Population By Race and Ethnicity in Mercer County, IL in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 16,320 population of Mercer County, Illinois comprised of 324 people who identified as Hispanic (1.99%), and 15,996 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.02%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mercer County, Illinois with a population of 16,069 (98.46%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 118 (0.72%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 56 (0.34%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mercer County, Illinois in 2011, with a population of 15,762 (96.58%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 307 (1.88%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 108 (0.66%).

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 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 56 0.34%
White Alone 16,069 98.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 19 0.12%
Asian Alone 55 0.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3 0.02%
Two Or More Races 118 0.72%
Population By Ethnicity in Mercer , IL in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
White Alone - Hispanic 307 1.88%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 3 0.02%
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 54 0.33%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 15,762 96.58%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 16 0.1%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 54 0.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 108 0.66%