Cook County, Illinois Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2016 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2016, the citizen voting-age population for Cook County, IL was 3.51M. The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest citizen voting-age population (1.78M) and constituted 50.61% of the total.

The Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone ethnicity group had the second highest citizen voting-age population (917.44K) and constituted 26.13% of the total. The Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had the third highest (576.64K), constituting 16.42% of the total citizen voting-age population.

The charts and tables below shows the citizen voting-age population and percentages by race and ethnicity.

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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Years (CVAP).

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Cook County, Illinois Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2016

Non-Hispanic White Alone

Non-Hispanic Black Alone

Hispanic or Latino of All Races

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone

Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races

Non-Hispanic American Indian & Alaska Native Alone

Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone

Cook County, Illinois Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2016

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Ethnicity	Voting-age Population	% of Voting-age Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone	1776920	50.61
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone	917435	26.13
Hispanic or Latino of All Races	576635	16.42
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone	194650	5.54
Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races	40250	1.15
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	4545	0.13
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	885	0.03