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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 206,708 population of Champaign County, Illinois comprised of 13,738 people who identified as Hispanic (6.65%), and 192,970 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.35%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Champaign County, Illinois with a population of 146,633 (70.94%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 29,708 (14.37%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 22,483 (10.88%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Champaign County, Illinois in 2021, with a population of 135,261 (65.44%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 28,738 (13.9%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 22,232 (10.76%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Champaign, Illinois.

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Population By Race in Champaign , IL in 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 29,708 14.37%
White Alone 146,633 70.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 796 0.39%
Asian Alone 22,483 10.88%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 233 0.11%
Two Or More Races 6,855 3.32%
Population By Ethnicity in Champaign , IL in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 970 0.47%
White Alone - Hispanic 11,372 5.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 407 0.2%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 251 0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 75 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 663 0.32%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 28,738 13.9%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 135,261 65.44%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 389 0.19%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 22,232 10.76%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 158 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,192 3%