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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 16,982 population of Union County, Illinois comprised of 891 people who identified as Hispanic (5.25%), and 16,091 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.75%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Union County, Illinois with a population of 16,312 (96.06%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 262 (1.54%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 200 (1.18%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Union County, Illinois in 2017, with a population of 15,517 (91.37%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 795 (4.68%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 230 (1.35%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 200 1.18%
White Alone 16,312 96.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 118 0.7%
Asian Alone 84 0.5%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 6 0.04%
Two Or More Races 262 1.54%
Population By Ethnicity in Union , IL in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 8 0.05%
White Alone - Hispanic 795 4.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 50 0.29%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 6 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 32 0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 192 1.13%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 15,517 91.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 68 0.4%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 78 0.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 6 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 230 1.35%