Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lake County, IL in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 704,179 population of Lake County, Illinois comprised of 140,542 people who identified as Hispanic (19.96%), and 563,637 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (80.04%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lake County, Illinois with a population of 587,180 (83.39%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 51,564 (7.32%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 45,888 (6.52%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lake County, Illinois in 2010, with a population of 459,645 (65.27%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 127,535 (18.11%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 47,676 (6.77%).

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

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Population By Race in Lake , IL in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 51,564 7.32%
White Alone 587,180 83.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 6,051 0.86%
Asian Alone 45,888 6.52%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 565 0.08%
Two Or More Races 12,931 1.84%
Population By Ethnicity in Lake , IL in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3,888 0.55%
White Alone - Hispanic 127,535 18.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 4,967 0.71%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,146 0.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 296 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,710 0.39%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 47,676 6.77%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 459,645 65.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,084 0.15%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 44,742 6.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 269 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 10,221 1.45%