Population By Race and Ethnicity in Mercer County, IL in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 15,618 population of Mercer County, Illinois comprised of 389 people who identified as Hispanic (2.49%), and 15,229 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.51%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mercer County, Illinois with a population of 15,217 (97.43%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 177 (1.13%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 107 (0.69%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mercer County, Illinois in 2017, with a population of 14,867 (95.19%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 350 (2.24%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 164 (1.05%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 107 0.69%
White Alone 15,217 97.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 44 0.28%
Asian Alone 67 0.43%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 6 0.04%
Two Or More Races 177 1.13%
Population By Ethnicity in Mercer , IL in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3 0.02%
White Alone - Hispanic 350 2.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 21 0.13%
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 104 0.67%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 14,867 95.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 23 0.15%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 66 0.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 5 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 164 1.05%