Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lake County, IL in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 713,251 population of Lake County, Illinois comprised of 162,659 people who identified as Hispanic (22.81%), and 550,592 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (77.19%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lake County, Illinois with a population of 572,943 (80.33%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 62,702 (8.79%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 54,222 (7.6%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lake County, Illinois in 2020, with a population of 426,195 (59.75%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 146,748 (20.58%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 61,202 (8.58%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 54,222 7.6%
White Alone 572,943 80.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 6,471 0.91%
Asian Alone 62,702 8.79%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 727 0.1%
Two Or More Races 16,186 2.27%
Population By Ethnicity in Lake , IL in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 5,035 0.71%
White Alone - Hispanic 146,748 20.58%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 5,388 0.76%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,500 0.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 371 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 3,617 0.51%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 49,187 6.9%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 426,195 59.75%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,083 0.15%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 61,202 8.58%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 356 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 12,569 1.76%