Population By Race and Ethnicity in Brown County, IL in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 6,227 population of Brown County, Illinois comprised of 298 people who identified as Hispanic (4.79%), and 5,929 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.21%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Brown County, Illinois with a population of 4,961 (79.67%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,126 (18.08%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 63 (1.01%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Brown County, Illinois in 2020, with a population of 4,754 (76.35%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,105 (17.75%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 207 (3.32%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,126 18.08%
White Alone 4,961 79.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 63 1.01%
Asian Alone 20 0.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3 0.05%
Two Or More Races 54 0.87%
Population By Ethnicity in Brown , IL in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 21 0.34%
White Alone - Hispanic 207 3.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 51 0.82%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 5 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 14 0.23%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,105 17.75%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 4,754 76.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 12 0.19%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 15 0.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 3 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 40 0.64%