Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lee County, IL in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 34,062 population of Lee County, Illinois comprised of 2,352 people who identified as Hispanic (6.91%), and 31,710 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.1%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lee County, Illinois with a population of 31,288 (91.86%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,801 (5.29%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 532 (1.56%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lee County, Illinois in 2020, with a population of 29,217 (85.78%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,071 (6.08%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,720 (5.05%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,801 5.29%
White Alone 31,288 91.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 149 0.44%
Asian Alone 274 0.8%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 18 0.05%
Two Or More Races 532 1.56%
Population By Ethnicity in Lee , IL in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 81 0.24%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,071 6.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 75 0.22%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 25 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 9 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 91 0.27%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,720 5.05%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 29,217 85.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 74 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 249 0.73%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 9 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 441 1.3%