Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rock Island County, IL in 2022

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 141,527 population of Rock Island County, Illinois comprised of 19,732 people who identified as Hispanic (13.94%), and 121,795 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (86.06%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rock Island County, Illinois with a population of 114,800 (81.11%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 17,046 (12.04%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,745 (3.35%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rock Island County, Illinois in 2022, with a population of 97,606 (68.97%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 17,194 (12.15%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 16,134 (11.4%).

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

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Population By Race in Rock Island , IL in 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 17,046 12.04%
White Alone 114,800 81.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 939 0.66%
Asian Alone 3,926 2.77%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 71 0.05%
Two Or More Races 4,745 3.35%
Population By Ethnicity in Rock Island , IL in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 912 0.64%
White Alone - Hispanic 17,194 12.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 652 0.46%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 150 0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 21 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 803 0.57%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 16,134 11.4%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 97,606 68.97%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 287 0.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3,776 2.67%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 50 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,942 2.79%