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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 17,543 population of Hancock County, Illinois comprised of 307 people who identified as Hispanic (1.75%), and 17,236 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.25%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Hancock County, Illinois with a population of 17,038 (97.12%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 217 (1.24%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 153 (0.87%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Hancock County, Illinois in 2020, with a population of 16,768 (95.58%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 270 (1.54%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 212 (1.21%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 153 0.87%
White Alone 17,038 97.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 64 0.37%
Asian Alone 56 0.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 15 0.09%
Two Or More Races 217 1.24%
Population By Ethnicity in Hancock , IL in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 10 0.06%
White Alone - Hispanic 270 1.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 20 0.11%
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 143 0.82%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 16,768 95.58%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 44 0.25%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 55 0.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 14 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 212 1.21%