Population By Race and Ethnicity in Hancock County, IL in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 17,376 population of Hancock County, Illinois comprised of 331 people who identified as Hispanic (1.91%), and 17,045 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.1%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Hancock County, Illinois with a population of 16,881 (97.15%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 214 (1.23%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 157 (0.9%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Hancock County, Illinois in 2021, with a population of 16,582 (95.43%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 299 (1.72%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 209 (1.2%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 157 0.9%
White Alone 16,881 97.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 61 0.35%
Asian Alone 49 0.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 14 0.08%
Two Or More Races 214 1.23%
Population By Ethnicity in Hancock , IL in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 8 0.05%
White Alone - Hispanic 299 1.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 18 0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 5 0.03%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 149 0.86%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 16,582 95.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 43 0.25%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 48 0.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 14 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 209 1.2%