Population By Race and Ethnicity in Mercer County, IL in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 15,487 population of Mercer County, Illinois comprised of 587 people who identified as Hispanic (3.79%), and 14,900 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.21%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mercer County, Illinois with a population of 14,996 (96.83%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 216 (1.4%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 144 (0.93%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mercer County, Illinois in 2023, with a population of 14,460 (93.37%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 536 (3.46%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 194 (1.25%).

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 2023
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 144 0.93%
White Alone 14,996 96.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 37 0.24%
Asian Alone 90 0.58%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 4 0.03%
Two Or More Races 216 1.4%
Population By Ethnicity in Mercer , IL in 2023
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 10 0.07%
White Alone - Hispanic 536 3.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 13 0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 4 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 22 0.14%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 134 0.87%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 14,460 93.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 24 0.16%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 86 0.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 194 1.25%