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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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Effingham County, IL in 2020
Total Population:34,703
97.52%
Non Hispanic (97.52%)
Hispanic (2.48%)
Race in Effingham County, IL in 2020
Total Population:34,703
97.38%
White Alone (97.38%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
Asian Alone (0.82%)
Black or African American Alone (0.61%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.26%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.03%)
Ethnicity in Effingham County, IL in 2020
Total Population:34,703
95.23%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (95.23%)
Hispanic White Alone (2.15%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.82%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.8%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.56%)
All Other Ethnicities (0.45%)
Population By Race in Effingham , IL in 2020
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 33,794 97.38%
Two Or More Races 312 0.9%
Asian Alone 286 0.82%
Black or African American Alone 212 0.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 90 0.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 9 0.03%
Population By Ethnicity in Effingham , IL in 2020
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 33,047 95.23%
White Alone - Hispanic 747 2.15%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 283 0.82%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 277 0.8%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 193 0.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 56 0.16%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 35 0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 34 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 19 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 8 0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0%