Population By Race and Ethnicity in Effingham County, IL in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 34,270 population of Effingham County, Illinois comprised of 631 people who identified as Hispanic (1.84%), and 33,639 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.16%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Effingham County, Illinois with a population of 33,661 (98.22%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 250 (0.73%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 159 (0.46%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Effingham County, Illinois in 2012, with a population of 33,120 (96.64%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 541 (1.58%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 222 (0.65%).

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

You can find similar information for other Illinois counties, and for Illinois.

See this for other years:
Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Effingham County, IL in 2012
Total Population:
Race in Effingham County, IL in 2012
Total Population:
Ethnicity in Effingham County, IL in 2012
Total Population:
Population By Race in Effingham , IL in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 113 0.33%
White Alone 33,661 98.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 76 0.22%
Asian Alone 159 0.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 11 0.03%
Two Or More Races 250 0.73%
Population By Ethnicity in Effingham , IL in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 11 0.03%
White Alone - Hispanic 541 1.58%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 46 0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 28 0.08%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 102 0.3%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 33,120 96.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 30 0.09%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 156 0.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 9 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 222 0.65%