Demographic comparison of the state of Florida, Miami-Dade County, and the Florida state legislature
| Total population | Voting-age citizen population | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | Miami-Dade County | Florida | Miami-Dade County | State legislature | |
| Total | 21,299,325 | 2,725,542 | 15,327,815 | 1,641,740 | 160 |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||
| White | 53.3% | 12.8% | 60.8% | 14.8% | 63.1% |
| Black | 15.3% | 15.3% | 14.4% | 17.3% | 16.3% |
| Latinx | 26.1% | 69.2% | 20.5% | 65.2% | 15.6% |
| AAPI/other | 5.3% | 2.7% | 4.3% | 2.7% | 1.3% |
| Gender | |||||
| Men | 48.8% | 48.5% | 48.1% | 46.6% | 70.6% |
| Women | 51.2% | 51.5% | 51.9% | 53.4% | 29.4% |
| Age | |||||
| 17 and under | 19.8% | 20.1% | – | – | – |
| 18–29 | 15.0% | 15.5% | 18.7% | 20.6% | – |
| 30–44 | 18.4% | 20.8% | 21.6% | 23.4% | – |
| 45–64 | 26.3% | 27.3% | 32.8% | 32.8% | – |
| 65 and over | 20.5% | 16.3% | 27.0% | 23.2% | – |
| Citizenship | |||||
| U.S.-born | 79.0% | 45.7% | – | – | – |
| Naturalized citizen | 12.0% | 31.7% | – | – | – |
| Not a citizen | 9.0% | 22.6% | – | – | – |
| Poverty status | |||||
| Poverty level | 2,840,977 | 434,812 | 1,699,386 | 212,200 | – |
| Poverty rate | 13.6% | 16.0% | 11.3% | 13.1% | – |
Note: Blank cells indicate demographic breakdowns that are not applicable to the voting-age citizen population or not available for all state legislators.
Sources: National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), Legislatures at a Glance; EPI analysis of American Community Survey microdata.