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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 690,356 population of Will County, Illinois comprised of 119,608 people who identified as Hispanic (17.33%), and 570,748 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (82.67%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Will County, Illinois with a population of 550,201 (79.7%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 82,760 (11.99%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 40,466 (5.86%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Will County, Illinois in 2017, with a population of 440,054 (63.74%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 110,147 (15.96%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 79,328 (11.49%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 82,760 11.99%
White Alone 550,201 79.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,184 0.46%
Asian Alone 40,466 5.86%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 335 0.05%
Two Or More Races 13,410 1.94%
Population By Ethnicity in Will , IL in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3,432 0.5%
White Alone - Hispanic 110,147 15.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,282 0.33%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 948 0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 208 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,591 0.38%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 79,328 11.49%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 440,054 63.74%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 902 0.13%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 39,518 5.72%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 127 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 10,819 1.57%