Jefferson, Illinois Population By Ethnicity in Census 2020

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, among Jefferson, IL population of 37,113 people, 84.02% (31,182) identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic - White Alone, 7.50% (2,783) identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone, and 4.70% (1,745) identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic - Two Or More Races.

The first chart below shows the population by ethnicity and the second chart shows the percentage of the population for each ethnicity. You can also find the information in a table below.

You can see similar information for other Illinois counties and also for the state of Illinois.

Jefferson, IL Population By Ethnicity in Census 2020
Non-Hispanic - White Alone
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone
Hispanic - Two or More Races
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone
Hispanic - White Alone
Percentage of Jefferson, IL Population By Ethnicity in Census 2020
Non-Hispanic - White Alone
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone
Hispanic - Two or More Races
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone
Hispanic - White Alone
Jefferson, IL Population By Ethnicity in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 31182 84.02
Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone 2783 7.50
Non-Hispanic - Two Or More Races 1745 4.70
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 352 0.95
Hispanic - Two Or More Races 279 0.75
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 275 0.74
Hispanic - White Alone 258 0.70
Non-Hispanic - American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 77 0.21
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 68 0.18
Hispanic - Black or African American Alone 59 0.16
Hispanic - American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 15 0.04
Hispanic - Asian Alone 13 0.04
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 7 0.02
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 0 0.00