Population By Race and Ethnicity in Sangamon County, IL in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 194,151 population of Sangamon County, Illinois comprised of 5,566 people who identified as Hispanic (2.87%), and 188,585 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.13%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Sangamon County, Illinois with a population of 156,685 (80.7%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 26,734 (13.77%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 5,607 (2.89%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sangamon County, Illinois in 2022, with a population of 152,154 (78.37%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 26,315 (13.55%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 5,232 (2.7%).

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 2022

Total Population:194,151

Non Hispanic (97.13%)

Hispanic (2.87%)

Race in Sangamon County, IL in 2022

Total Population:194,151

White Alone (80.7%)

Black or African American Alone (13.77%)

Two or more races (2.89%)

Asian Alone (2.33%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.27%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.04%)

Ethnicity in Sangamon County, IL in 2022

Total Population:194,151

Non-Hispanic White Alone (78.37%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (13.55%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.7%)

Hispanic White Alone (2.33%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (2.3%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.75%)

Population By Race in Sangamon , IL in 2022

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	156,685	80.7%
Black or African American Alone	26,734	13.77%
Two Or More Races	5,607	2.89%
Asian Alone	4,522	2.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	531	0.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	72	0.04%

Population By Ethnicity in Sangamon , IL in 2022

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	152,154	78.37%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	26,315	13.55%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	5,232	2.7%
White Alone - Hispanic	4,531	2.33%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	4,465	2.3%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	419	0.22%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	375	0.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	363	0.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	168	0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	57	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	56	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	16	0.01%