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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 103,752 population of Macon County, Illinois comprised of 2,741 people who identified as Hispanic (2.64%), and 101,011 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.36%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Macon County, Illinois with a population of 79,896 (77.01%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 18,829 (18.15%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,454 (3.33%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Macon County, Illinois in 2020, with a population of 77,770 (74.96%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 18,552 (17.88%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,263 (3.15%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Macon County, IL in 2020

Total Population:103,752

Non Hispanic (97.36%)

Hispanic (2.64%)

Race in Macon County, IL in 2020

Total Population:103,752

White Alone (77.01%)

Black or African American Alone (18.15%)

Two or more races (3.33%)

Asian Alone (1.18%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.29%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.05%)

Ethnicity in Macon County, IL in 2020

Total Population:103,752

Non-Hispanic White Alone (74.96%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (17.88%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (3.15%)

Hispanic White Alone (2.05%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.13%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.84%)

Population By Race in Macon , IL in 2020

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	79,896	77.01%
Black or African American Alone	18,829	18.15%
Two Or More Races	3,454	3.33%
Asian Alone	1,219	1.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	299	0.29%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	55	0.05%

Population By Ethnicity in Macon , IL in 2020

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	77,770	74.96%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	18,552	17.88%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	3,263	3.15%
White Alone - Hispanic	2,126	2.05%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	1,175	1.13%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	277	0.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	216	0.21%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	191	0.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	83	0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	44	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	35	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	20	0.02%