Chicago city, Illinois Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on September 4, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 2.75M population of Chicago city, IL residents comprised of 819.52K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (29.84%), and 1.93M residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (70.16%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Chicago city, IL, with a population of 986.28K (35.91%). The Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group in Chicago city, IL, with a population of 801.20K (29.17%). The Some Other Race Alone population was the third largest racial group in Chicago city, IL, with a population of 434.45K (15.82%). The smallest racial group in Chicago city, IL was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 1.09K (0.04%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Chicago city, IL, with a population of 863.62K (31.45%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Chicago city, IL, with a population of 787.55K (28.68%). The Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in Chicago city, IL, with a population of 422.92K (15.40%). The smallest ethnic group in Chicago city, IL was Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 529 (0.02%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Chicago city, Illinois from the 2020 decennial census.

You can see similar information for other cities and places in Illinois and also for the state of Illinois.

Chicago city, IL Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Chicago city, IL Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Chicago city, IL Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Chicago city, IL Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of City or Place Population
Black or African American Alone 801195 29.17
White Alone 986280 35.91
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 34543 1.26
Asian Alone 192586 7.01
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1087 0.04
Some Other Race Alone 434452 15.82
Two Or More Races 296245 10.79
Chicago city, IL Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of City or Place Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 863622 31.45
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 787551 28.68
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 422916 15.40
Hispanic - Two or More Races 225802 8.22
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 189857 6.91
Hispanic - White Alone 122658 4.47
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 70443 2.57
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 31211 1.14
Hispanic - Black Alone 13644 0.50
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 11536 0.42
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 3332 0.12
Hispanic - Asian Alone 2729 0.10
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 558 0.02
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 529 0.02