Illinois Female Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Race and Ethnicity in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on August 23, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Illinois Female population aged 25 years and above was 4,502,776.

Race: The White Alone racial group had the highest female population aged 25 years and above (3.17M) and constituted 70.28% of the Illinois female population aged 25yrs+. The Black or African American Alone racial group had the second highest female population (642.82K) and constituted 14.28% of the population. The third highest racial group was Asian Alone (269.86K), constituting 5.99% of the population.

Ethnicity: The female population of the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group was 2.90M and constituted 64.32% of the Illinois female population aged 25yrs+. The female population of the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group was 617.21K and constituted 13.71% of the female population.

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

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Illinois Female Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Race in 2021
White Alone
Black Alone
Asian Alone
Some Other Race Alone
Two or More Races
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone
Illinois Female Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Ethnicity in 2021
Non-Hispanic White Alone
Hispanic or Latino of All Races
All Others
Illinois Female Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Race in 2021
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Race Population % of Total Pop.
White Alone 3164516 70.28
Black or African American Alone 642816 14.28
Asian Alone 269864 5.99
Some Other Race Alone 225779 5.01
Two Or More Races 185157 4.11
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 12721 0.28
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1923 0.04
Illinois Female Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population % of Total Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone 2896124 64.32
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 617212 13.71
All Other Ethnicities 989440 21.97