Population By Race and Ethnicity in Madison County, IL in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 264,867 population of Madison County, Illinois comprised of 11,035 people who identified as Hispanic (4.17%), and 253,832 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.83%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Madison County, Illinois with a population of 230,194 (86.91%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 24,576 (9.28%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 6,079 (2.3%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Madison County, Illinois in 2021, with a population of 220,651 (83.31%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 24,118 (9.11%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 9,543 (3.6%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 24,576 9.28%
White Alone 230,194 86.91%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 962 0.36%
Asian Alone 2,884 1.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 172 0.07%
Two Or More Races 6,079 2.3%
Population By Ethnicity in Madison , IL in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 458 0.17%
White Alone - Hispanic 9,543 3.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 355 0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 148 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 38 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 493 0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 24,118 9.11%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 220,651 83.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 607 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,736 1.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 134 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,586 2.11%