Alachua County, Florida

According to the 2000 Census, Alachua County, Florida has a population of 217,955 people. Of those, 160,128 (73%) are White, 42,062 (19%) are Black, and 12,493 (6%) are Latino[1]. However, 1,506 (or 1% of the 217,955 people) are not residents by choice but are people in prison.

Even though prisoners cannot participate in the local community, the Census Bureau nevertheless counts them as residents of the county where they are incarcerated.

A more accurate description would not include the prisoners. This would give Alachua County a population of 216,449 with a demographic that is 74% White, 19% Black, and 6% Latino.

Reported in
Census 2000
Incarcerated
population
Actual
population
Total 217,955 1,506 216,449
White 160,128 521 159,607
Black 42,062 943 41,119
Latino 12,493 57 12,436


Notes:

[1]The numbers for Whites, Blacks and Latinos may not add up to the total number because we have not included racial groups other than Whites and Blacks and because the Census Bureau considers "Latino" to be an ethnicity, not a race. Most of the people reported as being Latino are also counted as being White or Black.



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