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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 21,490 population of Fayette County, Illinois comprised of 630 people who identified as Hispanic (2.93%), and 20,860 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.07%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Fayette County, Illinois with a population of 19,601 (91.21%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,459 (6.79%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 254 (1.18%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Fayette County, Illinois in 2020, with a population of 19,099 (88.87%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,408 (6.55%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 502 (2.34%).

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 2020

Total Population:21,490

Non Hispanic (97.07%)

Hispanic (2.93%)

Race in Fayette County, IL in 2020

Total Population:21,490

White Alone (91.21%)

Black or African American Alone (6.79%)

Two or more races (1.18%)

Asian Alone (0.42%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.37%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.03%)

Ethnicity in Fayette County, IL in 2020

Total Population:21,490

Non-Hispanic White Alone (88.87%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (6.55%)

Hispanic White Alone (2.34%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.04%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.83%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.37%)

Population By Race in Fayette , IL in 2020

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	19,601	91.21%
Black or African American Alone	1,459	6.79%
Two Or More Races	254	1.18%
Asian Alone	91	0.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	79	0.37%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	6	0.03%

Population By Ethnicity in Fayette , IL in 2020

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	19,099	88.87%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	1,408	6.55%
White Alone - Hispanic	502	2.34%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	224	1.04%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	79	0.37%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	51	0.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	46	0.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	33	0.15%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	30	0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	12	0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	4	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	2	0.01%