Population By Race and Ethnicity in Knox County, IL in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 50,601 population of Knox County, Illinois comprised of 2,987 people who identified as Hispanic (5.9%), and 47,614 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.1%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Knox County, Illinois with a population of 44,313 (87.57%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 4,248 (8.4%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,319 (2.61%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Knox County, Illinois in 2017, with a population of 41,834 (82.67%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,029 (7.96%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,479 (4.9%).

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

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Population By Race in Knox , IL in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 4,248 8.4%
White Alone 44,313 87.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 194 0.38%
Asian Alone 513 1.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 14 0.03%
Two Or More Races 1,319 2.61%
Population By Ethnicity in Knox , IL in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 219 0.43%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,479 4.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 103 0.2%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 28 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 153 0.3%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 4,029 7.96%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 41,834 82.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 91 0.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 485 0.96%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 9 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,166 2.3%