Population By Race and Ethnicity in Brown County, IL in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 6,883 population of Brown County, Illinois comprised of 406 people who identified as Hispanic (5.9%), and 6,477 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.1%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Brown County, Illinois with a population of 5,428 (78.86%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,300 (18.89%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 85 (1.24%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Brown County, Illinois in 2011, with a population of 5,136 (74.62%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,278 (18.57%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 292 (4.24%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Brown, Illinois.

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Population By Race in Brown , IL in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,300 18.89%
White Alone 5,428 78.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 85 1.24%
Asian Alone 22 0.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.03%
Two Or More Races 46 0.67%
Population By Ethnicity in Brown , IL in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 22 0.32%
White Alone - Hispanic 292 4.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 72 1.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 17 0.25%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,278 18.57%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 5,136 74.62%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 13 0.19%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 19 0.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 29 0.42%