Population By Race and Ethnicity in Fayette County, IL in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 21,380 population of Fayette County, Illinois comprised of 388 people who identified as Hispanic (1.82%), and 20,992 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.19%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Fayette County, Illinois with a population of 20,027 (93.67%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 959 (4.49%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 244 (1.14%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Fayette County, Illinois in 2018, with a population of 19,718 (92.23%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 933 (4.36%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 309 (1.45%).

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 2018

Total Population:21,380

Non Hispanic (98.19%)

Hispanic (1.82%)

Race in Fayette County, IL in 2018

Total Population:21,380

White Alone (93.67%)

Black or African American Alone (4.49%)

Two or more races (1.14%)

Asian Alone (0.37%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.3%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.02%)

Ethnicity in Fayette County, IL in 2018

Total Population:21,380

Non-Hispanic White Alone (92.23%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (4.36%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.45%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.03%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.59%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.34%)

Population By Race in Fayette , IL in 2018

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	20,027	93.67%
Black or African American Alone	959	4.49%
Two Or More Races	244	1.14%
Asian Alone	80	0.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	65	0.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	5	0.02%

Population By Ethnicity in Fayette , IL in 2018

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	19,718	92.23%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	933	4.36%
White Alone - Hispanic	309	1.45%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	221	1.03%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	73	0.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	43	0.2%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	26	0.12%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	23	0.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	22	0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	7	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	4	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	1	0.01%