Population By Race and Ethnicity in Mercer County, IL in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 15,533 population of Mercer County, Illinois comprised of 550 people who identified as Hispanic (3.54%), and 14,983 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.46%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mercer County, Illinois with a population of 15,070 (97.02%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 212 (1.37%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 124 (0.8%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mercer County, Illinois in 2022, with a population of 14,564 (93.76%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 506 (3.26%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 192 (1.24%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 124 0.8%
White Alone 15,070 97.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 38 0.25%
Asian Alone 86 0.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3 0.02%
Two Or More Races 212 1.37%
Population By Ethnicity in Mercer , IL in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 7 0.05%
White Alone - Hispanic 506 3.26%
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 20 0.13%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 117 0.75%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 14,564 93.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 26 0.17%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 82 0.53%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 192 1.24%