Population By Race and Ethnicity in Perry County, IL in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 21,849 population of Perry County, Illinois comprised of 634 people who identified as Hispanic (2.9%), and 21,215 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.1%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Perry County, Illinois with a population of 19,530 (89.39%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,792 (8.2%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 330 (1.51%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Perry County, Illinois in 2012, with a population of 19,018 (87.04%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,754 (8.03%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 512 (2.34%).

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

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Population By Race in Perry , IL in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,792 8.2%
White Alone 19,530 89.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 83 0.38%
Asian Alone 103 0.47%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 11 0.05%
Two Or More Races 330 1.51%
Population By Ethnicity in Perry , IL in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 38 0.17%
White Alone - Hispanic 512 2.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 36 0.17%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 7 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 39 0.18%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,754 8.03%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 19,018 87.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 47 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 96 0.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 9 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 291 1.33%