Population By Race and Ethnicity in Fayette County, IL in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 21,483 population of Fayette County, Illinois comprised of 503 people who identified as Hispanic (2.34%), and 20,980 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.66%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Fayette County, Illinois with a population of 19,581 (91.15%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,485 (6.91%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 251 (1.17%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Fayette County, Illinois in 2020, with a population of 19,189 (89.32%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,442 (6.71%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 392 (1.83%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,485 6.91%
White Alone 19,581 91.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 73 0.34%
Asian Alone 87 0.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 6 0.03%
Two Or More Races 251 1.17%
Population By Ethnicity in Fayette , IL in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 43 0.2%
White Alone - Hispanic 392 1.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 28 0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 9 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 29 0.14%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,442 6.71%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 19,189 89.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 45 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 78 0.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 222 1.03%