Population By Race and Ethnicity in Brown County, IL in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 6,432 population of Brown County, Illinois comprised of 335 people who identified as Hispanic (5.21%), and 6,097 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.79%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Brown County, Illinois with a population of 4,957 (77.07%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,319 (20.51%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 66 (1.03%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Brown County, Illinois in 2021, with a population of 4,719 (73.37%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,297 (20.17%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 238 (3.7%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,319 20.51%
White Alone 4,957 77.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 66 1.03%
Asian Alone 22 0.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3 0.05%
Two Or More Races 65 1.01%
Population By Ethnicity in Brown , IL in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 22 0.34%
White Alone - Hispanic 238 3.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 51 0.79%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 5 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 19 0.3%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,297 20.17%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 4,719 73.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 15 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 17 0.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 3 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 46 0.72%