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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Population By Race in Mercer , IL in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 52 0.32%
White Alone 16,181 98.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 17 0.1%
Asian Alone 51 0.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races 107 0.65%
Population By Ethnicity in Mercer , IL in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
White Alone - Hispanic 287 1.75%
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%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 10 0.06%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 50 0.31%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 15,894 96.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 15 0.09%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 50 0.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 97 0.59%