Population By Race and Ethnicity in Monroe County, IL in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 34,037 population of Monroe County, Illinois comprised of 519 people who identified as Hispanic (1.53%), and 33,518 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.48%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Monroe County, Illinois with a population of 33,324 (97.91%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 303 (0.89%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 196 (0.58%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Monroe County, Illinois in 2016, with a population of 32,868 (96.57%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 456 (1.34%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 282 (0.83%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Monroe, Illinois.

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Population By Race in Monroe , IL in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 128 0.38%
White Alone 33,324 97.91%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 76 0.22%
Asian Alone 196 0.58%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 10 0.03%
Two Or More Races 303 0.89%
Population By Ethnicity in Monroe , IL in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 21 0.06%
White Alone - Hispanic 456 1.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 13 0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 7 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 21 0.06%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 107 0.31%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 32,868 96.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 63 0.19%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 189 0.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 9 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 282 0.83%