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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Population By Race in Fayette , IL in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,114 4.98%
White Alone 20,958 93.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 44 0.2%
Asian Alone 55 0.25%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 5 0.02%
Two Or More Races 209 0.93%
Population By Ethnicity in Fayette , IL in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 20 0.09%
White Alone - Hispanic 307 1.37%
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%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 14 0.06%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,094 4.89%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 20,651 92.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 33 0.15%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 51 0.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 195 0.87%