Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lee County, IL in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 35,611 population of Lee County, Illinois comprised of 1,842 people who identified as Hispanic (5.17%), and 33,769 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.83%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lee County, Illinois with a population of 32,953 (92.54%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,835 (5.15%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 425 (1.19%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lee County, Illinois in 2011, with a population of 31,312 (87.93%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,779 (5%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,641 (4.61%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Lee County, IL in 2011

Total Population:35,611

Non Hispanic (94.83%)

Hispanic (5.17%)

Race in Lee County, IL in 2011

Total Population:35,611

White Alone (92.54%)

Black or African American Alone (5.15%)

Two or more races (1.19%)

Asian Alone (0.78%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.31%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.03%)

Ethnicity in Lee County, IL in 2011

Total Population:35,611

Non-Hispanic White Alone (87.93%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (5%)

Hispanic White Alone (4.61%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.01%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.73%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.73%)

Population By Race in Lee , IL in 2011

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	32,953	92.54%
Black or African American Alone	1,835	5.15%
Two Or More Races	425	1.19%
Asian Alone	278	0.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	109	0.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	11	0.03%

Population By Ethnicity in Lee , IL in 2011

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	31,312	87.93%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	1,779	5%
White Alone - Hispanic	1,641	4.61%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	359	1.01%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	259	0.73%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	66	0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	56	0.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	55	0.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	54	0.15%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	19	0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	6	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	5	0.01%