Population By Race and Ethnicity in Brown County, IL in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 6,755 population of Brown County, Illinois comprised of 431 people who identified as Hispanic (6.38%), and 6,324 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.62%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Brown County, Illinois with a population of 5,316 (78.7%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,283 (18.99%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 84 (1.24%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Brown County, Illinois in 2015, with a population of 4,998 (73.99%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,261 (18.67%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 318 (4.71%).

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 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,283 18.99%
White Alone 5,316 78.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 84 1.24%
Asian Alone 21 0.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.03%
Two Or More Races 49 0.73%
Population By Ethnicity in Brown , IL in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 22 0.33%
White Alone - Hispanic 318 4.71%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 71 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 1,261 18.67%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 4,998 73.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 13 0.19%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 18 0.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 32 0.47%