Lee 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 34.15K population of Lee County, IL residents comprised of 2.32K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (6.81%), and 31.82K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.19%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lee County, IL, with a population of 29.11K (85.25%). The Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group in Lee County, IL, with a population of 1.89K (5.53%). The Black or African American Alone population was the third largest racial group in Lee County, IL, with a population of 1.87K (5.47%). The smallest racial group in Lee County, IL was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 10 (0.03%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Lee County, IL, with a population of 28.44K (83.28%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Lee County, IL, with a population of 1.83K (5.36%). The Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the third largest ethnic group in Lee County, IL, with a population of 1.17K (3.43%). The smallest ethnic group in Lee County, 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 Lee County, Illinois from the 2020 decennial census.

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

Lee County, IL Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
Total Population:34,145
93.19%
Non Hispanic (93.19%)
Hispanic (6.81%)
Lee County, IL Racial Groups in Census 2020
Total Population:34,145
85.25%
White Alone (85.25%)
Two or more races (5.53%)
Black or African American Alone (5.47%)
Some Other Race Alone (2.74%)
Asian Alone (0.73%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.26%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.03%)
Lee County, IL Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
Total Population:34,145
83.28%
Non-Hispanic - White Alone (83.28%)
Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone (5.36%)
Non-Hispanic - Two or more races (3.43%)
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone (2.46%)
Hispanic - Two or more races (2.10%)
Hispanic - White Alone (1.97%)
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone (0.73%)
All Other Ethnicities (0.67%)
Lee County, IL Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
Race
Population
% of County Population
White Alone 29,109 85.25
Two Or More Races 1,888 5.53
Black or African American Alone 1,867 5.47
Some Other Race Alone 935 2.74
Asian Alone 248 0.73
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 88 0.26
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 10 0.03
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Lee County, IL Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
Ethnicity
Population
% of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 28,435 83.28
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 1,831 5.36
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 1,172 3.43
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 840 2.46
Hispanic - Two or More Races 716 2.10
Hispanic - White Alone 674 1.97
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 248 0.73
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 95 0.28
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 58 0.17
Hispanic - Black Alone 36 0.11
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 30 0.09
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 10 0.03
Hispanic - Asian Alone 0 0.00
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 0 0.00
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