Population By Race and Ethnicity in Will County, IL in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 690,934 population of Will County, Illinois comprised of 122,530 people who identified as Hispanic (17.73%), and 568,404 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (82.27%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Will County, Illinois with a population of 548,148 (79.33%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 84,054 (12.17%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 41,394 (5.99%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Will County, Illinois in 2018, with a population of 435,357 (63.01%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 112,791 (16.32%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 80,509 (11.65%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 84,054 12.17%
White Alone 548,148 79.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,243 0.47%
Asian Alone 41,394 5.99%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 342 0.05%
Two Or More Races 13,753 1.99%
Population By Ethnicity in Will , IL in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3,545 0.51%
White Alone - Hispanic 112,791 16.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,335 0.34%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 970 0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 216 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,673 0.39%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 80,509 11.65%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 435,357 63.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 908 0.13%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 40,424 5.85%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 126 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 11,080 1.6%