Population By Race and Ethnicity in Fayette County, IL in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 22,048 population of Fayette County, Illinois comprised of 373 people who identified as Hispanic (1.69%), and 21,675 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.31%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Fayette County, Illinois with a population of 20,562 (93.26%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,110 (5.03%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 249 (1.13%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Fayette County, Illinois in 2015, with a population of 20,254 (91.86%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,084 (4.92%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 308 (1.4%).

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 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,110 5.03%
White Alone 20,562 93.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 51 0.23%
Asian Alone 71 0.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 5 0.02%
Two Or More Races 249 1.13%
Population By Ethnicity in Fayette , IL in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 26 0.12%
White Alone - Hispanic 308 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 16 0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 8 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 14 0.06%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,084 4.92%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 20,254 91.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 35 0.16%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 63 0.29%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 235 1.07%