Knox County, Illinois Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on April 9, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 49.97K population of Knox County, IL residents comprised of 3.05K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (6.11%), and 46.92K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.89%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Knox County, IL, with a population of 40.66K (81.38%). The Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group in Knox County, IL, with a population of 4.46K (8.92%). The Two Or More Races population was the third largest racial group in Knox County, IL, with a population of 3.21K (6.42%). The smallest racial group in Knox County, IL was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 18 (0.04%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Knox County, IL, with a population of 39.62K (79.28%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Knox County, IL, with a population of 4.35K (8.71%). The Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the third largest ethnic group in Knox County, IL, with a population of 2.29K (4.59%). The smallest ethnic group in Knox County, IL was Hispanic - Asian Alone with a population of 2 (0.00%).

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

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census.

Knox County, IL Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020

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Knox County, IL Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020

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Race	Population	% of County Population
Black or African American Alone	4457	8.92
White Alone	40664	81.38
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	117	0.23
Asian Alone	363	0.73
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	18	0.04
Some Other Race Alone	1141	2.28
Two Or More Races	3207	6.42

Knox County, IL Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020

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Ethnicity	Population	% of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone	39615	79.28
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone	4354	8.71
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races	2294	4.59
Hispanic - White Alone	1049	2.10
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone	934	1.87
Hispanic - Two or More Races	913	1.83
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone	361	0.72
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone	207	0.41
Hispanic - Black Alone	103	0.21
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native	73	0.15
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native	44	0.09
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander	12	0.02
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander	6	0.01
Hispanic - Asian Alone	2	0.00