Population By Race and Ethnicity in Mercer County, IL in 2013

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2013, the 16,077 population of Mercer County, Illinois comprised of 337 people who identified as Hispanic (2.1%), and 15,740 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.9%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mercer County, Illinois with a population of 15,802 (98.29%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 129 (0.8%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 71 (0.44%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mercer County, Illinois in 2013, with a population of 15,484 (96.31%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 318 (1.98%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 118 (0.73%).

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 2013
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 71 0.44%
White Alone 15,802 98.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 19 0.12%
Asian Alone 53 0.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3 0.02%
Two Or More Races 129 0.8%
Population By Ethnicity in Mercer , IL in 2013
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3 0.02%
White Alone - Hispanic 318 1.98%
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 11 0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 68 0.42%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 15,484 96.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 16 0.1%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 52 0.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 118 0.73%