Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lake County, IL in 2022

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 709,150 population of Lake County, Illinois comprised of 166,774 people who identified as Hispanic (23.52%), and 542,376 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (76.48%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lake County, Illinois with a population of 564,971 (79.67%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 65,971 (9.3%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 54,481 (7.68%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lake County, Illinois in 2022, with a population of 414,412 (58.44%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 150,559 (21.23%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 64,424 (9.09%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 54,481 7.68%
White Alone 564,971 79.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 6,443 0.91%
Asian Alone 65,971 9.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 688 0.1%
Two Or More Races 16,596 2.34%
Population By Ethnicity in Lake , IL in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 5,132 0.72%
White Alone - Hispanic 150,559 21.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 5,368 0.76%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,547 0.22%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 359 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 3,809 0.54%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 49,349 6.96%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 414,412 58.44%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,075 0.15%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 64,424 9.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 329 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 12,787 1.8%