Population By Race and Ethnicity in Mercer County, IL in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 16,410 population of Mercer County, Illinois comprised of 303 people who identified as Hispanic (1.85%), and 16,107 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.15%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mercer County, Illinois with a population of 16,181 (98.61%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 107 (0.65%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 52 (0.32%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mercer County, Illinois in 2010, with a population of 15,894 (96.86%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 287 (1.75%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 97 (0.59%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Mercer County, IL in 2010

Total Population:16,410

Non Hispanic (98.15%)

Hispanic (1.85%)

Race in Mercer County, IL in 2010

Total Population:16,410

White Alone (98.61%)

Two or more races (0.65%)

Black or African American Alone (0.32%)

Asian Alone (0.31%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.1%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.01%)

Ethnicity in Mercer County, IL in 2010

Total Population:16,410

Non-Hispanic White Alone (96.86%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.75%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.59%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.31%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.31%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.20%)

Population By Race in Mercer , IL in 2010

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	16,181	98.61%
Two Or More Races	107	0.65%
Black or African American Alone	52	0.32%
Asian Alone	51	0.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	17	0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	2	0.01%

Population By Ethnicity in Mercer , IL in 2010

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	15,894	96.86%
White Alone - Hispanic	287	1.75%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	97	0.59%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	50	0.31%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	50	0.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	15	0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	10	0.06%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	2	0.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	2	0.01%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	1	0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	1	0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	1	0.01%