Population By Race and Ethnicity in Will County, IL in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 688,330 population of Will County, Illinois comprised of 116,499 people who identified as Hispanic (16.93%), and 571,831 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (83.08%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Will County, Illinois with a population of 551,420 (80.11%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 81,605 (11.86%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 38,994 (5.67%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Will County, Illinois in 2016, with a population of 443,916 (64.49%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 107,504 (15.62%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 78,288 (11.37%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 81,605 11.86%
White Alone 551,420 80.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,037 0.44%
Asian Alone 38,994 5.67%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 334 0.05%
Two Or More Races 12,940 1.88%
Population By Ethnicity in Will , IL in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3,317 0.48%
White Alone - Hispanic 107,504 15.62%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,133 0.31%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 925 0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 208 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,412 0.35%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 78,288 11.37%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 443,916 64.49%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 904 0.13%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 38,069 5.53%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 126 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 10,528 1.53%