Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lee County, IL in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 33,938 population of Lee County, Illinois comprised of 2,521 people who identified as Hispanic (7.43%), and 31,417 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.57%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lee County, Illinois with a population of 30,941 (91.17%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,951 (5.75%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 560 (1.65%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lee County, Illinois in 2022, with a population of 28,728 (84.65%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,213 (6.52%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,858 (5.48%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Lee County, IL in 2022
Total Population:33,938
92.57%
Non Hispanic (92.57%)
Hispanic (7.43%)
Race in Lee County, IL in 2022
Total Population:33,938
91.17%
White Alone (91.17%)
Black or African American Alone (5.75%)
Two or more races (1.65%)
Asian Alone (0.9%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.48%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.05%)
Ethnicity in Lee County, IL in 2022
Total Population:33,938
84.65%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (84.65%)
Hispanic White Alone (6.52%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (5.48%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.38%)
All Other Ethnicities (1.18%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.8%)
Population By Race in Lee , IL in 2022
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 30,941 91.17%
Black or African American Alone 1,951 5.75%
Two Or More Races 560 1.65%
Asian Alone 306 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 162 0.48%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 18 0.05%
Population By Ethnicity in Lee , IL in 2022
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 28,728 84.65%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,213 6.52%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,858 5.48%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 467 1.38%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 271 0.8%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 93 0.27%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 93 0.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 83 0.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 79 0.23%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 35 0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 10 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 8 0.02%