Population By Race and Ethnicity in Kankakee County, IL in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 105,998 population of Kankakee County, Illinois comprised of 13,244 people who identified as Hispanic (12.5%), and 92,754 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (87.51%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kankakee County, Illinois with a population of 85,774 (80.92%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 16,124 (15.21%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,395 (2.26%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kankakee County, Illinois in 2022, with a population of 73,834 (69.66%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 15,644 (14.76%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 11,940 (11.26%).

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 2022

Total Population:105,998

Non Hispanic (87.51%)

Hispanic (12.5%)

Race in Kankakee County, IL in 2022

Total Population:105,998

White Alone (80.92%)

Black or African American Alone (15.21%)

Two or more races (2.26%)

Asian Alone (1.07%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.48%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.05%)

Ethnicity in Kankakee County, IL in 2022

Total Population:105,998

Non-Hispanic White Alone (69.66%)

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

Hispanic White Alone (11.26%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.89%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.43%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1%)

Population By Race in Kankakee , IL in 2022

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	85,774	80.92%
Black or African American Alone	16,124	15.21%
Two Or More Races	2,395	2.26%
Asian Alone	1,138	1.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	511	0.48%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	56	0.05%

Population By Ethnicity in Kankakee , IL in 2022

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	73,834	69.66%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	15,644	14.76%
White Alone - Hispanic	11,940	11.26%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	2,003	1.89%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	1,060	1%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	480	0.45%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	392	0.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	335	0.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	176	0.17%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	78	0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	37	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	19	0.02%