Population By Race and Ethnicity in Fayette County, IL in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 21,579 population of Fayette County, Illinois comprised of 365 people who identified as Hispanic (1.69%), and 21,214 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 20,262 (93.9%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 939 (4.35%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 242 (1.12%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Fayette County, Illinois in 2016, with a population of 19,962 (92.51%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 915 (4.24%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 300 (1.39%).

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 2016

Total Population:21,579

Non Hispanic (98.31%)

Hispanic (1.69%)

Race in Fayette County, IL in 2016

Total Population:21,579

White Alone (93.9%)

Black or African American Alone (4.35%)

Two or more races (1.12%)

Asian Alone (0.36%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.25%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.02%)

Ethnicity in Fayette County, IL in 2016

Total Population:21,579

Non-Hispanic White Alone (92.51%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (4.24%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.39%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.05%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.50%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.32%)

Population By Race in Fayette , IL in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	20,262	93.9%
Black or African American Alone	939	4.35%
Two Or More Races	242	1.12%
Asian Alone	77	0.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	54	0.25%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	5	0.02%

Population By Ethnicity in Fayette , IL in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	19,962	92.51%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	915	4.24%
White Alone - Hispanic	300	1.39%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	227	1.05%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	68	0.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	38	0.18%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	24	0.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	16	0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	15	0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	9	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	4	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	1	0.01%