Population By Race and Ethnicity in Jersey County, IL in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 21,738 population of Jersey County, Illinois comprised of 327 people who identified as Hispanic (1.5%), and 21,411 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.5%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Jersey County, Illinois with a population of 21,031 (96.75%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 281 (1.29%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 174 (0.8%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jersey County, Illinois in 2018, with a population of 20,775 (95.57%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 260 (1.2%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 256 (1.18%).

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

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Population By Race in Jersey , IL in 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 174 0.8%
White Alone 21,031 96.75%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 81 0.37%
Asian Alone 164 0.75%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 7 0.03%
Two Or More Races 281 1.29%
Population By Ethnicity in Jersey , IL in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 10 0.05%
White Alone - Hispanic 256 1.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 23 0.11%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 17 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 21 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 164 0.75%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 20,775 95.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 58 0.27%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 147 0.68%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 7 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 260 1.2%