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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 104,219 population of DeKalb County, Illinois comprised of 11,389 people who identified as Hispanic (10.93%), and 92,830 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (89.07%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in DeKalb County, Illinois with a population of 90,867 (87.19%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 7,901 (7.58%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,879 (2.76%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in DeKalb County, Illinois in 2016, with a population of 80,641 (77.38%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 10,226 (9.81%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 7,563 (7.26%).

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

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Population By Race in DeKalb , IL in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 7,901 7.58%
White Alone 90,867 87.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 451 0.43%
Asian Alone 2,879 2.76%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 71 0.07%
Two Or More Races 2,050 1.97%
Population By Ethnicity in DeKalb , IL in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 338 0.32%
White Alone - Hispanic 10,226 9.81%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 300 0.29%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 170 0.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 29 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 326 0.31%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 7,563 7.26%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 80,641 77.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 151 0.14%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,709 2.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 42 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,724 1.65%