Population By Race and Ethnicity in Knox County, IL in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 48,411 population of Knox County, Illinois comprised of 3,169 people who identified as Hispanic (6.55%), and 45,242 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.45%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Knox County, Illinois with a population of 41,909 (86.57%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 4,255 (8.79%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,511 (3.12%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Knox County, Illinois in 2023, with a population of 39,299 (81.18%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,034 (8.33%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,610 (5.39%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Knox County, IL in 2023
Total Population:48,411
93.45%
Non Hispanic (93.45%)
Hispanic (6.55%)
Race in Knox County, IL in 2023
Total Population:48,411
86.57%8.79%
White Alone (86.57%)
Black or African American Alone (8.79%)
Two or more races (3.12%)
Asian Alone (1.02%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.45%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.05%)
Ethnicity in Knox County, IL in 2023
Total Population:48,411
81.18%8.33%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (81.18%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (8.33%)
Hispanic White Alone (5.39%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.74%)
All Other Ethnicities (1.41%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.95%)
Population By Race in Knox , IL in 2023
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 41,909 86.57%
Black or African American Alone 4,255 8.79%
Two Or More Races 1,511 3.12%
Asian Alone 492 1.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 219 0.45%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 25 0.05%
Population By Ethnicity in Knox , IL in 2023
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 39,299 81.18%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 4,034 8.33%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,610 5.39%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,325 2.74%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 461 0.95%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 221 0.46%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 186 0.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 115 0.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 104 0.22%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 31 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 19 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 6 0.01%