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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 34,521 population of Lee County, Illinois comprised of 2,029 people who identified as Hispanic (5.88%), and 32,492 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.12%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lee County, Illinois with a population of 31,789 (92.09%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,811 (5.25%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 501 (1.45%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lee County, Illinois in 2015, with a population of 30,001 (86.91%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,788 (5.18%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,747 (5.06%).

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

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Population By Race in Lee , IL in 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,811 5.25%
White Alone 31,789 92.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 121 0.35%
Asian Alone 283 0.82%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 16 0.05%
Two Or More Races 501 1.45%
Population By Ethnicity in Lee , IL in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 64 0.19%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,788 5.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 58 0.17%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 20 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 7 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 92 0.27%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,747 5.06%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 30,001 86.91%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 63 0.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 263 0.76%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 9 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 409 1.19%