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 (Photos)
4. West Miami (Photos)
5. Fellsmere (Photos)
6. Miami Lakes (Photos)
7. Doral (Photos)
8. Miami Springs (Photos)
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%
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Hialeah Gardens is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 19,297 at the 2000 census. As of 2010, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 21,744, with a population density of 6690.1 per mi2, made up of mostly single story development.

2. Hialeah

Population: 235,626
% Hispanic: 96.26%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 226,810
Percent Change Since 2010: 5.83%
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Hialeah is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, Hialeah has a population of 224,669. Hialeah is the sixth-largest city in the state. It is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area, which was home to an estimated 6,012,331 people at the 2015 census. It is located west-northwest of Miami, and is the only place in the county, other than Homestead, Florida, to have its own street grid numbered separately from the rest of the county.

3. Sweetwater

Population: 20,718
% Hispanic: 96.18%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 19,926
Percent Change Since 2010: 54.58%
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4. West Miami

Population: 6,652
% Hispanic: 90.3%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 6,007
Percent Change Since 2010: 7.34%
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West Miami is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,965 at the 2010 census.

5. Fellsmere

Population: 5,424
% Hispanic: 84.62%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 4,590
Percent Change Since 2010: 15.04%
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6. Miami Lakes

Population: 30,833
% Hispanic: 84.32%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 25,999
Percent Change Since 2010: 16.49%
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Miami Lakes is a suburb of Miami, an incorporated town and former census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. As of 2015 US Census, 30,791 people live in Miami Lakes.

7. Doral

Population: 53,426
% Hispanic: 82.02%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 43,821
Percent Change Since 2010: 38.58%
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Doral is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. One of thirty-four municipalities in the county, it is located just one mile from Miami International Airport and thirteen miles from Downtown Miami. The city regularly hosts in excess of 100,000 people who work in Miami. The City of Doral occupies a land area of 15 square miles bordered on the west by the Ronald Reagan Turnpike, to the north by the Town of Medley, to the east by the Palmetto Expressway and to the South by the City of Sweetwater.

8. Miami Springs

Population: 14,430
% Hispanic: 75.35%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 10,873
Percent Change Since 2010: 12.27%
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Miami Springs is a city located in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The city was founded by Glenn Hammond Curtiss, ‘The Father of Naval Aviation’, and James Bright, during the famous ‘land boom’ of the 1920s and was originally named Country Club Estates. It, along with other cities in Miami-Dade County such as Coral Gables, Florida and Opa-locka, Florida, formed some of the first planned communities in the state. Like its counterparts, the city had an intended theme which in its case, was to reflect a particular architecture and ambiance.

9. Miami

Population: 432,622
% Hispanic: 71.2%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 308,023
Percent Change Since 2010: 11.81%
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Miami is a major port city on the Atlantic coast of south Florida in the southeastern United States. As the seat of Miami-Dade County, the municipality is the principal, central, and the most populous city of the Miami metropolitan area and part of the second-most populous metropolis in the southeastern United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Miami’s metro area is the eighth-most populous and fourth-largest urban area in the U.S., with a population of around 5.5 million.

10. Key Biscayne

Population: 12,935
% Hispanic: 65.75%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 8,505
Percent Change Since 2010: 20.54%
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Key Biscayne is an island town in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 12,344 at the 2010 census.

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:

• 10 Worst Places To Live In Florida
• 10 Safest Places In Florida
• 10 Cheapest Places To Live In Florida

Detailed List Of The Most Hispanic Cities In Florida

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