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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 13,163 population of Clay County, Illinois comprised of 234 people who identified as Hispanic (1.78%), and 12,929 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.22%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Clay County, Illinois with a population of 12,763 (96.96%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 152 (1.16%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 125 (0.95%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Clay County, Illinois in 2021, with a population of 12,552 (95.36%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 211 (1.6%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 146 (1.11%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Clay County, IL in 2021

Total Population:13,163

Non Hispanic (98.22%)

Hispanic (1.78%)

Race in Clay County, IL in 2021

Total Population:13,163

White Alone (96.96%)

Two or more races (1.16%)

Asian Alone (0.95%)

Black or African American Alone (0.64%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.28%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.02%)

Ethnicity in Clay County, IL in 2021

Total Population:13,163

Non-Hispanic White Alone (95.36%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.6%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.11%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.94%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.56%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.43%)

Population By Race in Clay , IL in 2021

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	12,763	96.96%
Two Or More Races	152	1.16%
Asian Alone	125	0.95%
Black or African American Alone	84	0.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	37	0.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	2	0.02%

Population By Ethnicity in Clay , IL in 2021

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	12,552	95.36%
White Alone - Hispanic	211	1.6%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	146	1.11%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	124	0.94%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	74	0.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	33	0.25%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	10	0.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	6	0.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	4	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	2	0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	1	0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	0	0%