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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 35,498 population of Fulton County, Illinois comprised of 1,039 people who identified as Hispanic (2.93%), and 34,459 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.07%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Fulton County, Illinois with a population of 33,421 (94.15%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,372 (3.87%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 337 (0.95%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Fulton County, Illinois in 2016, with a population of 32,660 (92.01%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,302 (3.67%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 761 (2.14%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Fulton, Illinois.

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Population By Race in Fulton , IL in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,372 3.87%
White Alone 33,421 94.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 248 0.7%
Asian Alone 115 0.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 5 0.01%
Two Or More Races 337 0.95%
Population By Ethnicity in Fulton , IL in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 70 0.2%
White Alone - Hispanic 761 2.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 163 0.46%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 6 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 37 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,302 3.67%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 32,660 92.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 85 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 109 0.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 3 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 300 0.85%