Population By Race and Ethnicity in Madison County, IL in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 268,124 population of Madison County, Illinois comprised of 7,770 people who identified as Hispanic (2.9%), and 260,354 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.1%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Madison County, Illinois with a population of 238,462 (88.94%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 21,507 (8.02%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,779 (1.78%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Madison County, Illinois in 2012, with a population of 231,673 (86.41%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 21,218 (7.91%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 6,789 (2.53%).

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

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Population By Race in Madison , IL in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 21,507 8.02%
White Alone 238,462 88.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 793 0.3%
Asian Alone 2,444 0.91%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 139 0.05%
Two Or More Races 4,779 1.78%
Population By Ethnicity in Madison , IL in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 289 0.11%
White Alone - Hispanic 6,789 2.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 245 0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 91 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 31 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 325 0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 21,218 7.91%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 231,673 86.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 548 0.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,353 0.88%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 108 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 4,454 1.66%