Population By Race and Ethnicity in Cook County, IL in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 5,145,326 population of Cook County, Illinois comprised of 1,309,275 people who identified as Hispanic (25.45%), and 3,836,051 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (74.55%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cook County, Illinois with a population of 3,354,894 (65.2%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,230,039 (23.91%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 411,985 (8.01%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cook County, Illinois in 2019, with a population of 2,160,732 (41.99%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,194,162 (23.21%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,185,604 (23.04%).

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

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Population By Race in Cook , IL in 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,230,039 23.91%
White Alone 3,354,894 65.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 38,422 0.75%
Asian Alone 411,985 8.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3,741 0.07%
Two Or More Races 106,245 2.07%
Population By Ethnicity in Cook , IL in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 44,435 0.86%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,194,162 23.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 32,212 0.63%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 9,620 0.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2,757 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 26,089 0.51%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,185,604 23.04%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 2,160,732 41.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 6,210 0.12%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 402,365 7.82%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 984 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 80,156 1.56%