Population By Race and Ethnicity in DeKalb County, IL in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 100,223 population of DeKalb County, Illinois comprised of 14,534 people who identified as Hispanic (14.5%), and 85,689 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (85.5%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in DeKalb County, Illinois with a population of 85,242 (85.05%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 9,160 (9.14%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,760 (2.75%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in DeKalb County, Illinois in 2022, with a population of 72,193 (72.03%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 13,049 (13.02%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,740 (8.72%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 9,160 9.14%
White Alone 85,242 85.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 544 0.54%
Asian Alone 2,760 2.75%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 107 0.11%
Two Or More Races 2,410 2.4%
Population By Ethnicity in DeKalb , IL in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 420 0.42%
White Alone - Hispanic 13,049 13.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 374 0.37%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 181 0.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 60 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 450 0.45%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 8,740 8.72%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 72,193 72.03%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 170 0.17%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,579 2.57%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 47 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,960 1.96%