Cook County, Illinois Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on July 17, 2024.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the voting-age population of Cook County, IL was 4,113,751. The White Alone racial group had the highest voting-age population (2.22M) and constituted 54.05% of the total voting-age population. The Black or African American Alone racial group had the second highest voting-age population (929.55K) and constituted 22.60% of the total voting-age population. The Some Other Race Alone racial group had the third highest voting-age population (374.74K) and constituted 9.11% of the total voting-age population.

The voting-age population of the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group was 1.84M and constituted 44.74% of the total voting-age population. The voting-age population of the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group was 945.05K and constituted 22.97% of the total voting-age population.

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

Note: Missing racial or ethnicity groups means there was not enough information for an estimate.

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Cook County, Illinois Voting-age Population By Race in 2021
White Alone
Black or African American Alone
Some Other Race Alone
Asian Alone
Two Or More Races
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
Cook County, Illinois Voting-age Population By Ethnicity in 2021
Non-Hispanic White Alone
Hispanic or Latino of All Races
Cook County, Illinois Voting-age Population By Race in 2021
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Race Voting-age Population % of Voting-age Pop.
White Alone 2223300 54.05
Black or African American Alone 929552 22.60
Some Other Race Alone 374742 9.11
Asian Alone 325046 7.90
Two Or More Races 242575 5.90
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 16850 0.41
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1686 0.04
Cook County, Illinois Voting-age Population By Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Voting-age Population % of Voting-age Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone 1840511 44.74
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 945052 22.97