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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 34,184 population of Effingham County, Illinois comprised of 671 people who identified as Hispanic (1.96%), and 33,513 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.04%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Effingham County, Illinois with a population of 33,378 (97.64%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 291 (0.85%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 263 (0.77%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Effingham County, Illinois in 2016, with a population of 32,813 (95.99%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 565 (1.65%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 261 (0.76%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 158 0.46%
White Alone 33,378 97.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 83 0.24%
Asian Alone 263 0.77%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 11 0.03%
Two Or More Races 291 0.85%
Population By Ethnicity in Effingham , IL in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 20 0.06%
White Alone - Hispanic 565 1.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 51 0.15%
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 138 0.4%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 32,813 95.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 32 0.09%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 261 0.76%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 9 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 260 0.76%