Population By Race and Ethnicity in Putnam County, IL in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 5,978 population of Putnam County, Illinois comprised of 274 people who identified as Hispanic (4.58%), and 5,704 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.42%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Putnam County, Illinois with a population of 5,858 (97.99%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 61 (1.02%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 35 (0.59%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Putnam County, Illinois in 2011, with a population of 5,593 (93.56%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 265 (4.43%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 57 (0.95%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Putnam County, IL in 2011

Total Population:5,978

Non Hispanic (95.42%)

Hispanic (4.58%)

Race in Putnam County, IL in 2011

Total Population:5,978

White Alone (97.99%)

Two or more races (1.02%)

Black or African American Alone (0.59%)

Asian Alone (0.23%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.15%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.02%)

Ethnicity in Putnam County, IL in 2011

Total Population:5,978

Non-Hispanic White Alone (93.56%)

Hispanic White Alone (4.43%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.95%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.57%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.25%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.23%)

Population By Race in Putnam , IL in 2011

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	5,858	97.99%
Two Or More Races	61	1.02%
Black or African American Alone	35	0.59%
Asian Alone	14	0.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	9	0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	1	0.02%

Population By Ethnicity in Putnam , IL in 2011

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	5,593	93.56%
White Alone - Hispanic	265	4.43%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	57	0.95%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	34	0.57%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	14	0.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	5	0.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	4	0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	4	0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	1	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	1	0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	0	0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	0	0%