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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 38,236 population of Jefferson County, Illinois comprised of 1,002 people who identified as Hispanic (2.62%), and 37,234 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.38%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Jefferson County, Illinois with a population of 33,470 (87.54%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,433 (8.98%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 766 (2%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jefferson County, Illinois in 2016, with a population of 32,748 (85.65%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,304 (8.64%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 722 (1.89%).

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

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Population By Race in Jefferson , IL in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 3,433 8.98%
White Alone 33,470 87.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 126 0.33%
Asian Alone 428 1.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 13 0.03%
Two Or More Races 766 2%
Population By Ethnicity in Jefferson , IL in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 129 0.34%
White Alone - Hispanic 722 1.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 47 0.12%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 12 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 90 0.24%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 3,304 8.64%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 32,748 85.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 79 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 416 1.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 11 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 676 1.77%