Population By Race and Ethnicity in Madison County, IL in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 265,516 population of Madison County, Illinois comprised of 8,701 people who identified as Hispanic (3.28%), and 256,815 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.72%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Madison County, Illinois with a population of 233,276 (87.86%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 23,038 (8.68%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 5,443 (2.05%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Madison County, Illinois in 2017, with a population of 225,773 (85.03%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 22,664 (8.54%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 7,503 (2.83%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 23,038 8.68%
White Alone 233,276 87.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 884 0.33%
Asian Alone 2,704 1.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 171 0.06%
Two Or More Races 5,443 2.05%
Population By Ethnicity in Madison , IL in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 374 0.14%
White Alone - Hispanic 7,503 2.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 277 0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 117 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 32 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 398 0.15%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 22,664 8.54%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 225,773 85.03%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 607 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,587 0.97%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 139 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,045 1.9%