Illinois Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2017 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2017, the Illinois citizen voting-age population was 9.04M. The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest citizen voting-age population (6.28M) and constituted 69.47% of the total. The Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone ethnicity group had the second highest citizen voting-age population (1.33M) and constituted 14.70% of the total. The Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had the third highest (954.55K), constituting 10.56% 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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Illinois Citizen Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2017

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

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Percentage of Illinois Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2017

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

Illinois Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2017

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Ethnicity	Voting-age Population	% of Citizen Voting-age Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone	6282800	69.47
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone	1329055	14.70
Hispanic or Latino of All Races	954550	10.56
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone	358655	3.97
Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races	104020	1.15
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	12075	0.13
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	2355	0.03