Population By Race and Ethnicity in Union County, IL in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 17,690 population of Union County, Illinois comprised of 865 people who identified as Hispanic (4.89%), and 16,825 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.11%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Union County, Illinois with a population of 17,094 (96.63%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 248 (1.4%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 172 (0.97%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Union County, Illinois in 2011, with a population of 16,317 (92.24%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 777 (4.39%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 224 (1.27%).

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

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Population By Race in Union , IL in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 172 0.97%
White Alone 17,094 96.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 108 0.61%
Asian Alone 62 0.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 6 0.03%
Two Or More Races 248 1.4%
Population By Ethnicity in Union , IL in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 11 0.06%
White Alone - Hispanic 777 4.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 49 0.28%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 24 0.14%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 161 0.91%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 16,317 92.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 59 0.33%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 59 0.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 5 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 224 1.27%