Population By Race and Ethnicity in Sangamon County, IL in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 197,163 population of Sangamon County, Illinois comprised of 4,478 people who identified as Hispanic (2.27%), and 192,685 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.73%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Sangamon County, Illinois with a population of 162,086 (82.21%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 25,543 (12.96%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,801 (2.44%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sangamon County, Illinois in 2017, with a population of 158,445 (80.36%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 25,193 (12.78%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,508 (2.29%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Sangamon County, IL in 2017
Total Population:197,163
97.73%
Non Hispanic (97.73%)
Hispanic (2.27%)
Race in Sangamon County, IL in 2017
Total Population:197,163
82.21%12.96%
White Alone (82.21%)
Black or African American Alone (12.96%)
Two or more races (2.44%)
Asian Alone (2.11%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.26%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.03%)
Ethnicity in Sangamon County, IL in 2017
Total Population:197,163
80.36%12.78%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (80.36%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (12.78%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.29%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (2.09%)
Hispanic White Alone (1.85%)
All Other Ethnicities (0.64%)
Population By Race in Sangamon , IL in 2017
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 162,086 82.21%
Black or African American Alone 25,543 12.96%
Two Or More Races 4,801 2.44%
Asian Alone 4,165 2.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 505 0.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 63 0.03%
Population By Ethnicity in Sangamon , IL in 2017
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 158,445 80.36%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 25,193 12.78%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 4,508 2.29%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 4,114 2.09%
White Alone - Hispanic 3,641 1.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 375 0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 350 0.18%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 293 0.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 130 0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 51 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 50 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 13 0.01%