Population By Race and Ethnicity in Mercer County, IL in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 15,580 population of Mercer County, Illinois comprised of 515 people who identified as Hispanic (3.31%), and 15,065 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.69%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mercer County, Illinois with a population of 15,135 (97.14%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 203 (1.3%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 112 (0.72%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mercer County, Illinois in 2021, with a population of 14,656 (94.07%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 479 (3.07%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 190 (1.22%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 112 0.72%
White Alone 15,135 97.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 41 0.26%
Asian Alone 86 0.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3 0.02%
Two Or More Races 203 1.3%
Population By Ethnicity in Mercer , IL in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 6 0.04%
White Alone - Hispanic 479 3.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 12 0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 4 0.03%
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 106 0.68%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 14,656 94.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 29 0.19%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 82 0.53%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 190 1.22%