Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lee County, IL in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 33,654 population of Lee County, Illinois comprised of 2,615 people who identified as Hispanic (7.77%), and 31,039 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.23%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lee County, Illinois with a population of 30,633 (91.02%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,948 (5.79%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 576 (1.71%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lee County, Illinois in 2023, with a population of 28,332 (84.19%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,301 (6.84%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,856 (5.52%).

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 2023
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,948 5.79%
White Alone 30,633 91.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 162 0.48%
Asian Alone 317 0.94%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 18 0.05%
Two Or More Races 576 1.71%
Population By Ethnicity in Lee , IL in 2023
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 92 0.27%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,301 6.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 80 0.24%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 37 0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 8 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 97 0.29%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,856 5.52%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 28,332 84.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 82 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 280 0.83%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 10 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 479 1.42%