Population By Race and Ethnicity in Effingham County, IL in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 34,703 population of Effingham County, Illinois comprised of 861 people who identified as Hispanic (2.48%), and 33,842 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.52%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Effingham County, Illinois with a population of 33,794 (97.38%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 312 (0.9%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 286 (0.82%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Effingham County, Illinois in 2020, with a population of 33,047 (95.23%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 747 (2.15%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 283 (0.82%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 212 0.61%
White Alone 33,794 97.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 90 0.26%
Asian Alone 286 0.82%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 9 0.03%
Two Or More Races 312 0.9%
Population By Ethnicity in Effingham , IL in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 19 0.06%
White Alone - Hispanic 747 2.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 56 0.16%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 35 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 193 0.56%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 33,047 95.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 34 0.1%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 283 0.82%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 8 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 277 0.8%