St. Lucie County Demographics

A map of St. Lucie County's Population by Race

St. Lucie County, Florida had a population of 329,226 in 2020. It was 53.6% White, 19.6% Black, 1.7% Asian, 20.1% Hispanic, 1.0% Native American/Other, and 3.9% Multiracial. This map presents the population of St. Lucie County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

St. Lucie County is the 20th most populous county of the 67 counties in Florida.

St. Lucie County's White Population

176,533 residents of St. Lucie County identify as White, or 53.6%. This makes the White share of the population of St. Lucie County roughly similar to the White share of the population of Florida (51.5% White). Of the 67 counties in Florida, St. Lucie County is ranked #57 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

St. Lucie County is more White than neighboring Palm Beach County (52.3% White). St. Lucie County is less White than neighboring Martin County (75.2% White), Indian River County (73.5% White), Okeechobee County (62.2% White), and Glades County (58.8% White).

St. Lucie County's Black Population

64,597 residents of St. Lucie County identify as Black, or 19.6%. This makes the Black share of the population of St. Lucie County slightly larger than the Black share of the population of Florida (14.5% Black). Of the 67 counties in Florida, St. Lucie County is ranked #11 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

St. Lucie County is more Black than neighboring Martin County (4.6% Black), Indian River County (8.2% Black), Okeechobee County (8.4% Black), Palm Beach County (17.1% Black), and Glades County (11.8% Black).

St. Lucie County's Asian Population

5,678 residents of St. Lucie County identify as Asian, or 1.7%. This makes the Asian share of the population of St. Lucie County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Florida (2.9% Asian). Of the 67 counties in Florida, St. Lucie County is ranked #25 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

St. Lucie County is more Asian than neighboring Martin County (1.4% Asian), Indian River County (1.5% Asian), Okeechobee County (0.8% Asian), and Glades County (0.3% Asian). St. Lucie County is less Asian than neighboring Palm Beach County (2.9% Asian).

St. Lucie County's Hispanic Population

66,320 residents of St. Lucie County identify as Hispanic, or 20.1%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of St. Lucie County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Florida (26.5% Hispanic). Of the 67 counties in Florida, St. Lucie County is ranked #18 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

St. Lucie County is more Hispanic than neighboring Martin County (15.3% Hispanic), and Indian River County (13% Hispanic). St. Lucie County is less Hispanic than neighboring Okeechobee County (24.9% Hispanic), Palm Beach County (23.5% Hispanic), and Glades County (25.2% Hispanic).

St. Lucie County's Native American/Other Population

3,179 residents of St. Lucie County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 1.0%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of St. Lucie County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Florida (0.9% Native American/Other). Of the 67 counties in Florida, St. Lucie County is ranked #15 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

St. Lucie County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Martin County (0.5% Native American/Other), Indian River County (0.7% Native American/Other), and Palm Beach County (0.9% Native American/Other). St. Lucie County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Okeechobee County (1.1% Native American/Other), and Glades County (2% Native American/Other).

St. Lucie County's Multiracial Population

12,919 residents of St. Lucie County identify as Multiracial, or 3.9%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of St. Lucie County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Florida (3.7% Multiracial). Of the 67 counties in Florida, St. Lucie County is ranked #25 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

St. Lucie County is more Multiracial than neighboring Martin County (3% Multiracial), Indian River County (3.2% Multiracial), Okeechobee County (2.6% Multiracial), Palm Beach County (3.4% Multiracial), and Glades County (2% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.