Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lee County, IL in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 34,061 population of Lee County, Illinois comprised of 2,237 people who identified as Hispanic (6.57%), and 31,824 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.43%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lee County, Illinois with a population of 31,222 (91.67%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,895 (5.56%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 507 (1.49%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lee County, Illinois in 2019, with a population of 29,255 (85.89%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,967 (5.78%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,816 (5.33%).

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 2019

Total Population:34,061

Non Hispanic (93.43%)

Hispanic (6.57%)

Race in Lee County, IL in 2019

Total Population:34,061

White Alone (91.67%)

Black or African American Alone (5.56%)

Two or more races (1.49%)

Asian Alone (0.8%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.44%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.05%)

Ethnicity in Lee County, IL in 2019

Total Population:34,061

Non-Hispanic White Alone (85.89%)

Hispanic White Alone (5.78%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (5.33%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.23%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.05%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.72%)

Population By Race in Lee , IL in 2019

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	31,222	91.67%
Black or African American Alone	1,895	5.56%
Two Or More Races	507	1.49%
Asian Alone	271	0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	149	0.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	17	0.05%

Population By Ethnicity in Lee , IL in 2019

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	29,255	85.89%
White Alone - Hispanic	1,967	5.78%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	1,816	5.33%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	419	1.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	245	0.72%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	88	0.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	80	0.24%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	79	0.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	69	0.2%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	26	0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	9	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	8	0.02%