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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 680,813 population of Will County, Illinois comprised of 107,843 people who identified as Hispanic (15.84%), and 572,970 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (84.16%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Will County, Illinois with a population of 554,868 (81.5%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 78,502 (11.53%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 33,117 (4.86%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Will County, Illinois in 2011, with a population of 454,712 (66.79%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 100,156 (14.71%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 75,772 (11.13%).

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

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Population By Race in Will , IL in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 78,502 11.53%
White Alone 554,868 81.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,761 0.41%
Asian Alone 33,117 4.86%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 296 0.04%
Two Or More Races 11,269 1.66%
Population By Ethnicity in Will , IL in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,730 0.4%
White Alone - Hispanic 100,156 14.71%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,931 0.28%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 824 0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 178 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,024 0.3%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 75,772 11.13%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 454,712 66.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 830 0.12%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 32,293 4.74%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 118 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 9,245 1.36%