Population By Race and Ethnicity in St. Clair County, IL in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 261,631 population of St. Clair County, Illinois comprised of 11,002 people who identified as Hispanic (4.21%), and 250,629 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.8%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in St. Clair County, Illinois with a population of 169,813 (64.91%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 80,039 (30.59%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 6,644 (2.54%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in St. Clair County, Illinois in 2018, with a population of 160,738 (61.44%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 79,254 (30.29%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 9,075 (3.47%).

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

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Population By Race in St. Clair , IL in 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 80,039 30.59%
White Alone 169,813 64.91%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 966 0.37%
Asian Alone 3,918 1.5%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 251 0.1%
Two Or More Races 6,644 2.54%
Population By Ethnicity in St. Clair , IL in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 785 0.3%
White Alone - Hispanic 9,075 3.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 317 0.12%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 142 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 30 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 653 0.25%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 79,254 30.29%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 160,738 61.44%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 649 0.25%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3,776 1.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 221 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,991 2.29%