Population By Race and Ethnicity in Peoria County, IL in 2021

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 179,764 population of Peoria County, Illinois comprised of 9,714 people who identified as Hispanic (5.4%), and 170,050 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.6%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Peoria County, Illinois with a population of 130,853 (72.79%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 34,366 (19.12%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,733 (4.3%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Peoria County, Illinois in 2021, with a population of 122,994 (68.42%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 33,666 (18.73%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 7,859 (4.37%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 34,366 19.12%
White Alone 130,853 72.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 832 0.46%
Asian Alone 7,733 4.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 148 0.08%
Two Or More Races 5,832 3.24%
Population By Ethnicity in Peoria , IL in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 700 0.39%
White Alone - Hispanic 7,859 4.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 376 0.21%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 175 0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 42 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 562 0.31%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 33,666 18.73%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 122,994 68.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 456 0.25%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 7,558 4.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 106 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,270 2.93%