Population By Race and Ethnicity in Will County, IL in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 685,825 population of Will County, Illinois comprised of 113,712 people who identified as Hispanic (16.58%), and 572,113 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (83.42%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Will County, Illinois with a population of 551,163 (80.36%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 81,059 (11.82%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 37,731 (5.5%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Will County, Illinois in 2015, with a population of 446,068 (65.04%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 105,095 (15.32%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 77,893 (11.36%).

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 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 81,059 11.82%
White Alone 551,163 80.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,967 0.43%
Asian Alone 37,731 5.5%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 340 0.05%
Two Or More Races 12,565 1.83%
Population By Ethnicity in Will , IL in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3,166 0.46%
White Alone - Hispanic 105,095 15.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,093 0.31%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 839 0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 208 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,311 0.34%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 77,893 11.36%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 446,068 65.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 874 0.13%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 36,892 5.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 132 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 10,254 1.5%