Population By Race and Ethnicity in Kankakee, IL in 2017

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 110,530 population of Kankakee County, Illinois comprised of 11,507 people who identified as Hispanic (10.41%), and 99,023 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (89.59%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kankakee County, Illinois with a population of 89,903 (81.34%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 16,786 (15.19%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,232 (2.02%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kankakee County, Illinois in 2017, with a population of 79,548 (71.97%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 16,356 (14.8%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 10,355 (9.37%).

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

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Population By Race in Kankakee , IL in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 16,786 15.19%
White Alone 89,903 81.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 444 0.4%
Asian Alone 1,114 1.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 51 0.05%
Two Or More Races 2,232 2.02%
Population By Ethnicity in Kankakee , IL in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 430 0.39%
White Alone - Hispanic 10,355 9.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 281 0.25%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 58 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 15 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 368 0.33%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 16,356 14.8%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 79,548 71.97%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 163 0.15%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,056 0.96%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 36 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,864 1.69%