Population By Race and Ethnicity in Fayette, IL in 2010

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 22,140 population of Fayette County, Illinois comprised of 306 people who identified as Hispanic (1.38%), and 21,834 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.62%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Fayette County, Illinois with a population of 20,847 (94.16%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 989 (4.47%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 201 (0.91%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Fayette County, Illinois in 2010, with a population of 20,592 (93.01%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 969 (4.38%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 255 (1.15%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Fayette, Illinois.

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Population By Race in Fayette , IL in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 989 4.47%
White Alone 20,847 94.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 44 0.2%
Asian Alone 54 0.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 5 0.02%
Two Or More Races 201 0.91%
Population By Ethnicity in Fayette , IL in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 20 0.09%
White Alone - Hispanic 255 1.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 11 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 4 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 15 0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 969 4.38%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 20,592 93.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 33 0.15%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 50 0.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 186 0.84%