Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lake County, IL in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 704,687 population of Lake County, Illinois comprised of 147,199 people who identified as Hispanic (20.89%), and 557,488 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (79.11%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lake County, Illinois with a population of 577,546 (81.96%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 53,543 (7.6%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 52,401 (7.44%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lake County, Illinois in 2015, with a population of 444,243 (63.04%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 133,303 (18.92%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 52,285 (7.42%).

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 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 52,401 7.44%
White Alone 577,546 81.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 6,026 0.86%
Asian Alone 53,543 7.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 647 0.09%
Two Or More Races 14,524 2.06%
Population By Ethnicity in Lake , IL in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4,234 0.6%
White Alone - Hispanic 133,303 18.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 4,911 0.7%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,258 0.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 323 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 3,170 0.45%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 48,167 6.84%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 444,243 63.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,115 0.16%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 52,285 7.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 324 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 11,354 1.61%