Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lawrence County, IL in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 16,025 population of Lawrence County, Illinois comprised of 605 people who identified as Hispanic (3.78%), and 15,420 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.23%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lawrence County, Illinois with a population of 14,128 (88.16%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,584 (9.89%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 169 (1.06%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lawrence County, Illinois in 2017, with a population of 13,640 (85.12%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,528 (9.54%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 488 (3.05%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Lawrence County, IL in 2017

Total Population:16,025

Non Hispanic (96.23%)

Hispanic (3.78%)

Race in Lawrence County, IL in 2017

Total Population:16,025

White Alone (88.16%)

Black or African American Alone (9.89%)

Two or more races (1.06%)

Asian Alone (0.47%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.39%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.03%)

Ethnicity in Lawrence County, IL in 2017

Total Population:16,025

Non-Hispanic White Alone (85.12%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (9.54%)

Hispanic White Alone (3.05%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.96%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.94%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.41%)

Population By Race in Lawrence , IL in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	14,128	88.16%
Black or African American Alone	1,584	9.89%
Two Or More Races	169	1.06%
Asian Alone	76	0.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	63	0.39%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	5	0.03%

Population By Ethnicity in Lawrence , IL in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	13,640	85.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	1,528	9.54%
White Alone - Hispanic	488	3.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	150	0.94%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	65	0.41%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	56	0.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	35	0.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	28	0.18%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	19	0.12%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	11	0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	3	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	2	0.01%