Population By Race and Ethnicity in Peoria County, IL in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 186,775 population of Peoria County, Illinois comprised of 7,547 people who identified as Hispanic (4.04%), and 179,228 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.96%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Peoria County, Illinois with a population of 140,971 (75.48%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 33,668 (18.03%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 6,312 (3.38%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Peoria County, Illinois in 2011, with a population of 134,884 (72.22%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 33,128 (17.74%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,214 (3.33%).

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

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Population By Race in Peoria , IL in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 33,668 18.03%
White Alone 140,971 75.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 744 0.4%
Asian Alone 6,312 3.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 90 0.05%
Two Or More Races 4,990 2.67%
Population By Ethnicity in Peoria , IL in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 540 0.29%
White Alone - Hispanic 6,087 3.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 333 0.18%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 98 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 25 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 464 0.25%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 33,128 17.74%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 134,884 72.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 411 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 6,214 3.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 65 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 4,526 2.42%