Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lee County, IL in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 34,195 population of Lee County, Illinois comprised of 2,449 people who identified as Hispanic (7.16%), and 31,746 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.84%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lee County, Illinois with a population of 31,119 (91.01%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 2,042 (5.97%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 567 (1.66%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lee County, Illinois in 2021, with a population of 28,980 (84.75%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,139 (6.26%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,956 (5.72%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 2,042 5.97%
White Alone 31,119 91.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 159 0.47%
Asian Alone 290 0.85%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 18 0.05%
Two Or More Races 567 1.66%
Population By Ethnicity in Lee , IL in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 86 0.25%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,139 6.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 82 0.24%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 37 0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 8 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 97 0.28%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,956 5.72%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 28,980 84.75%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 77 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 253 0.74%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 10 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 470 1.37%