages ranked from 96.8% to 0.9%.
Finally, we ranked each city based on the percent of Hispanic population with a higher score being more Hispanic than a lower score. Hialeah Gardens took the distinction of being the most Hispanic, while Sanibel was the least Hispanic city.
Read on for more information on how the cities in Florida ranked by population of Hispanic residents or, for a more general take on diversity in America, head over to our ranking of the most diverse cities in America.
1. Hialeah Gardens
Population: 23,351 % Hispanic: 96.77%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 22,597
Percent Change Since 2010: 8.95%
2. Hialeah
Population: 235,626% Hispanic: 96.26%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 226,810
Percent Change Since 2010: 5.83%
3. Sweetwater
Population: 20,718% Hispanic: 96.18%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 19,926
Percent Change Since 2010: 54.58%
4. West Miami
Population: 6,652% Hispanic: 90.3%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 6,007
Percent Change Since 2010: 7.34%
5. Fellsmere
Population: 5,424% Hispanic: 84.62%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 4,590
Percent Change Since 2010: 15.04%
6. Miami Lakes
Population: 30,833% Hispanic: 84.32%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 25,999
Percent Change Since 2010: 16.49%
7. Doral
Population: 53,426% Hispanic: 82.02%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 43,821
Percent Change Since 2010: 38.58%
8. Miami Springs
Population: 14,430% Hispanic: 75.35%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 10,873
Percent Change Since 2010: 12.27%
9. Miami
Population: 432,622% Hispanic: 71.2%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 308,023
Percent Change Since 2010: 11.81%
10. Key Biscayne
Population: 12,935% Hispanic: 65.75%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 8,505
Percent Change Since 2010: 20.54%
There You Have It – Hispanic Populations Across Florida
If you’re looking for a breakdown of Hispanic populations across Florida according to the most recent data, this is an accurate list.
If you’re curious enough, here are the least Hispanic places in Florida:
- Sanibel
- Macclenny
- Longboat Key
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Detailed List Of The Most Hispanic Cities In Florida
City | Rank | % Hispanic |
---|---|---|
Hialeah Gardens | 1 | 96.77% |
Hialeah | 2 | 96.26% |
Sweetwater | 3 | 96.18% |
West Miami | 4 | 90.3% |
Fellsmere | 5 | 84.62% |
Miami Lakes | 6 | 84.32% |
Doral | 7 | 82.02% |
Miami Springs | 8 | 75.35% |
Miami | 9 | 71.2% |
Key Biscayne | 10 | 65.75% |
Kissimmee | 11 | 63.07% |
Homestead | 12 | 60.0% |
North Bay Village | 13 | 57.97% |
Palm Springs | 14 | 57.17% |
Coral Gables | 15 | 56.51% |
Cutler Bay | 16 | 56.13% |
Miami Beach | 17 | 53.82% |
South Miami | 18 | 51.18% |
Weston | 19 | 50.88% |
Clewiston | 20 | 46.68% |
Florida City | 21 | 44.33% |
Palmetto Bay | 22 | 44.16% |
Pinecrest | 23 | 43.89% |
Bay Harbor Islands | 24 | 43.45% |
Opa-Locka | 25 | 43.2% |
Pembroke Pines | 26 | 42.67% |
Haines City | 27 | 41.9% |
Sunny Isles Beach | 28 | 40.37% |
Greenacres | 29 | 39.61% |
Lake Worth | 30 | 38.94% |
Surfside | 31 | 37.56% |
Miramar | 32 | 36.71% |
North Miami Beach | 33 | 36.42% |
Miami Shores | 34 | 36.27% |
Marathon | 35 | 35.46% |
Hallandale Beach | 36 | 35.04% |
Davie | 37 | 34.88% |
Southwest Ranches | 38 | 33.96% |
St. Cloud | 39 | 33.83% |
Aventura | 40 | 33.68% |
Arcadia | 41 | 33.62% |
Hollywood | 42 | 33.03% |
Deltona | 43 | 32.54% |
Okeechobee | 44 | 31.19% |
Pahokee | 45 | 30.64% |
Belle Glade | 46 | 30.6% |
Plant City | 47 | 29.32% |
Orlando | 48 | 29.25% |
Oakland Park | 49 | 29.04% |
Sunrise | 50 | 28.43% |
Tamarac | 51 | 28.21% |
Avon Park | 52 | 27.58% |
Fort Meade | 53 | 27.55% |
Cooper City | 54 | 27.14% |
North Lauderdale | 55 | 26.93% |
Altamonte Springs | 56 | 26.62% |
West Park | 57 | 26.46% |
North Miami | 58 | 26.3% |
Apopka | 59 | 26.26% |
Casselberry | 60 | 26.19% |
Palmetto | 61 | 26.19% |
Coral Springs | 62 | 25.67% |
Dania Beach | 63 | 25.65% |
Groveland | 64 | 25.6% |
Miami Gardens | 65 | 25.07% |
Winter Garden | 66 | 25.02% |
Margate | 67 | 24.67% |
Dade City | 68 | 24.64% |
Plantation | 69 | 24.44% |
Sanford | 70 | 24.43% |
Clermont | 71 | 24.38% |
Tampa | 72 | 24.28% |
Coconut Creek | 73 | 24.02% |
Minneola | 74 | 23.93% |
Bonita Springs | 75 | 23.93% |
West Palm Beach | 76 | 22.76% |
Wellington | 77 | 22.09% |
Pembroke Park | 78 | 21.87% |
Ocoee | 79 | 21.83% |
Key West | 80 | 21.64% |
Fort Pierce | 81 | 21.53% |
Fort Myers | 82 | 21.37% |
Oviedo | 83 | 20.55% |
Royal Palm Beach | 84 | 20.44% |
Auburndale | 85 | 20.44% |
Port St. Lucie | 86 | 20.19% |
Cape Coral | 87 | 19.95% |
Live Oak | 88 | 19.82% |
Pompano Beach | 89 | 19.3% |
Parkland | 90 | 19.08% |
Lake Wales | 91 | 18.89% |
Orange City | 92 | 18.65% |
Sebring | 93 | 18.42% |
Sarasota | 94 | 18.17% |
Winter Springs | 95 | 18.08% |
Deerfield Beach | 96 | 17.28% |
Lantana | 97 | 17.25% |
Fort Lauderdale | 98 | 16.88% |
Temple Terrace | 99 | 16.41% |
Cocoa | 100 | 16.32% |