Population By Race and Ethnicity in Peoria County, IL in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 180,773 population of Peoria County, Illinois comprised of 8,840 people who identified as Hispanic (4.89%), and 171,933 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.11%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Peoria County, Illinois with a population of 132,901 (73.52%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 34,129 (18.88%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,485 (4.14%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Peoria County, Illinois in 2018, with a population of 125,685 (69.53%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 33,487 (18.52%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 7,366 (4.08%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 34,129 18.88%
White Alone 132,901 73.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 785 0.43%
Asian Alone 7,485 4.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 123 0.07%
Two Or More Races 5,350 2.96%
Population By Ethnicity in Peoria , IL in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 642 0.36%
White Alone - Hispanic 7,216 3.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 329 0.18%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 119 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 33 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 501 0.28%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 33,487 18.52%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 125,685 69.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 456 0.25%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 7,366 4.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 90 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 4,849 2.68%