Population By Race and Ethnicity in Effingham, IL in 2018

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 34,233 population of Effingham County, Illinois comprised of 751 people who identified as Hispanic (2.19%), and 33,482 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.81%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Effingham County, Illinois with a population of 33,354 (97.43%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 312 (0.91%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 276 (0.81%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Effingham County, Illinois in 2018, with a population of 32,717 (95.57%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 637 (1.86%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 278 (0.81%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 193 0.56%
White Alone 33,354 97.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 89 0.26%
Asian Alone 276 0.81%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 9 0.03%
Two Or More Races 312 0.91%
Population By Ethnicity in Effingham , IL in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 20 0.06%
White Alone - Hispanic 637 1.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 57 0.17%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 34 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 173 0.51%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 32,717 95.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 32 0.09%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 274 0.8%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 8 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 278 0.81%