Peoria, Illinois Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 181.83K population of Peoria, IL residents comprised of 10.09K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (5.55%), and 171.74K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.45%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Peoria, IL, with a population of 122.63K (67.44%). The Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group in Peoria, IL, with a population of 34.02K (18.71%). The Two Or More Races population was the third largest racial group in Peoria, IL, with a population of 11.76K (6.47%). The smallest racial group in Peoria, IL was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 66 (0.04%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Peoria, IL, with a population of 120.63K (66.34%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Peoria, IL, with a population of 33.64K (18.50%). The Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the third largest ethnic group in Peoria, IL, with a population of 8.56K (4.71%). The smallest ethnic group in Peoria, IL was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 5 (0.00%).

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

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

Peoria, IL Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Peoria, IL Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Peoria, IL Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Peoria, IL Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 34015 18.71
White Alone 122629 67.44
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 550 0.30
Asian Alone 7779 4.28
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 66 0.04
Some Other Race Alone 5035 2.77
Two Or More Races 11756 6.47
Peoria, IL Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 120629 66.34
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 33635 18.50
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 8559 4.71
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 7730 4.25
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 4252 2.34
Hispanic - Two or More Races 3197 1.76
Hispanic - White Alone 2000 1.10
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 783 0.43
Hispanic - Black Alone 380 0.21
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 342 0.19
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 208 0.11
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 61 0.03
Hispanic - Asian Alone 49 0.03
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 5 0.00