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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 21,407 population of Perry County, Illinois comprised of 646 people who identified as Hispanic (3.02%), and 20,761 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.98%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Perry County, Illinois with a population of 18,978 (88.65%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,877 (8.77%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 352 (1.64%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Perry County, Illinois in 2016, with a population of 18,460 (86.23%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,837 (8.58%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 518 (2.42%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Perry County, IL in 2016

Total Population:21,407

Non Hispanic (96.98%)

Hispanic (3.02%)

Race in Perry County, IL in 2016

Total Population:21,407

White Alone (88.65%)

Black or African American Alone (8.77%)

Two or more races (1.64%)

Asian Alone (0.52%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.36%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.06%)

Ethnicity in Perry County, IL in 2016

Total Population:21,407

Non-Hispanic White Alone (86.23%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (8.58%)

Hispanic White Alone (2.42%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.45%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.83%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.49%)

Population By Race in Perry , IL in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	18,978	88.65%
Black or African American Alone	1,877	8.77%
Two Or More Races	352	1.64%
Asian Alone	111	0.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	76	0.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	13	0.06%

Population By Ethnicity in Perry , IL in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	18,460	86.23%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	1,837	8.58%
White Alone - Hispanic	518	2.42%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	311	1.45%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	104	0.49%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	41	0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	40	0.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	38	0.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	38	0.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	11	0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	7	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	2	0.01%