Population By Race and Ethnicity in Mercer County, IL in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 15,611 population of Mercer County, Illinois comprised of 380 people who identified as Hispanic (2.43%), and 15,231 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.57%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mercer County, Illinois with a population of 15,260 (97.75%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 155 (0.99%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 95 (0.61%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mercer County, Illinois in 2016, with a population of 14,906 (95.48%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 354 (2.27%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 142 (0.91%).

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 2016

Total Population:15,611

Non Hispanic (97.57%)

Hispanic (2.43%)

Race in Mercer County, IL in 2016

Total Population:15,611

White Alone (97.75%)

Two or more races (0.99%)

Black or African American Alone (0.61%)

Asian Alone (0.42%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.19%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.04%)

Ethnicity in Mercer County, IL in 2016

Total Population:15,611

Non-Hispanic White Alone (95.48%)

Hispanic White Alone (2.27%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.91%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.59%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.41%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.34%)

Population By Race in Mercer , IL in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	15,260	97.75%
Two Or More Races	155	0.99%
Black or African American Alone	95	0.61%
Asian Alone	65	0.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	30	0.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	6	0.04%

Population By Ethnicity in Mercer , IL in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	14,906	95.48%
White Alone - Hispanic	354	2.27%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	142	0.91%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	92	0.59%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	64	0.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	22	0.14%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	13	0.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	8	0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	5	0.03%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	3	0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	1	0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	1	0.01%