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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 6,546 population of Edwards County, Illinois comprised of 84 people who identified as Hispanic (1.28%), and 6,462 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.72%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Edwards County, Illinois with a population of 6,397 (97.72%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 68 (1.04%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 35 (0.54%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Edwards County, Illinois in 2016, with a population of 6,332 (96.73%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 65 (0.99%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 62 (0.95%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Edwards County, IL in 2016

Total Population:6,546

Non Hispanic (98.72%)

Hispanic (1.28%)

Race in Edwards County, IL in 2016

Total Population:6,546

White Alone (97.72%)

Two or more races (1.04%)

Black or African American Alone (0.54%)

Asian Alone (0.38%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.32%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0%)

Ethnicity in Edwards County, IL in 2016

Total Population:6,546

Non-Hispanic White Alone (96.73%)

Hispanic White Alone (0.99%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.95%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.54%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.43%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.37%)

Population By Race in Edwards , IL in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	6,397	97.72%
Two Or More Races	68	1.04%
Black or African American Alone	35	0.54%
Asian Alone	25	0.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	21	0.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	0	0%

Population By Ethnicity in Edwards , IL in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	6,332	96.73%
White Alone - Hispanic	65	0.99%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	62	0.95%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	35	0.54%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	24	0.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	12	0.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	9	0.14%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	6	0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	1	0.02%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	0	0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	0	0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	0	0%