East St. Louis 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 18.47K population of East St. Louis city, IL residents comprised of 169 residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (0.92%), and 18.30K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (99.09%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in East St. Louis city, IL, with a population of 17.60K (95.27%). The Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group in East St. Louis city, IL, with a population of 500 (2.71%). The White Alone population was the third largest racial group in East St. Louis city, IL, with a population of 231 (1.25%). The smallest racial group in East St. Louis city, IL was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 3 (0.02%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the largest ethnic group in East St. Louis city, IL, with a population of 17.54K (94.95%). The Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the second largest ethnic group in East St. Louis city, IL, with a population of 442 (2.39%). The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in East St. Louis city, IL, with a population of 222 (1.20%). The smallest ethnic group in East St. Louis city, IL was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 0 (0.00%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in East St. Louis 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.

East St. Louis city, IL Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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East St. Louis city, IL Racial Groups in Census 2020
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East St. Louis city, IL Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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East St. Louis 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 17596 95.27
White Alone 231 1.25
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 34 0.18
Asian Alone 20 0.11
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3 0.02
Some Other Race Alone 85 0.46
Two Or More Races 500 2.71
East St. Louis city, IL Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of City or Place Population
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 17536 94.95
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 442 2.39
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 222 1.20
Hispanic - Black Alone 60 0.33
Hispanic - Two or More Races 58 0.31
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 52 0.28
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 33 0.18
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 30 0.16
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 15 0.08
Hispanic - White Alone 9 0.05
Hispanic - Asian Alone 5 0.03
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 4 0.02
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 3 0.02
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 0 0.00