Population By Race and Ethnicity in Cook County, IL in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 5,087,072 population of Cook County, Illinois comprised of 1,371,726 people who identified as Hispanic (26.97%), and 3,715,346 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (73.04%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cook County, Illinois with a population of 3,318,976 (65.24%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,186,112 (23.32%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 423,906 (8.33%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cook County, Illinois in 2023, with a population of 2,067,553 (40.64%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,251,423 (24.6%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,139,137 (22.39%).

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 2023
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,186,112 23.32%
White Alone 3,318,976 65.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 39,132 0.77%
Asian Alone 423,906 8.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3,485 0.07%
Two Or More Races 115,461 2.27%
Population By Ethnicity in Cook , IL in 2023
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 46,975 0.92%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,251,423 24.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 33,146 0.65%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 9,724 0.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2,632 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 27,826 0.55%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,139,137 22.39%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 2,067,553 40.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 5,986 0.12%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 414,182 8.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 853 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 87,635 1.72%