These Are The 10 Florida Cities With The Largest Hispanic Population For 2018

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:

1. Hialeah Gardens
2. Hialeah (Photos)
3. Sweetwater
4. West Miami
5. Fellsmere (Photos)
6. Miami Lakes
7. Doral (Photos)
8. Miami Springs
9. Miami (Photos)
10. 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:

1. Sanibel
2. Macclenny
3. Longboat Key

For more Florida reading , check out:

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• These Are The 10 Best Places To Live In Florida

Detailed List Of The Most Hispanic Cities In Florida

City	Rank	Population	% Hispanic
Hialeah Gardens	1	23,351	96.77%
Hialeah	2	235,626	96.26%
Sweetwater	3	20,718	96.18%
West Miami	4	6,652	90.3%
Fellsmere	5	5,424	84.62%
Miami Lakes	6	30,833	84.32%
Doral	7	53,426	82.02%
Miami Springs	8	14,430	75.35%
Miami	9	432,622	71.2%
Key Biscayne	10	12,935	65.75%
Kissimmee	11	66,840	63.07%
Homestead	12	65,688	60.0%
North Bay Village	13	7,861	57.97%
Palm Springs	14	23,592	57.17%
Coral Gables	15	50,533	56.51%
Cutler Bay	16	44,002	56.13%
Miami Beach	17	91,784	53.82%
South Miami	18	12,207	51.18%
Weston	19	68,893	50.88%
Clewiston	20	7,343	46.68%
Florida City	21	12,076	44.33%
Palmetto Bay	22	24,522	44.16%
Pinecrest	23	19,272	43.89%
Bay Harbor Islands	24	5,885	43.45%
Opa-Locka	25	16,245	43.2%
Pembroke Pines	26	164,753	42.67%
Haines City	27	22,138	41.9%
Sunny Isles Beach	28	21,937	40.37%
Greenacres	29	39,190	39.61%
Lake Worth	30	36,838	38.94%
Surfside	31	5,810	37.56%
Miramar	32	133,741	36.71%
North Miami Beach	33	43,722	36.42%
Miami Shores	34	10,772	36.27%
Marathon	35	8,701	35.46%
Hallandale Beach	36	38,951	35.04%
Davie	37	98,717	34.88%
Southwest Ranches	38	7,745	33.96%
St. Cloud	39	44,198	33.83%
Aventura	40	37,515	33.68%
Arcadia	41	7,761	33.62%
Hollywood	42	148,114	33.03%
Deltona	43	87,387	32.54%
Okeechobee	44	5,582	31.19%
Pahokee	45	6,022	30.64%
Belle Glade	46	18,855	30.6%
Plant City	47	36,830	29.32%
Orlando	48	263,306	29.25%
Oakland Park	49	43,660	29.04%
Sunrise	50	91,177	28.43%
Tamarac	51	63,747	28.21%
Avon Park	52	10,052	27.58%
Fort Meade	53	5,883	27.55%
Cooper City	54	34,364	27.14%
North Lauderdale	55	43,087	26.93%
Altamonte Springs	56	42,557	26.62%
West Park	57	14,884	26.46%
North Miami	58	62,158	26.3%
Apopka	59	47,023	26.26%
Casselberry	60	26,649	26.19%
Palmetto	61	13,138	26.19%
Coral Springs	62	127,673	25.67%
Dania Beach	63	31,046	25.65%
Groveland	64	10,643	25.6%
Miami Gardens	65	112,514	25.07%
Winter Garden	66	39,219	25.02%
Margate	67	56,245	24.67%
Dade City	68	6,782	24.64%
Plantation	69	90,878	24.44%
Sanford	70	57,039	24.43%
Clermont	71	31,171	24.38%
Tampa	72	361,477	24.28%
Coconut Creek	73	57,731	24.02%
Minneola	74	10,371	23.93%
Bonita Springs	75	49,807	23.93%
West Palm Beach	76	104,978	22.76%
Wellington	77	61,371	22.09%
Pembroke Park	78	6,259	21.87%
Ocoee	79	41,393	21.83%
Key West	80	26,039	21.64%
Fort Pierce	81	43,883	21.53%
Fort Myers	82	71,051	21.37%
Oviedo	83	37,545	20.55%
Royal Palm Beach	84	36,829	20.44%
Auburndale	85	14,638	20.44%
Port St. Lucie	86	175,652	20.19%
Cape Coral	87	170,063	19.95%
Live Oak	88	6,921	19.82%
Pompano Beach	89	106,004	19.3%
Parkland	90	28,354	19.08%
Lake Wales	91	15,206	18.89%
Orange City	92	11,127	18.65%
Sebring	93	10,423	18.42%
Sarasota	94	54,425	18.17%
Winter Springs	95	34,439	18.08%
Deerfield Beach	96	78,642	17.28%
Lantana	97	11,016	17.25%
Fort Lauderdale	98	175,153	16.88%
Temple Terrace	99	25,654	16.41%
Cocoa	100	17,558	16.32%