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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 199,431 population of Sangamon County, Illinois comprised of 3,968 people who identified as Hispanic (1.99%), and 195,463 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.01%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Sangamon County, Illinois with a population of 166,713 (83.59%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 24,125 (12.1%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,444 (2.23%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sangamon County, Illinois in 2012, with a population of 163,495 (81.98%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 23,809 (11.94%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,190 (2.1%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Sangamon County, IL in 2012

Total Population:199,431

Non Hispanic (98.01%)

Hispanic (1.99%)

Race in Sangamon County, IL in 2012

Total Population:199,431

White Alone (83.59%)

Black or African American Alone (12.1%)

Two or more races (2.23%)

Asian Alone (1.81%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.25%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.03%)

Ethnicity in Sangamon County, IL in 2012

Total Population:199,431

Non-Hispanic White Alone (81.98%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (11.94%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.1%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.78%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.61%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.58%)

Population By Race in Sangamon , IL in 2012

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	166,713	83.59%
Black or African American Alone	24,125	12.1%
Two Or More Races	4,444	2.23%
Asian Alone	3,600	1.81%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	494	0.25%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	55	0.03%

Population By Ethnicity in Sangamon , IL in 2012

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	163,495	81.98%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	23,809	11.94%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	4,190	2.1%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	3,556	1.78%
White Alone - Hispanic	3,218	1.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	365	0.18%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	316	0.16%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	254	0.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	129	0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	48	0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	44	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	7	0%