Population By Race and Ethnicity in Fayette County, IL in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 22,385 population of Fayette County, Illinois comprised of 357 people who identified as Hispanic (1.6%), and 22,028 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.41%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Fayette County, Illinois with a population of 20,958 (93.63%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,114 (4.98%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 209 (0.93%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Fayette County, Illinois in 2011, with a population of 20,651 (92.25%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,094 (4.89%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 307 (1.37%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Fayette County, IL in 2011

Total Population:22,385

Non Hispanic (98.41%)

Hispanic (1.6%)

Race in Fayette County, IL in 2011

Total Population:22,385

White Alone (93.63%)

Black or African American Alone (4.98%)

Two or more races (0.93%)

Asian Alone (0.25%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.2%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.02%)

Ethnicity in Fayette County, IL in 2011

Total Population:22,385

Non-Hispanic White Alone (92.25%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (4.89%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.37%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.87%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.39%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.23%)

Population By Race in Fayette , IL in 2011

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	20,958	93.63%
Black or African American Alone	1,114	4.98%
Two Or More Races	209	0.93%
Asian Alone	55	0.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	44	0.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	5	0.02%

Population By Ethnicity in Fayette , IL in 2011

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	20,651	92.25%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	1,094	4.89%
White Alone - Hispanic	307	1.37%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	195	0.87%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	51	0.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	33	0.15%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	20	0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	14	0.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	11	0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	4	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	4	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	1	0%