Population By Race and Ethnicity in Effingham County, IL in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 34,508 population of Effingham County, Illinois comprised of 899 people who identified as Hispanic (2.61%), and 33,609 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.4%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Effingham County, Illinois with a population of 33,555 (97.24%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 332 (0.96%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 285 (0.83%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Effingham County, Illinois in 2021, with a population of 32,786 (95.01%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 769 (2.23%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 290 (0.84%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 229 0.66%
White Alone 33,555 97.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 93 0.27%
Asian Alone 285 0.83%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 14 0.04%
Two Or More Races 332 0.96%
Population By Ethnicity in Effingham , IL in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 19 0.06%
White Alone - Hispanic 769 2.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 59 0.17%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 4 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 6 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 42 0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 210 0.61%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 32,786 95.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 34 0.1%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 281 0.81%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 8 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 290 0.84%