Population By Race and Ethnicity in Brown County, IL in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 6,636 population of Brown County, Illinois comprised of 425 people who identified as Hispanic (6.4%), and 6,211 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.6%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Brown County, Illinois with a population of 5,257 (79.22%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,226 (18.48%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 80 (1.21%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Brown County, Illinois in 2016, with a population of 4,942 (74.47%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,204 (18.14%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 315 (4.75%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,226 18.48%
White Alone 5,257 79.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 80 1.21%
Asian Alone 23 0.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.03%
Two Or More Races 48 0.72%
Population By Ethnicity in Brown , IL in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 22 0.33%
White Alone - Hispanic 315 4.75%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 69 1.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 16 0.24%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,204 18.14%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 4,942 74.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 11 0.17%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 20 0.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 32 0.48%