Population By Race and Ethnicity in Brown, IL in 2017

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 6,614 population of Brown County, Illinois comprised of 439 people who identified as Hispanic (6.64%), and 6,175 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.36%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Brown County, Illinois with a population of 5,214 (78.83%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,231 (18.61%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 86 (1.3%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Brown County, Illinois in 2017, with a population of 4,888 (73.9%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,209 (18.28%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 326 (4.93%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,231 18.61%
White Alone 5,214 78.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 86 1.3%
Asian Alone 24 0.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.03%
Two Or More Races 57 0.86%
Population By Ethnicity in Brown , IL in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 22 0.33%
White Alone - Hispanic 326 4.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 70 1.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 5 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 16 0.24%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,209 18.28%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 4,888 73.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 16 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 19 0.29%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 41 0.62%