Population By Race and Ethnicity in Peoria County, IL in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 181,322 population of Peoria County, Illinois comprised of 9,491 people who identified as Hispanic (5.23%), and 171,831 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.77%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Peoria County, Illinois with a population of 132,495 (73.07%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 34,453 (19%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,724 (4.26%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Peoria County, Illinois in 2020, with a population of 124,801 (68.83%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 33,768 (18.62%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 7,694 (4.24%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 34,453 19%
White Alone 132,495 73.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 812 0.45%
Asian Alone 7,724 4.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 133 0.07%
Two Or More Races 5,705 3.15%
Population By Ethnicity in Peoria , IL in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 685 0.38%
White Alone - Hispanic 7,694 4.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 368 0.2%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 161 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 42 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 541 0.3%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 33,768 18.62%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 124,801 68.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 444 0.25%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 7,563 4.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 91 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,164 2.85%