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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 109,863 population of Kankakee County, Illinois comprised of 11,647 people who identified as Hispanic (10.6%), and 98,216 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (89.4%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kankakee County, Illinois with a population of 89,289 (81.27%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 16,659 (15.16%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,234 (2.03%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kankakee County, Illinois in 2018, with a population of 78,828 (71.75%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 16,214 (14.76%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 10,461 (9.52%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Kankakee County, IL in 2018

Total Population:109,863

Non Hispanic (89.4%)

Hispanic (10.6%)

Race in Kankakee County, IL in 2018

Total Population:109,863

White Alone (81.27%)

Black or African American Alone (15.16%)

Two or more races (2.03%)

Asian Alone (1.06%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.43%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.05%)

Ethnicity in Kankakee County, IL in 2018

Total Population:109,863

Non-Hispanic White Alone (71.75%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (14.76%)

Hispanic White Alone (9.52%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.7%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.26%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1%)

Population By Race in Kankakee , IL in 2018

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	89,289	81.27%
Black or African American Alone	16,659	15.16%
Two Or More Races	2,234	2.03%
Asian Alone	1,164	1.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	468	0.43%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	49	0.05%

Population By Ethnicity in Kankakee , IL in 2018

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	78,828	71.75%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	16,214	14.76%
White Alone - Hispanic	10,461	9.52%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	1,868	1.7%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	1,103	1%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	445	0.41%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	366	0.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	299	0.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	169	0.15%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	61	0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	34	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	15	0.01%