Population By Race and Ethnicity in Union County, IL in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 16,693 population of Union County, Illinois comprised of 884 people who identified as Hispanic (5.3%), and 15,809 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.7%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Union County, Illinois with a population of 15,981 (95.74%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 272 (1.63%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 217 (1.3%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Union County, Illinois in 2019, with a population of 15,205 (91.09%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 776 (4.65%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 236 (1.41%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 217 1.3%
White Alone 15,981 95.74%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 127 0.76%
Asian Alone 89 0.53%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 7 0.04%
Two Or More Races 272 1.63%
Population By Ethnicity in Union , IL in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 8 0.05%
White Alone - Hispanic 776 4.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 59 0.35%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 5 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 36 0.22%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 209 1.25%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 15,205 91.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 68 0.41%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 84 0.5%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 7 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 236 1.41%