Population By Race and Ethnicity in Hancock County, IL in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 17,959 population of Hancock County, Illinois comprised of 259 people who identified as Hispanic (1.44%), and 17,700 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.56%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Hancock County, Illinois with a population of 17,520 (97.56%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 194 (1.08%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 99 (0.55%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Hancock County, Illinois in 2017, with a population of 17,291 (96.28%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 229 (1.27%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 189 (1.05%).

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

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Population By Race in Hancock , IL in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 99 0.55%
White Alone 17,520 97.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 57 0.32%
Asian Alone 75 0.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 14 0.08%
Two Or More Races 194 1.08%
Population By Ethnicity in Hancock , IL in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 6 0.03%
White Alone - Hispanic 229 1.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 17 0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 5 0.03%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 93 0.52%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 17,291 96.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 40 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 74 0.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 13 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 189 1.05%