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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 185,116 population of Peoria County, Illinois comprised of 8,702 people who identified as Hispanic (4.7%), and 176,414 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.3%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Peoria County, Illinois with a population of 136,962 (73.99%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 34,401 (18.58%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,555 (4.08%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Peoria County, Illinois in 2016, with a population of 129,868 (70.16%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 33,749 (18.23%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 7,462 (4.03%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 34,401 18.58%
White Alone 136,962 73.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 770 0.42%
Asian Alone 7,555 4.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 110 0.06%
Two Or More Races 5,318 2.87%
Population By Ethnicity in Peoria , IL in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 652 0.35%
White Alone - Hispanic 7,094 3.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 334 0.18%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 93 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 30 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 499 0.27%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 33,749 18.23%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 129,868 70.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 436 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 7,462 4.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 80 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 4,819 2.6%