Illinois Voting-age Population By Race in Census 2020

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, among Illinois voting-age population of 9,999,469 people, 63.82% of them (6,382,030 people) identified their race as White Alone, 13.74% of them (1,373,943 people) identified their race as Black or African American Alone, and 8.13% of them (812,852 people) identified their race as Some Other Race Alone.

The first chart below shows the voting-age population by race and the second chart shows the percentage of the Illinois voting-age population for each race. You can also find the information in a table below.

You can see similar information for other states and also for the United States.

You can also see links at the bottom of the page for similar information for each Illinois county.

Illinois Voting-age Population By Race in Census 2020
White Alone
Black or African American Alone
Some Other Race Alone
Two Or More Races
Asian Alone
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
Percentage of Illinois Voting-age Population By Race in Census 2020
White Alone
Black or African American Alone
Some Other Race Alone
Two Or More Races
Asian Alone
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
Illinois Voting-age Population By Race in Census 2020
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Race Voting-age Population % of State Voting-age Population
Black or African American Alone 1373943 13.74
White Alone 6382030 63.82
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 70454 0.71
Asian Alone 601201 6.01
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3426 0.03
Some Other Race Alone 812852 8.13
Two Or More Races 755563 7.56

US Census 2020 Voting-age Population By Race for Illinois Counties

Use the following links to see the voting-age population by race for each county in the state of Illinois, based on data from the US 2020 decennial Census.