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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 21,494 population of Jersey County, Illinois comprised of 322 people who identified as Hispanic (1.5%), and 21,172 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 20,762 (96.59%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 293 (1.36%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 191 (0.89%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jersey County, Illinois in 2020, with a population of 20,503 (95.39%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 278 (1.29%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 259 (1.21%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 191 0.89%
White Alone 20,762 96.59%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 78 0.36%
Asian Alone 163 0.76%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 7 0.03%
Two Or More Races 293 1.36%
Population By Ethnicity in Jersey , IL in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 12 0.06%
White Alone - Hispanic 259 1.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 19 0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 17 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 15 0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 179 0.83%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 20,503 95.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 59 0.27%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 146 0.68%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 7 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 278 1.29%