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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Population By Race in Mercer , IL in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 95 0.61%
White Alone 15,260 97.75%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 30 0.19%
Asian Alone 65 0.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 6 0.04%
Two Or More Races 155 0.99%
Population By Ethnicity in Mercer , IL in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3 0.02%
White Alone - Hispanic 354 2.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 8 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 13 0.08%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 92 0.59%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 14,906 95.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 22 0.14%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 64 0.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 5 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 142 0.91%