Population By Race and Ethnicity in Coles County, IL in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 51,820 population of Coles County, Illinois comprised of 1,281 people who identified as Hispanic (2.47%), and 50,539 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.53%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Coles County, Illinois with a population of 48,179 (92.97%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 2,053 (3.96%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 830 (1.6%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Coles County, Illinois in 2016, with a population of 47,165 (91.02%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,971 (3.8%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,014 (1.96%).

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

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Population By Race in Coles , IL in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 2,053 3.96%
White Alone 48,179 92.97%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 132 0.26%
Asian Alone 566 1.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 60 0.12%
Two Or More Races 830 1.6%
Population By Ethnicity in Coles , IL in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 82 0.16%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,014 1.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 44 0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 17 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 48 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 76 0.15%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,971 3.8%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 47,165 91.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 88 0.17%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 549 1.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 12 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 754 1.46%