Population By Race and Ethnicity in Effingham County, IL in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 34,200 population of Effingham County, Illinois comprised of 654 people who identified as Hispanic (1.91%), and 33,546 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.09%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Effingham County, Illinois with a population of 33,455 (97.82%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 275 (0.8%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 215 (0.63%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Effingham County, Illinois in 2015, with a population of 32,900 (96.2%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 555 (1.62%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 244 (0.71%).

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

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Population By Race in Effingham , IL in 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 162 0.47%
White Alone 33,455 97.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 83 0.24%
Asian Alone 215 0.63%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 10 0.03%
Two Or More Races 275 0.8%
Population By Ethnicity in Effingham , IL in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 16 0.05%
White Alone - Hispanic 555 1.62%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 48 0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 31 0.09%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 146 0.43%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 32,900 96.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 35 0.1%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 213 0.62%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 8 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 244 0.71%